Big changes are coming for LIRR riders. Full service to Grand Central begins February 27—and we’ve rewritten the entire schedule to serve Manhattan’s east and west sides. We know it's a lot to process. Here are 5 things you need to know about the new schedules. | MTA LIRR

The Long Island Rail Road (LIRR), chartered in 1834, is America's oldest continuously operating railroad, evolving from early steam lines connecting to ferries into a vast electrified system under the Pennsylvania Railroad by 1900, crucial for suburban growth, and eventually managed by the MTA, linking Long Island to Manhattan and expanding significantly with projects like the East Side Access to Grand Central Madison. Early Days & Consolidation (1830s-1890s) 1834: LIRR chartered to link New Yor