It is also one of the most secure locations on the planet. It is a United States military base (a detachment from Edwards Air Force Base in CA) where no one knows whatâs occurring, except those that work there and the President.
The standard time at a crossing is 10 min., but after the 10 min. has exspired the train can move one car link forward or backwards and regain another 10 min.
Passengers tweeted about evening commutes that took as long as five hours of waiting and riding. Once the system started up, one of the biggest delays was the eastbound train due in Babylon at 7:27 p.m. -- it was going to be 108 minutes late, LIRR tweeted just after 8:30 p.m.