Amtrak has completed the initial phase of a three-step study on the proposed expansion of service into Long Island with a stop in Queens. The expansion would feature three daily round-trip trains that would operate over Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor and Long Island Rail Road tracks with stops in Jamaica, Hicksville, and Ronkonkoma.
Upcoming steps in the study will include an outreach component with a series of public meetings.
MTA officials said they will work with Amtrak to make sure the proposed plans do not disrupt LIRR service.