All Aboard: Amtrak Considers Queens for Second NYC Stop in Plans for Long Island Expansion

Amtrak Eyes Ronkonkoma On Long Island

(New York, NY)  —  Amtrak is eyeing the Ronkonkoma stop on the Long Island Railroad.  The stop is the western end of the Greenport Branch and also provides access to MacArthur Airport.  Amtrak says it wants to create a stop at Ronkonkoma that would take riders to Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington, DC.  Under the proposal, Amtrak would run three trains a day, which would make stops at Hicksville and Jamaica. Amtrak feels there are more peopl…

All aboard: Amtrak considers Queens for second NYC stop in plans for Long Island expansion

Jun. 17, 2025 By Barbara Russo-Lennon Amtrak, the federal railway service, has proposed expanding into Long Island with a stop in Queens, a move that could reshape intercity travel in northeast America. The expansion would feature three daily round-trip trains that would operate over Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor and Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) tracks. Proposed stops would be in Jamaica, Hicksville, and Ronkonkoma on Long Island. While many detai…