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Long Island Rail Road President Rob Free Announces Retirement - Herald Community Newspapers

Janno Lieber said Free helped the railroad post 96% on-time performance and oversee a strike involving 3,500 workers.

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Long Island Rail Road President Rob Free will retire Nov. 20, ending a 34-year career with the railroad, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority announced Monday. Free, a Port Jefferson native who began his career as a station cleaner at Jamaica Station, has served as LIRR president since 2023. The MTA said it will conduct a nationwide search for his successor. During his tenure, the railroad achieved a 96 percent on-time performance rate, its…

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Long Island Business News broke the news on Monday, November 9, 2026.
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