By Joie TyrrellSTAFF WRITER
October 6, 2003
A year after the Metropolitan Transportation Authority announced a historic reorganization that included merging the Long Island Rail Road and the Metro-North Commuter Railroad, some local leaders and transit watchers are wondering where the plan has gone.
"The thing is we haven't heard anything from the MTA in almost a year," said Tom Dunham, an aide to Sen. Dean Skelos (R-Rockville Centre) who sits on the MTA Capital Review Board. "As far as we're concerned, the proposal is either dead or it's on its last vestiges of life support. Either way it does not appear to be a high priority for the MTA at this time."
