LIRR Fire Disruptions

Commuters heading to Long Island wait out the few Long Island Rail Road trains running at Penn Station in New York, Monday, Aug. 23, 2010, after a fire in a switching tower after a fire in a switching tower near the LIRR's Jamaica station halted all eastbound and westbound service on 10 of the railroad's 11 branches. Limited service was restored later in the day. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)