| In 1979, as a PR effort to get riders to understand the travails of running the diesel lines, the LIRR implemented a program, whose name, if I recall correctly, was People to People. The prime feature of the program was to have riders take a cab ride on a line of their choice, with an LIRR official along to explain what went into making it all happen. Of course, I applied immediately. This is the letter I received, telling me I was set to rider Train 509 from Oyster Bay to Hunterspoint Av on April 26 1979. |