▁November ▁ 1 4 , ▁when ▁a ▁dies el - oper ated ▁sh utt le ▁between ▁Lyn bro ok ▁and ▁Long ▁Beach ▁began ▁operating ▁on ▁a ▁modified ▁week day ▁schedule , ▁with ▁sh utt le ▁bus es ▁being ▁util ized ▁on ▁week ends ▁and ▁Thanks g iving ▁in ▁place ▁of ▁train ▁service . ▁Full ▁electric ▁service , ▁initially ▁not ▁expected ▁to ▁return ▁until ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁was ▁restored ▁much ▁earlier ▁than ▁anticip ated , ▁on ▁November ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁ ▁The ▁total ▁cost ▁of ▁post - S andy ▁rest oration ▁projects ▁on ▁the ▁branch ▁is ▁expected ▁to ▁cost ▁$ 6 8 . 6 ▁million ▁and ▁be ▁completed ▁by ▁September ▁ 2 0 2 1 . ▁The ▁projects ▁also ▁include ▁the ▁raising ▁of ▁the ▁O ce ans ide , ▁O il ▁City , ▁and ▁Long ▁Beach ▁subst ations ▁ ▁off ▁the ▁ground ▁and ▁an ▁emer gency ▁generator ▁for ▁the ▁W reck ▁Le ad ▁Bridge ▁over ▁Reyn olds ▁Channel . ▁ ▁Pos itive ▁train ▁control , ▁a ▁feder ally - m and ated ▁technology ▁to ▁improve ▁rail road ▁safety , ▁was ▁implemented ▁on ▁the ▁line ▁on ▁October ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 2 0 1 9 . ▁ ▁Service ▁On ▁week days , ▁many ▁Long ▁Beach ▁Branch ▁trains ▁serve ▁, ▁with ▁limited ▁service ▁to / from ▁ ▁in ▁Brook lyn , ▁and ▁run ▁non - stop ▁between ▁Valley ▁Stream ▁and ▁. ▁On ▁week ends ▁and ▁on ▁some ▁trains ▁during ▁week day ▁peak ▁periods ,