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Top 5 LIRR earners make over $200K in overtime — with highest paid foreman raking in nearly $400K

Nypost · · 314 words · By Hannah Fierick
Union Strike Impact Income Inequality Public Sector Compensation
open_in_new Read the original article: https://nypost.com/2026/05/18/us-news/top-5-lirr-earners-make-over-200k-in-overt…

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13 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“The Long Island Rail Road’s top earners each raked in more than $200,000 in overtime pay”
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Multiple sources confirm that a significant number of LIRR workers earn over $100,000 in overtime, with some netting at least twice that figure (over $200,000). One source specifically mentions the top five earners in 2020 tripled their income with six-figure extra earnings.
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web search NEUTRAL — More than 325 Long Island Rail Road workers are raking in over $100,000 a year in overtime on top of their lucrative salaries, with 11 of them netting at least twice that huge figure in OT.
https://nypost.com/2026/05/18/us-news/hundreds-of-picketing-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Four of the MTA’s top five overtime earners in 2020 worked for the Long Island Rail Road and more than tripled their income with six-figure extra earnings, according to a new report.
https://www.newsday.com/long-island/transportation/mta-lirr-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Recorded 07/10/2018Train #458 - 6:24pm to Port WashingtonTrain skips all stops until Bayside...
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“and made $100,000 more than Gov. Kathy Hochul, according to the latest data.”
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The provided web search results for this claim are generic definitions of 'top' and unrelated charts/businesses; there is no evidence comparing LIRR earners' salaries to Governor Kathy Hochul's salary.
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web search NEUTRAL — 2 days ago · The meaning of TOP is the highest point, level, or part of something : summit, crown. How to use top in a sentence.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/top
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“The workers are part of 3,500 union members whose strike has caused transit chaos on Long Island and in the Big Apple — leaving the train’s nearly 300,00 commuters stranded.”
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Multiple independent sources confirm a strike by LIRR workers and that nearly 300,000 passengers rely on the service daily, causing significant transit disruption.
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web search NEUTRAL — Nearly 300,000 passengers rely on the LIRR daily to travel between New York City, its boroughs and suburban Long Island.
https://www.dw.com/en/us-new-yorks-long-island-railway-worke…
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web search NEUTRAL — LIRR strike update: Unions, MTA resume talks as Long Island Rail Road remains shut down. 7 hours ago. Save for later.LIRR union strike stretches into first work day. 33 minutes ago.
https://news.google.com/stories/CAAqNggKIjBDQklTSGpvSmMzUnZj…
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web search NEUTRAL — Long Island Rail Road Strike Shuts Down Busiest U.S. Passenger Rail Service. This is the first strike on the service in more than 30 years. It comes after three years of failed contract negotiations, …
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/16/nyregion/lirr-strike.html
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“The groups are bargaining for a retroactive 9.5% pay increase that would cover the past three years.”
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While multiple sources confirm a strike and failed wage negotiations, none of the provided evidence snippets specifically mention the '9.5% retroactive pay increase' figure.
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web search NEUTRAL — Explore the MTA LIRR Schedule & Ticket Fares. View the Long Island Rail Road map, train timings, career, and station details.
https://lirr.us/
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web search NEUTRAL — 7 hours ago · A late-night meeting between the MTA and union leaders failed to end a strike that shut down the Long Island Rail Road. Negotiations resumed Monday morning.
https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/lirr-strike-update-late…
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web search NEUTRAL — 3 hours ago · Long Island Rail Road workers began striking Saturday after wage negotiations fell through. Follow the Post’s live updates for the latest news and impact on a quarter-million NYC commute…
https://nypost.com/2026/05/18/us-news/lirr-strike-live-updat…
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“Leonardo Espinosa, gang foreman. Employee since August 2005. Espinosa brought in an eye-watering $244,954 in overtime last year on top of a $129,493 salary for a total compensation comes out to $396,749.”
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The search results provided for this claim are unrelated (generic salary calculators and a video from 2005). There is no evidence confirming Leonardo Espinosa's specific salary or overtime figures.
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web search NEUTRAL — Find and compare average salary data for U.S. jobs, median salaries and wages by industry, pay by experience level and more. Check out salaries now!$129,460/year. Controls Engineer.
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web search NEUTRAL — Income Tax Calculator New York. Find out how much your salary is after tax. Enter your gross income. PerAnnual. Where do you work?New York. Calculate. Salary rate.Federal Income Tax - $4,868. Total ta…
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web search NEUTRAL — (2005)» от автора Ронда Веллингтон-Ллойд. Хорошее качество видео без регистрации в бесплатном видеокаталоге ВКонтакте.
https://vk.com/video284890340_456253053
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“Espinosa lives in Lynbrook, New York in a duplex valued at $672,000.”
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The search results show real estate listings for Lynbrook, NY, but do not confirm the residence or property value of Leonardo Espinosa.
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web search NEUTRAL — Zillow has 36 homes for sale in Lynbrook NY. View listing photos, review sales history, and use our detailed real estate filters to find the perfect place.
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“Espinosa had a tax lien filed against him and his wife by the IRS in December of 2024 for $23,205, according to public records.”
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The search results provide general information about the IRS and liens, but no specific public record confirming a tax lien against Leonardo Espinosa in December 2024.
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web search NEUTRAL — Find IRS forms and answers to tax questions. We help you understand and meet your federal tax responsibilities.
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web search NEUTRAL — A sign for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is seen outside its building in Washington, DC. The IRS lawsuit arose from a former IRS contractor's leak of Trump's tax returns to media outlets Image: K…
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“Steve Delacrausaz, gang foreman. Employee since January 2000. Delacrausaz hauled in a whopping $233,195 in overtime on top of his $133,924 in base salary, bringing his total compensation to over $388,000.”
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LinkedIn confirms Steve Delacrausaz is a Foreman at LIRR. Newsday lists him as a Gang Foreman, but the specific salary and overtime totals provided in the claim are not explicitly detailed in the snippets provided, although the context of high LIRR salaries is corroborated.
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web search NEUTRAL — Steve Delacrausaz. Steve Delacrausaz. Foreman at Lirr Co. New York City Metropolitan Area. 1 follower 1 connection.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/steve-delacrausaz-628764169
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web search NEUTRAL — LONG ISLAND, NY — A total of 59 LIRR employees earned more than $250,000 in 2019, according to payroll data released by the Empire Center for Public Policy. Of those, 10 LIRR workers topped $300,000 i…
https://www.yahoo.com/news/59-lirr-employees-over-250k-17160…
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web search NEUTRAL — Delacrausaz, Steve. Gang Foreman-Me-93%.Sole, Robert A. Signal Inspector. $73,087. $133,865. Cipriano, Nicholas P. Yardmaster.
https://www.newsday.com/long-island/transportation/lirr-sala…
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“Delacrausaz lives in a modest West Babylon, New York.”
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“Jeffrey Davies, gang foreman. Employee since October 2005. Davies took home home $233,808 in overtime on top of a $130,291 salary.”
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“He lives in an over 6,000-square-foot home in Freeport, New York.”
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“Brian Turner, foreman. Employee since January 2008. Turner, a Bay Shore, New York resident, raked in $229,426 in overtime pay with a $131,176 salary for a total of $378,869 total compensation.”
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“Larry Young, gang foreman. Employee since October 2005. Young earned $227,999 in overtime, added to his base salary of $130,428 for a total of $378,869.”
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