I had absolutely no idea what you were talking about, until I tried Google. Google suggested searching for "Colin Ferguson" (i.e. instead of "Furgeson") and Viola! This seems to have been discussed on lots of places on the web.

Try Google with the string: "LIRR Colin Ferguson"

Here's a very brief account of the incident from the Long Island Railroad Wikipedia (http://en2.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_Island_Rail_Road):

"Long Island Rail Road Massacre

On December 7, 1993, Colin Ferguson, a New York City resident, boarded the 5:33 pm local train to Hicksville with a hidden weapon and the intent to murder anonymous passengers. He was convicted of shooting 25 LIRR passengers, 6 of whom died."

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