Christmas Card 2018 Artist: David Tutwiler
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NYNJ Rail 6/17/2000
Photo: Brad McClelland TRAINS Magazine
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Phelps Dodge - LIRR #457 view SW 6/1973
Photo/Archive: Richard Makse
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C420 #229 lead on 4 Unit LI City 08/12/1981
Archive: Dave Keller
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Woodside 1/04/2018 Photo: Angel
Benitez
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M7 #7521 at Forest Hills Station -
Rainbow view E
10/24/2016 Photo: MTA
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H10s #113 train L56 at Mineola
eastbound to Port Jefferson 1955
Photo: Art Huneke
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Wreck
Lead bascule bridge
9/05/2014 View W Sunset Photo: Jordan Torregrosa
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New spire lighting Empire State Bldg., view W Hunters Point, LI
City 10/2014 Photo: B.E. Koch
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Christmas 2014 Westbound steam at St. James 1953 Photo: John Krauss |
Grand Ave 84th St. view W 721/2001
Photo: Steve Lynch
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World's Fair c.10/1965
LIRR platforms at dusk
Photo/Archive: Brad Phillips
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SSRR Train Shed c. 1870+
Painting: Edward Lang
Collection: Queensborough Public Library
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Reynolds Channel
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LIRR FA2
#610 between Mill Neck and Locust Valley on the Oyster Bay Branch
11/72
Collection: Brian Woodruff
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LIRR FA #602 1970 Photo: Richard Glueck
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LIRR Safety School Book Cover c. 1970's
Collection: Mike Kubiak
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LIRR derail 08/22/07
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Wye at Montauk
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4:52pm local from LI City, Eastbound on
Montauk Branch at Fresh Pond Junction 03/1989 Archive/Photo: A.
Joseph Daly
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LIRR #610 Car Washer Hunter's Point Ave
View E 08/10/1983 Archive: Dave Keller
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LIRR #201 C420 at Hicksville Friday
10:03am Eastbound 12/27/1963
"Dashing Dan" yet to be applied.
Photo: Art Single
Elimination Project in background.
As C420 units 200-207 were built 12/63-02/64 this photo of LIRR #201
is just after delivery.
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LIRR RS3 #1552 coach #2959
"Scoot" Greenport 4/1977
Archive: Dave Keller
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LIRR DE30AC-412,
413 with C3 cars Train #651 Smithtown
Photo: Neil Feldman
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LI City Hunters Point yard - View W
12/27/2018 Photo/Archive: William Skeats
Christmas Card 2020 Photo/Archive: George Forero
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A
LIRR DE30ac locomotive is pulling a special, daily shuttle westbound between
Long Beach and Lynbrook across the bascule bridge at "LEAD" tower,
Reynold's Channel, east of Island Park in November, 2012 in the aftermath of
Hurricane Sandy. The Long Beach branch is normally a third-rail-powered
line, but the diesel shuttle service was put into place as the power had to
be cut off to the third rail since so much of the line was under water.
(George Povall photo, Dave Keller archive)
The Bascule Bridge is from
Florida and was barged up. The Tower is called Lead Tower or simply
"Lead", and it controls the tracks between east of Island Park RR
Station and into and out of Long Beach yard and also, in conjunction with
the Coast Guard and marine band radio, raises and lowers the bridge for
marine traffic in Reynold's Channel...the LIRR's LEAD Tower Block Operator
controls everything and has a liaison with the CG when necessary.
Due to the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, an all-day shuttle service was put
into effect.
The train was double ended and had two 400 series diesels, or "DE"s
with 4 cars (held about 120 people each) and the track in Long Beach yard
was lined and spiked for Station Track No. 6 as the entire train cleared the
overhead canopies on the north side of the train.
The shuttle train would originate in Jamaica Storage Yard, go to Lynbrook RR
Station, pick everyone up, make all local stops to Long Beach, go into
Station Track No. 6 (the only track used all day long) and basically when
one train left Lynbrook, another left Long Beach and so on...special train
numbers were used (9,000 series numbers) for the electrics and their
connecting diesels for both eastbound and westbound service.
In Valley Yard the shuttle would change direction and then go back into the
Lynbrook RR Station, pick everyone up and head back to Long Beach.
Both sets of diesels were virtually identical...two 400's and four
cars...back and forth all day, with an approximate layover of 30 minutes on
either end, with constant MU's feeding the two shuttles every hour. The Long
Beach commuters were extremely grateful to have anything at all running to
their terminal and we got plenty of good press.
I rode the first day of the shuttle (the second trick portion of course) and
rode every shuttle back and forth from 2pm - 10 pm or thereabouts. Very
interesting operation and good crews.
They had two Engineers that never "changed ends" and each
performed a brake test at each location and were in place and ready to go,
so no delays or engine problems...great idea. Info courtesy: Robert L.
Myers, LIRR Transportation Manager
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Shu Swamp Preserve, Oyster Bay View W 1/04/2021 Photo/Archive: Joe Stroppel |
RDC1
#3101 Deer Park Ave. eastbound c.1958
The next street is Depot Pl.
and it's Dependable Fuel Co. silos on the north side further back. This
image was shot from "BABYLON" tower when it was on the south side
of the track and east of Deer Park Ave. Train is is the Patchogue-Babylon
"Scoot." eastbound. Early winter morning.
The orange end door looks BADLY
weathered/faded, so the paint is no longer new, so not 1955 or 1956. The
trainman/conductor is wearing the blue uniform, so this was shot prior to
the Postman Gray uniforms that were worn beginning sometime in 1959.
RDC1, #3101, (passengers only) was built by Budd in 8/55 and given LIRR
modernization #49. Info: Dave Keller
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Fresh Pond,
Glendale aerial view S - 2/18/2021
Photo/Archive: John Dooley
M3s Mid-Suffolk Yard 3/30/2021
Photo/Archive: Jason Baxter |
S curve at Glen St., Glen Cove - LIRR #520 3/25/2022 Photo/Archive: Joe
Stroppel |
A quiet, gloomy evening in Richmond Hill as several
engines wait for their
periodic inspections. 6/2022
Photo/Archive: Jason Baxter |
DIVIDE at Night 8/02/2022
Photo/Archive: Jason Baxter |
Sperry #130 YA, Yaphank - View NE 2/1992
Photo by Paul H. Espersen, LIST NRHS |
Ronkonkoma (KO) 5/13/2009
Photo/Archive: Paul Strubeck |
Fresh Pond East Yard Track 8
GATX #2127 and LIRR #101 4/06/2023
Photo/Archive: Benjamin Lederer |
"Foggy Mornings at Pond"
After finishing up the run to Bay Ridge to pick up 30 cars from Cross Harbor
and spot some cars at Resource, we tie the 2127 and 101 up on Track 8 in the
East Yard so the engines can be fueled in the following hours. Benjamin
Lederer |
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LI City - Archive: Apple Bank 2024 Calendar |
Jamaica - JAY Tower view W 2024
Photo/Archive: NYC Subway Life |
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