Long Island Rail Road 

Diesel Locomotives Named in Honor of LIRR Employees

 

GP38-2 Units:

 

#251           “Bill Jeffries – Operation Desert Storm” (System Road

                             Foreman of Engines)      Photo: John Volpi 11-1991

 

 

                                                                                Photo: John Volpi 07-1991

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#251           “Joe Ciminello” – 1943-1994” (Engineer) 

 

                       

#252           “Tony Tancredi” (Engineer)        

Nov 12, 1994 Long Island Sunrise Trail Chapter-NRHS trip for the NRHS Fall Directors Meeting at Fresh Pond. 
Photos: Al Castelli

 

Engineer Art Sanwald in Named Cab "Tony Tancredi" Speonk-1995  Thomas Collins photo, Dave Keller archive

 

 

 

 

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#254           “Eric J. Enck – Operation Desert Storm” (Asst. Conductor)

 

#256           "Frances Gabreski" (President)

 

#256           “ Edward F. Case – 1959-1992” (Maintenance of Equipment Foreman)     

           Photo: John Volpi 05-31-92             

 

 

#259           “John A. Cosman” (Engineer)  

 

#260           “Nick Feliciano” “Nick Feliciano Engineer of the Year” plaque

                      Photo: Thomas Collins, Speonk 12/95, Dave Keller archive

 

# ?              “Paul Pombonyo – Operation Desert Storm” (Conductor)

 

# ?              “Bob Giannuzzi” (Engineer)

 

#264           “Clyde Hancock” (Engineer)

                          Port Jefferson, NY 10/19/91 Dave Keller Archive

 

                               

 

#266           “Joe ‘Jo Jo’ Glorioso *** – Operation Desert Storm” (Engineer) 
                        Photo: John Volpi 08-1991

 

#268           “John ‘Tanky’ Bell, Jr.” (Engineer) Engineer: Art Sanwald at Speonk 6/90

                     Photo: Thomas Collins, Dave Keller archive

 

#269           “George B. McSherry” (Engineer)
                      Ronkonkoma 1983 Photo: Mike Koehler

 

                           Oyster Bay 6/11/83 Photo: Al Castelli 

 

                      Smithtown winter 1984 Photo: Mike Koehler   

 

                          Oyster Bay 6/11/83  Photo: Al Castelli 

                        

 

                          Photo: John Volpi 05-1991
   

  

 

#272            "Robert Franke” (Engineer) with Engineer Patrick Gordon in the cab

                   

                          Speonk , NY - 6/90 Thomas Collins photo, Dave Keller archive

 

                        Photo: 1990

 

 

#275           “Marvin Blaine” (Engineer)

 

#276           “Kenneth S. Carman” (Engineer)  

                   “William F Baker” (Engineer)   Engr. Patrick Gordon, Speonk 12/1990 

                    Thomas Collins photo, Dave Keller archive

 

#277           “Walter Schlager, Jr.” (President)

 

                           

 

                      Morris Park 12/1981 Photos: Tim Darnell 

 

** “’Jo Jo’ comes from his sideline of being a clown and it came in handy when he was in Desert Storm as he entertained the troops and local children.”   Bob Meoli, LIRR Engineer, retired

 

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SW1001 Units:  

 

#102           “Lawrence Vedilago” (Maintenance of Equipment Foreman)

 

#103           “Robert B. Dunnet” (Yardmaster)

 

#104           “Levi R. Brown” (Maintenance of Equipment Foreman)

                      Photo: Greenport 10-92 John Volpi

 

 

ex-FA Power Cab Unit:

 

#3100         “Robert "Buff" Stickevers” (I believe he worked in the Sheet Metal's Union in Jamaica. 
Featured on Newsday front page when the 1987 strike ended.)  Info: Brian Stickevers (son)         Photo: Henry Maywald

                                                                                                              

 

 

 

Long Island RailRoad Diesel Locomotives Named in Honor of Those 
Who Saved Lives in the Colin Ferguson Massacre

 

On December 7, 1993, Colin Ferguson, a disturbed black man who supposedly was in fear of white people boarded a LIRR train and began shooting random passengers as the train pulled into the Merillon Ave. Station west of Mineola, killing 6 and injuring 19.  The riders named below helped to overpower him and stop the killing.

 

 

FL9AC Units:

 

#300           “Kevin Blum”    Port Jefferson 10/1996 Photo: William Skeats 

 

#301           “Mark McEntee”

 

#302           “Mike O’ Connor” 
                       Port Jefferson 06/12/1999 Photo: Brian Woodruff

 

 

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Long Island Rail Road Miscellaneous Named Equipment:

 

 

Caboose  #61  “J.J. Shurman”  Freight Conductor - 1946-1976

                    C61 Yard A Photo: Steve Hoskins c. 1960's