Long Island Rail Road Double-deckers
 
 

LIRR's double-deck M.U.'s featured
a unique up-down seating configuration.
Classic Trains collection

Their size and length were overwhelming. The big balloon roof with headlights and portholes at each end was always a pleasant sight. The two rows of paired windows staggered along the car side always seemed to disappear in the distance. With illuminated numberboards in the headlight housings — no other Long Island Rail Road electric multiple-unit car had this
feature — you always knew which car you were looking at.

"And I appreciated the little touches, like the equipment trust plate in the upper corner of each car and the upper-level window guard bars to prevent passengers from placing their arms outside the car. That’s how I remember Long Island’s double-deckers."

So begins author Michael Boland’s fond remembrance of LIRR’s unique fleet of commuter cars in the Spring 2003 issue of Classic Trains.

#1301 at Jamaica	#1301 at Belmont Raceway
#1313 at Babylon	#1313 at Jamaica
#1345 Bliss 1971 Photo: Joe Saullo	Jamaica 1971 view east end of the platform. The double decker was on the westbound platform. Photo: Richard Glueck

Road No.

Length

Air-cond.

Notes

200

trailer

72’ 0”

no

1932

1, 8

201

T70

80’ 8-3/4”

no

1937

2

202-205

T70A

80’ 8-3/4”

yes

1947

3, 6

1287-1322

MP70B

80’ 8-3/4”

yes

1948

4, 5

1323-1336

MP70B

80’ 8-3/4”

yes

1949

5

1341-1346

MP70A

80’ 8-3/4”

yes

1947

6

1347

MP70

80’ 8-3/4”

no

1937

7