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| Title: |
RF 7 |
| Description: |
RF 7 was a daytime train that was a maid of all work on the west end. It started at Fresh Pond, taking cars to Yard A at Sunnyside, then worked out to the Island, most typically on the Atlantic Branch and the near south shore, but could also work the Main Line, such as it is doing here at Mineola with a short train. Usually it got a pair of C 420's; today's edition has a single MP 15. |
| Photo Date: |
3/11/1986 Upload Date: 11/15/2014 4:34:33 AM |
| Location: |
Mineola, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Station,Signal,Action |
| Locomotives: |
LI 157(MP15AC) |
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475 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Oyster Bay train meets M 1 |
| Description: |
An Oyster Bay train behind an MP 15 meets a westbound M 1 train from Huntington, which will stop here en route to Penn Station |
| Photo Date: |
6/3/1986 Upload Date: 11/24/2014 1:18:14 AM |
| Location: |
New Hyde Park, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Station,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
LI 157(MP15AC) |
| Views: |
316 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Lite RF 7 |
| Description: |
RF 7 was a catch all train that worked whatever needed to be done on the west end, and could be found anywhere. Today its headed east past Bellerose on the main line with a C420 and MP15, probably to handle a customer switch somewhere fairly close. |
| Photo Date: |
2/8/1987 Upload Date: 4/16/2015 3:18:15 AM |
| Location: |
Bellerose, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Station,Action |
| Locomotives: |
LI 229(C420) LI 157(MP15AC) |
| Views: |
410 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
RF 65 on the south shore |
| Description: |
RF 65 originated in Hicksville, and worked either the Port Jefferson Branch, or the Central and Montauk Branches on alternating days. Here it is near Speonk on the Montauk Branch with a short train |
| Photo Date: |
2/10/1987 Upload Date: 5/22/2011 3:13:33 AM |
| Location: |
Speonk, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Winter,Action |
| Locomotives: |
LI 157(MP15AC) |
| Views: |
440 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
RF 65 gets a scenic view |
| Description: |
RF 65 rolls west at Eastport, passing over one of the many inlets on the Island. |
| Photo Date: |
2/10/1987 Upload Date: 4/16/2015 3:03:51 AM |
| Location: |
Eastport, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Winter,Action |
| Locomotives: |
LI 157(MP15AC) |
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273 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Turned and ready |
| Description: |
RF 65 has run as far east as it is going today, and is now ready to head back to Hicksville once the "scoot" to Babylon departs. |
| Photo Date: |
2/10/1987 Upload Date: 4/16/2015 3:05:48 AM |
| Location: |
Speonk, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Winter,Yard,Action |
| Locomotives: |
LI 157(MP15AC) |
| Views: |
402 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Speonk |
| Description: |
One of the more obscure terminals on the Island is Speonk, which is the turn point for several rush hour trains, as well as one during the day. Here we see freight RF 65 ready to head back to Hicksville behind an MP 15 |
| Photo Date: |
2/10/1987 Upload Date: 11/28/2012 1:25:58 AM |
| Location: |
Speonk, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Winter,Station,Action |
| Locomotives: |
LI 157(MP15AC) |
| Views: |
424 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
South Shore bound |
| Description: |
RF 64 heads east on the Main Line, having just passed Divde Tower. It will stay on the main to B Tower in Bethpage, then the Central Branch to Babylon, then work east on the Montauk Branch. The pair of MP 15s is typical power for this job. |
| Photo Date: |
6/16/1987 Upload Date: 5/3/2015 12:56:37 AM |
| Location: |
Hicksville, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Bridge,Action |
| Locomotives: |
LI 154(MP15AC) LI 157(MP15AC) |
| Views: |
399 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
RF 7 |
| Description: |
RF 7 has pulled down the Bay Ridge branch for head room after picking up the Conrail interchange at Fresh Pond. It will soon find an unpleasant surprise, as several cars have derailed back at the switch to the LIRR at Fremont tower. |
| Photo Date: |
2/5/1988 Upload Date: 6/27/2015 3:19:38 AM |
| Location: |
Fresh Pond, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
LI 157(MP15AC) LI 159(MP15AC) |
| Views: |
333 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Working in the yard |
| Description: |
RF 7s power works at the east end of Fresh Pond yard, posing on the Cypress Hills St over pass before backing into the yard. |
| Photo Date: |
2/6/1988 Upload Date: 6/27/2015 3:22:00 AM |
| Location: |
Fresh Pond, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Bridge,Action |
| Locomotives: |
LI 159(MP15AC) LI 157(MP15AC) |
| Views: |
395 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
RF 7 |
| Description: |
Since the Ronkonkoma electrification, MP 15s had become the typical power on RF 7, as well as other trains. Heres a pair about to head east on the Montauk Branch at Fresh Pond. |
| Photo Date: |
4/21/1988 Upload Date: 7/8/2015 4:03:58 AM |
| Location: |
Fresh Pond, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Yard,Action |
| Locomotives: |
LI 151(MP15AC) LI 157(MP15AC) |
| Views: |
406 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Paving season |
| Description: |
During the road work season, Prema Asphalt in Holtsville, east of Ronkonkoma on the Main Line, would get trainloads of stone for their paving operations. The trains usually ran on Sunday afternoon, symbolled RF 56. This one is passing Bellerose, moving over from track 4 to track 2 at Queens. |
| Photo Date: |
6/5/1988 Upload Date: 7/30/2015 2:58:05 AM |
| Location: |
Bellerose, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Station,Signal,Action |
| Locomotives: |
LI 152(MP15AC) LI 157(MP15AC) |
| Views: |
386 Comments: 0 |
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