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| Title: |
Down the middle |
| Description: |
RF 65 rolls down track 2 after coming off the Main Line from Pinelawn. This could be a squeeze of any of the cars were wide enough. It was not uncommon for a faster moving train to bounce off the platforms. Note the PRR style pedestal signal to the right of the train. |
| Photo Date: |
3/20/1980 Upload Date: 12/8/2017 5:03:24 AM |
| Location: |
Hicksville, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Station,Action |
| Locomotives: |
LI 172(MP15AC) LI 154(MP15AC) |
| Views: |
427 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
RF 65 |
| Description: |
I was knocking around Nassau County, shooting whatever rail activity I found, and went up on the platform at Hicksville. Freights on the Island at the time were a some time thing, and could be really unpredictable, since they were shoehorned between the many commuter trains. So it was pure dumb luck I caught this RF 65 coming in from off the Central Branch with a pair of MP 15s, the power that would lead this train for most of the next 30 years, and a short train. Note the Pennsy influence in the position light pedestal signals at the end of the platforms. |
| Photo Date: |
3/20/1980 Upload Date: 11/27/2016 4:37:26 AM |
| Location: |
Hicksville, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Station,Action |
| Locomotives: |
LI 172(MP15AC) LI 154(MP15AC) |
| Views: |
492 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
On the Main Line |
| Description: |
RF 65 approaches Hicksville station on the Main Line, coming in from Pinelawn. It will work the yard, just west of the station, then go back out to either the Port Jeff Branch, or to the south shore to work for the day, before repeating the process and returning to Pinelawn later in the day. Hell be tied up before evening rush hits. The position light signal at right gives away the LIRR's Pennsy heritage. |
| Photo Date: |
3/20/1980 Upload Date: 12/8/2017 5:22:46 AM |
| Location: |
Hicksville, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Station,Signal,Action |
| Locomotives: |
LI 172(MP15AC) LI 154(MP15AC) |
| Views: |
978 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Oyster Bay train |
| Description: |
One of the less remarked stations on Long Island is Greenvale. Just north of NY 25A, it serves CW Post College and the NY Institute of Technology. Here we see an MP15 with a typical weekend consist heading to Jamaica |
| Photo Date: |
10/18/1981 Upload Date: 2/17/2013 12:46:25 AM |
| Location: |
Greenvale, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Station,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
LI 154(MP15AC) |
| Views: |
496 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
Oyster Bay train |
| Description: |
A train from Oyster Bay hammers through Queens Village behind an MP15, more than adequate power for the three cars. |
| Photo Date: |
7/12/1983 Upload Date: 11/23/2013 1:43:17 AM |
| Location: |
Queens Village, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Station,Signal,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
LI 154(MP15AC) |
| Views: |
361 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Pushing west |
| Description: |
An Oyster Bay train headed for Jamaica rolls toward a restricting signal at Queens tower with an MP 15 pushing the consist. MP15s were common power on the typically short Oyster Bay trains. |
| Photo Date: |
5/15/1984 Upload Date: 7/2/2014 3:51:00 PM |
| Location: |
Bellerose, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Station,Signal,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
LI 154(MP15AC) |
| Views: |
430 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Circus train and position lights |
| Description: |
The Ringling Bros circus train passes under the position light signals at the east end of Queens Village station. They mark the west limit of Queens interlocking. The train is headed for a power swap to Amtrak E 60s and Jersey. |
| Photo Date: |
12/6/1985 Upload Date: 2/12/2012 8:12:33 PM |
| Location: |
Queens Village, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Station,Signal,Action |
| Locomotives: |
LI 166(MP15AC) LI 154(MP15AC) LI 159(MP15AC) |
| Views: |
955 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Circus train at Garden |
| Description: |
The Ringling Brothers circus train comes off the Mitchell Field Secondary, which it used to get access to the Nassau Coliseum, at Garden Tower, and is now on the Hempstead Branch |
| Photo Date: |
12/6/1985 Upload Date: 7/29/2012 12:32:07 AM |
| Location: |
Garden City, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Station,Action |
| Locomotives: |
LI 166(MP15AC) LI 154(MP15AC) LI 159(MP15AC) |
| Views: |
998 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Circus train at Harold |
| Description: |
The Ringling Bros train rolls through Harold interlocking in Sunnyside as it head for Long Island City and a power swap to Amtrak E 60s for the trip through Penn Station. |
| Photo Date: |
12/6/1985 Upload Date: 10/14/2014 3:03:08 AM |
| Location: |
Sunnyside, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Signal,Action |
| Locomotives: |
LI 166(MP15AC) LI 154(MP15AC) LI 150(MP15AC) |
| Views: |
810 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Circus cars to Jersey |
| Description: |
The Ringling Bros train passing through Queens Village on the LIRR, animal cars head out. How did I know they were animal cars?? Breathe deep!!! |
| Photo Date: |
12/6/1985 Upload Date: 10/14/2014 2:30:37 AM |
| Location: |
Queens Village, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
RollingStock,Action |
| Locomotives: |
LI 166(MP15AC) LI 154(MP15AC) LI 159(MP15AC) |
| Views: |
806 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Oyster Bay train |
| Description: |
An eastbound Oyster Bay train behind a typical consist of an MP 15 and FA/F unit power pack rolls through New Hyde Park. |
| Photo Date: |
7/15/1986 Upload Date: 12/3/2014 1:23:13 AM |
| Location: |
New Hyde Park, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Station,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
LI 154(MP15AC) |
| Views: |
312 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Circus train going away |
| Description: |
The Ringling Bros circus train made an annual trip to Long Island, playing a string of shows at the Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale. The train would use the Mitchell Field Secondary to stage for the shows. Here we see it rolling through Forest Hills with the only instance I can think of where "foreign" equipment ran through onto Long Island-a Conrail caboose. |
| Photo Date: |
12/8/1986 Upload Date: 2/12/2012 7:46:53 PM |
| Location: |
Forest Hills, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
RollingStock,Station,Signal,Action |
| Locomotives: |
LI 166(MP15AC) LI 154(MP15AC) LI 159(MP15AC) |
| Views: |
1097 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Lite power |
| Description: |
This lite power move, most likely an RF 7, since that train used to do most of the "as needed" work on the west end, passes Bellerose station. |
| Photo Date: |
3/22/1987 Upload Date: 4/20/2015 1:51:51 AM |
| Location: |
Bellerose, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Signal,Action |
| Locomotives: |
LI 159(MP15AC) LI 154(MP15AC) |
| Views: |
452 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
MPs working the yard |
| Description: |
RF 64 worked out of Hicksville, typically working either the Port Jeff Branch, or down to the Montauk Branch, but also would work Pine Lawn on the Main Line if needed. Here we see RF 64s power there on a late afternoon. |
| Photo Date: |
6/8/1987 Upload Date: 5/3/2015 1:07:09 AM |
| Location: |
Pinelawn, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Roster,Yard |
| Locomotives: |
LI 154(MP15AC) LI 150(MP15AC) |
| Views: |
528 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Made the split |
| Description: |
RF 64 rolls up the Port Jefferson Branch after making the split off the Main Line. Divide Tower, which controls the interlockings at Hicksville, can be seen at left. |
| Photo Date: |
6/11/1987 Upload Date: 5/2/2015 11:53:07 PM |
| Location: |
Hicksville, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Bridge,Action |
| Locomotives: |
LI 150(MP15AC) LI 154(MP15AC) |
| Views: |
564 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Fifteen cars east |
| Description: |
A pair of MP 15s, common power on RF 64/65, roll east through the Syosset station with 15 cars. Freights always look a little odd going past the high level platforms. |
| Photo Date: |
6/11/1987 Upload Date: 5/2/2015 11:57:55 PM |
| Location: |
Syosset, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Station,Action |
| Locomotives: |
LI 150(MP15AC) LI 154(MP15AC) |
| Views: |
588 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Headed back |
| Description: |
RF 65, the westbound symbol on the turn out of Hicksville, rolls through Huntington in an effort to beat the rush hour back to its base. |
| Photo Date: |
6/11/1987 Upload Date: 5/3/2015 1:26:05 AM |
| Location: |
Huntington, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Station,Signal,Action |
| Locomotives: |
LI 154(MP15AC) LI 150(MP15AC) |
| Views: |
641 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
First class |
| Description: |
An eastbound Port Jeff scoot rolls past RF 65, which will wait in the siding a little longer for a few more first class trains. |
| Photo Date: |
6/11/1987 Upload Date: 5/2/2015 4:15:42 AM |
| Location: |
Greenlawn, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
LI 260(GP38-2) LI 154(MP15AC) LI 150(MP15AC) |
| Views: |
568 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Power pack and a freight |
| Description: |
MP 15 163 is bringing up the rear of train 652 as it passes RF 65 working a customer Greenlawn. Caboose C62 peeks out from the siding. |
| Photo Date: |
6/11/1987 Upload Date: 5/2/2015 4:18:38 AM |
| Location: |
Greenlawn, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
LI 163(MP15AC) LI 154(MP15AC) |
| Views: |
480 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
F and a freight |
| Description: |
Ex B&O F 7 622 leads train 653 west toward Huntington while RF 65 switches a customer. Hell be on his way shortly, now that the scoots have cleared. |
| Photo Date: |
6/11/1987 Upload Date: 5/2/2015 4:20:50 AM |
| Location: |
Greenlawn, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
LI 622(Power Car) LI 154(MP15AC) LI 150(MP15AC) |
| Views: |
727 Comments: 0 |
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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 57 |
| Description: |
A short RF 57 works past Bellerose as it makes its way from Hicksville into Fresh Pond on a Sunday afternoon. |
| Photo Date: |
11/22/1987 Upload Date: 6/17/2015 2:34:23 AM |
| Location: |
Bellerose, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Station,Action |
| Locomotives: |
LI 229(C420) LI 224(C420) LI 154(MP15AC) |
| Views: |
495 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Tucked in |
| Description: |
RF 57s caboose is tucked in behind the power as it passes the station. |
| Photo Date: |
11/22/1987 Upload Date: 6/17/2015 2:40:34 AM |
| Location: |
Bellerose, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Station,Action |
| Locomotives: |
LI 229(C420) LI 224(C420) LI 154(MP15AC) |
| Views: |
510 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Working the yard area |
| Description: |
A side view of MP 15 154 and caboose in the Fresh Pond yard area, where they were working local traffic. Typical consist for local freight work. |
| Photo Date: |
1/29/1988 Upload Date: 6/24/2015 3:45:48 AM |
| Location: |
Fresh Pond, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Winter,Action |
| Locomotives: |
LI 154(MP15AC) |
| Views: |
370 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Nose on |
| Description: |
The Fresh Pond yard job on a customer siding, in a nose view of the MP 15. |
| Photo Date: |
1/29/1988 Upload Date: 6/24/2015 3:56:30 AM |
| Location: |
Fresh Pond, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Winter,Action |
| Locomotives: |
LI 154(MP15AC) |
| Views: |
304 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Shop bound |
| Description: |
The Roustabout, a work-as-directed job that covered anything no assigned to a regular job, takes a lone coach from Long Island City to the Morris Park shop for attention. We see it passing Fresh Pond yard. |
| Photo Date: |
3/30/1988 Upload Date: 7/8/2015 2:21:35 AM |
| Location: |
Fresh Pond, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Yard,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
LI 154(MP15AC) |
| Views: |
198 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Prema train |
| Description: |
RF 56, a train of stone for Prema Asphalt in Holtsville crosses over from track 4 to track 2 at Queens, the head end now passing Bellerose. It was a treat to see these trains when they got a pair of C 420's. |
| Photo Date: |
6/26/1988 Upload Date: 7/30/2015 2:59:29 AM |
| Location: |
Bellerose, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Station,Signal,Action |
| Locomotives: |
LI 162(MP15AC) LI 154(MP15AC) |
| Views: |
383 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Classic pose |
| Description: |
An Oyster Bay train stops at the East Williston station. While not the oldest on the Island-that goes to St James, built in 1873-this station is close, built in the late 1800s. |
| Photo Date: |
9/10/1989 Upload Date: 11/27/2015 4:49:55 AM |
| Location: |
East Williston, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Station,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
LI 154(MP15AC) |
| Views: |
195 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Pushing home |
| Description: |
A westbound Oyster Bay trains MP 15 pushes past the team tracks at Queens Village, the ladder track in the foreground. |
| Photo Date: |
9/10/1989 Upload Date: 11/27/2015 4:23:50 AM |
| Location: |
Queens Village, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
LI 154(MP15AC) |
| Views: |
172 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Work train |
| Description: |
MP 15s on Long Island did everything from pull passenger trains to work trains. Here we see one in the latter duty smoking it up at Manhasset on a Sunday in October 2003 |
| Photo Date: |
10/19/2003 Upload Date: 2/24/2013 1:59:37 AM |
| Location: |
Manhasset, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Station,Action |
| Locomotives: |
LI 154(MP15AC) |
| Views: |
466 Comments: 0 |
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