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| Title: |
FA old style |
| Description: |
The LIRR was in paint scheme transition in the late 1970s. They had received their new GP 38s-their first EMDs-in a blue and white scheme inspired by the Milwaukee Roads bicentennial unit. Other power was starting to make the transition, but the new scheme had not made it onto everything yet, and the FAs were still in the gray with blue stripe at the window band level. One of them is going away under the signals on an Oyster Bay train, hanging onto its old paint just a little longer. |
| Photo Date: |
8/24/1978 Upload Date: 11/27/2016 4:49:31 AM |
| Location: |
Queens Village, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Station,Signal,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
LI 608(Power Car) |
| Views: |
426 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
LIRR 255 and an FA |
| Description: |
Some of the crews did not like running from the FA cab units, and where they had a chance, would wye the GP 38s and use them as leaders. Heres one such example at Mineola. |
| Photo Date: |
4/16/1983 Upload Date: 11/18/2011 1:05:06 AM |
| Location: |
Mineola, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Station,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
LI 255(GP38-2) LI 608(Power Car) |
| Views: |
915 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Light power to Morris Park |
| Description: |
No, this is not the power for a freight!! The Montauk Branch was often used to run non revenue moves between Long Island City and Jamaica, such as this one, an MP 15 taking an FA to Morris Park for servicing. |
| Photo Date: |
7/18/1984 Upload Date: 6/26/2014 12:59:05 PM |
| Location: |
Fresh Pond, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
LI 156(MP15AC) LI 608(Power Car) |
| Views: |
793 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Montauk FA |
| Description: |
FA 608 takes up the rear of today's 4012. |
| Photo Date: |
11/16/1986 Upload Date: 12/19/2014 4:18:18 AM |
| Location: |
Bellerose, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Station,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
LI 608(Power Car) |
| Views: |
510 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
E Williston |
| Description: |
One of the more pictuesque stations on the Long Island is at East Williston. It has the distinction of being the only station on the Oyster Bay branch with electric MU service even if only one train per day, a westbound in the morning. |
| Photo Date: |
3/7/1987 Upload Date: 11/28/2012 1:15:16 AM |
| Location: |
East Williston, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Station,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
LI 608(Power Car) |
| Views: |
637 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Classic power, classic station |
| Description: |
An FA leads an Oyster Bay train toward Mineola, passing the 1896 East Willison station. |
| Photo Date: |
3/12/1987 Upload Date: 4/20/2015 3:01:50 AM |
| Location: |
East Williston, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Station,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
LI 608(Power Car) |
| Views: |
426 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Coming and going |
| Description: |
The westbound train from Oyster Bay has arrived, and is making its stop, as the eastbound pulls away in the right distance. At this time, Long Island was about the only place in North America where you could see a pair of FAs meeting. |
| Photo Date: |
3/13/1987 Upload Date: 4/20/2015 2:46:38 AM |
| Location: |
Locust Valley, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Night,Station,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
LI 615(Power Car) LI 608(Power Car) |
| Views: |
562 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Late afternoon view |
| Description: |
In the late afternoon during the summer, the sun swung around to the north side of the tracks, and this angle was possible. We see an Oyster Bay train crossing Carnation Av as it rolls through Floral Park station en route to connections at Jamaica The exhaust from the generator set in the FA makes it look like it is actually powering this train. Nice thought!! |
| Photo Date: |
8/16/1987 Upload Date: 5/22/2015 2:44:48 AM |
| Location: |
Floral Park, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Station,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
LI 608(Power Car) |
| Views: |
422 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Classic power, classic station |
| Description: |
An FA leads this Oyster Bay train toward Jamaica at the classic Victorian era Sea Cliff station. |
| Photo Date: |
8/16/1987 Upload Date: 5/23/2015 3:15:52 AM |
| Location: |
Sea Cliff, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Station,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
LI 608(Power Car) |
| Views: |
493 Comments: 0 |
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