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| Title: |
On the Brookhaven National Labs spur |
| Description: |
The Long Island had a short spur into the Brookhaven National Labs off the Main Line at Yaphank. They didnt do much there, but during WW I, this was Camp Upton, and embarkation point for troops going to Europe-and subject of the song "Yip Yip Yaphank". The parlor car fantrip that ran to Greenport in May 1981 covered the line. |
| Photo Date: |
5/16/1981 Upload Date: 6/29/2014 3:02:48 AM |
| Location: |
Yaphank, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
LI 226(C420) |
| Views: |
582 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Two eras |
| Description: |
The Greenport parlor car fantrip passes equipment from another era that is being restored, the tender from LIRR G5 39. |
| Photo Date: |
5/16/1981 Upload Date: 6/29/2014 3:09:59 AM |
| Location: |
Riverhead, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Station,Action |
| Locomotives: |
LI 226(C420) |
| Views: |
440 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Alco at the station |
| Description: |
C 420 226 sits at Ronkonkoma during a photo stop on a fantrip to Greenport |
| Photo Date: |
5/16/1981 Upload Date: 6/29/2014 2:40:20 AM |
| Location: |
Ronkonkoma, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Station,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
LI 226(C420) |
| Views: |
461 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Rare mileage |
| Description: |
Up til the mid 70s this was a weekend event. The LIRR had trains that ran for visitors to a pair of state hospitals that had their own spurs. The parlor car trip to Greenport visited the Brentwood State Hospital spur during that trip, here seen with lead unit 226 |
| Photo Date: |
5/16/1981 Upload Date: 1/28/2013 12:24:36 AM |
| Location: |
Brentwood, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Roster,Station,Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
LI 226(C420) |
| Views: |
632 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Stop at KO |
| Description: |
The parlor car trip stopped at Ronkonkoma to wait for traffic, which allowed riders to get off for a brief photo stop. |
| Photo Date: |
5/16/1981 Upload Date: 1/28/2013 12:28:40 AM |
| Location: |
Ronkonkoma, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Station,Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
LI 226(C420) |
| Views: |
510 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
C 420 on Camp Upton Spur |
| Description: |
LIRR ran fan trip in 1981 that covered the spur to the one time WW I Camp Upton training camp |
| Photo Date: |
5/16/1981 Upload Date: 1/23/2011 10:59:18 PM |
| Location: |
Yaphank, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
LI 226(C420) |
| Views: |
587 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Freight power |
| Description: |
The power for the freights running from Holban Yard often sat out on a ready track along the main line. At that time, C420s were the usual power on the road trains, with MP15s handling the lighter work. Heres a pair of Centuries and an MP15 waiting for their next trip east in the evening. |
| Photo Date: |
7/12/1983 Upload Date: 11/23/2013 1:57:31 AM |
| Location: |
Hillside, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Roster,Yard |
| Locomotives: |
LI 227(C420) LI 226(C420) LI 159(MP15AC) |
| Views: |
980 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Holban power |
| Description: |
A set of power waiting to go out sits on the ready track at Holban Yard. |
| Photo Date: |
9/13/1983 Upload Date: 11/25/2013 1:36:20 AM |
| Location: |
Hillside, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Roster,Yard |
| Locomotives: |
LI 227(C420) LI 226(C420) LI 228(C420) |
| Views: |
985 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
RF 7 |
| Description: |
RF 7 rolls through Fresh Pond en route to Yard A |
| Photo Date: |
9/13/1983 Upload Date: 11/25/2013 1:32:24 AM |
| Location: |
Fresh Pond, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Yard,Action |
| Locomotives: |
LI 228(C420) LI 226(C420) |
| Views: |
774 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
RF 7 at Fresh Pond tower |
| Description: |
RF 7 passes under Conrails Bay Ridge line and MTAs M line, and Fresh Pond tower, the roof of which is seen above the power. Note the dwarf signal where the Bay Ridge line connects to the LIRR |
| Photo Date: |
9/13/1983 Upload Date: 11/25/2013 1:34:43 AM |
| Location: |
Fresh Pond, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Yard,Signal,Action |
| Locomotives: |
LI 228(C420) LI 226(C420) |
| Views: |
813 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Work extra |
| Description: |
The C 420s were pretty much out of passenger service by the mid 80s, but turned up on everything else, mostly freight. Here are a pair on a work train approaching Queens Village. |
| Photo Date: |
7/18/1985 Upload Date: 10/5/2014 3:44:01 AM |
| Location: |
Queens Village, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
LI 226(C420) |
| Views: |
338 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Through the park |
| Description: |
The Bay Ridge line excursion stops for a photo in Forest Park along the Montauk Branch |
| Photo Date: |
10/5/1985 Upload Date: 10/12/2014 3:32:51 AM |
| Location: |
Forest Park, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Action |
| Locomotives: |
LI 222(C420) LI 226(C420) |
| Views: |
571 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Ready to head back |
| Description: |
The power of the Bay Ridge excursion at the newly refurbished Bay Ridge yard, ready to take the passengers back on and head for the next adventure-the Port Washington Branch. |
| Photo Date: |
10/5/1985 Upload Date: 10/12/2014 3:38:04 AM |
| Location: |
Bay Ridge, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Yard,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
LI 222(C420) LI 226(C420) |
| Views: |
701 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Alcos on the Port Washington Branch |
| Description: |
In October 1985, a fantrip was run covering the newly acquired Bay Ridge line, and also covered several other lines, including rare diesel train trip over the Port Washington branch. This is the train at the Port Washington station behind a pair of C 420s. |
| Photo Date: |
10/12/1985 Upload Date: 2/12/2012 10:48:08 PM |
| Location: |
Port Washington, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Station,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
LI 226(C420) |
| Views: |
471 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
RF 7 |
| Description: |
While waiting for the Ringling Bros train at Hunterspoint Av, RF 7 put in an appearance, coming in from Fresh Pond with cars to swap at Yard A. The mound to the right of the station track is one of the East River tunnels, its portal just beyond the shack at left center of the photo. |
| Photo Date: |
12/6/1985 Upload Date: 10/14/2014 2:41:23 AM |
| Location: |
Long Island City, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Bridge,Station,Action |
| Locomotives: |
LI 226(C420) LI 224(C420) |
| Views: |
643 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
RF 91 |
| Description: |
RF 91 was the westbound road freight that ran Sunday through Thursday nights from Pine Aire to Fresh Pond. It worked some of the industrial sidings in Nassau county, such as one just east of the New Hyde Park station. It has stopped in the station while the ground man lines the switches to access the customer. Time?? Around 0300. |
| Photo Date: |
3/4/1986 Upload Date: 11/15/2014 4:21:13 AM |
| Location: |
New Hyde Park, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Night,Station,Action |
| Locomotives: |
LI 228(C420) LI 226(C420) |
| Views: |
526 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
No room |
| Description: |
A westbound train from Ronkonkoma rolls into Pine Aire station while RF62 looks on from the siding. An eastbound train waits for the westbound to clear. No room at the inn this morning. In an hour, it will be empty. |
| Photo Date: |
8/10/1986 Upload Date: 12/7/2014 4:38:09 AM |
| Location: |
Pine Aire, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Station,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
LI 172(MP15AC) LI 161(MP15AC) LI 226(C420) LI 227(C420) |
| Views: |
1293 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Mixed meet |
| Description: |
A GP 38 powered commuter train meets RF 63 at DK |
| Photo Date: |
8/12/1986 Upload Date: 6/20/2011 1:56:45 AM |
| Location: |
Deer Park, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
LI 227(C420) LI 226(C420) LI 250(GP38-2) |
| Views: |
1027 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Switching the team track |
| Description: |
RF 63 switches the team track at Riverhead. |
| Photo Date: |
8/19/1986 Upload Date: 6/20/2011 1:59:00 AM |
| Location: |
Riverhead, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Yard,Action |
| Locomotives: |
LI 227(C420) LI 226(C420) |
| Views: |
1084 Comments: 3 |
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| Title: |
Ground work underway |
| Description: |
The prep work for the Ronkonkoma electrification is underway as RF 62 rolls into Ronkonkoma. The electrified line will open in about 16 months, on Jan 18 1988. The C 420s will hang on another few years after that. |
| Photo Date: |
8/19/1986 Upload Date: 12/9/2014 2:13:21 AM |
| Location: |
Ronkonkoma, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
LI 226(C420) LI 227(C420) |
| Views: |
785 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Switching |
| Description: |
RF 62 often did extensive switching at Riverhead where there were several sidings and an active team track. Here the power backs down to a hitch with a boxcar as the rest of the train sits on the main. This train did not have radios for the crews, and all moves were coordinated by hand signals. |
| Photo Date: |
8/19/1986 Upload Date: 2/12/2012 10:51:39 PM |
| Location: |
Riverhead, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Station,Action |
| Locomotives: |
LI 227(C420) LI 226(C420) |
| Views: |
1076 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Made it back |
| Description: |
RF 63 is in the siding at Pine Aire, having made its Riverhead turn and and upstream trip against the tide of Ronkonkoma bound commuters. Its power will become RF 91 to Fresh Pond later tonight. |
| Photo Date: |
8/19/1986 Upload Date: 12/9/2014 2:15:15 AM |
| Location: |
Pine Aire, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
LI 227(C420) LI 226(C420) |
| Views: |
815 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Headed west |
| Description: |
RF 63 has completed switching in Riverhead and is ready to work back to Pine Aire. |
| Photo Date: |
8/19/1986 Upload Date: 2/12/2012 11:09:01 PM |
| Location: |
Riverhead, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Station,Action |
| Locomotives: |
LI 227(C420) LI 226(C420) |
| Views: |
857 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Meeting an eastbound |
| Description: |
The challenge for RF 62/63 was to get out to Riverhead, do whatever work it had to get done along the way, and get back to Pine Aire in time to beat the rush hour. They usually made it, though would start to run up against the leading edge of the rush hour parade as they got west of Ronkonkoma. Heres RF 63 meeting train 254 behind class unit 250 at Deer Park. Almost home. |
| Photo Date: |
8/19/1986 Upload Date: 12/7/2014 3:39:12 AM |
| Location: |
Deer Park, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
LI 227(C420) LI 226(C420) LI 250(GP38-2) |
| Views: |
819 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Getting underway |
| Description: |
RF 63 is out of town and getting a roll on westbound. It will have work at Yaphank before it heads back to Pine Aire. |
| Photo Date: |
8/19/1986 Upload Date: 12/7/2014 3:41:24 AM |
| Location: |
Riverhead, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Action |
| Locomotives: |
LI 227(C420) LI 226(C420) |
| Views: |
771 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Rolling out |
| Description: |
RF 63 has made its pick up at YA siding, and is now heading out onto the main with a typical blast of Alco smoke. |
| Photo Date: |
8/19/1986 Upload Date: 12/7/2014 3:49:03 AM |
| Location: |
Yaphank, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Signal,Action |
| Locomotives: |
LI 227(C420) LI 226(C420) |
| Views: |
754 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Working the siding |
| Description: |
RF 63 works the siding at Yaphank |
| Photo Date: |
8/19/1986 Upload Date: 12/7/2014 3:49:49 AM |
| Location: |
Yaphank, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
LI 227(C420) LI 226(C420) |
| Views: |
651 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Pushing to Jamaica |
| Description: |
A Ronkonkoma train has just made its pick up at Pine Aire. Now RF 62, on the sidiing, can get back to making up its train for the trip east. |
| Photo Date: |
8/19/1986 Upload Date: 12/9/2014 2:25:14 AM |
| Location: |
Pine Aire, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Station,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
LI 263(GP38-2) LI 226(C420) |
| Views: |
386 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
All Alco meet |
| Description: |
The origination point for RF 62, the Riverhead freight, was at a small station in Pine Aire in Suffolk county. The train would switch its cars and a local customer in between rush hour commuter trains, clearing up for each one til the morning rush was over. Here we see RF 62 in the hole for an early morning westbound behind FA 2 606 |
| Photo Date: |
8/19/1986 Upload Date: 2/12/2012 11:46:16 PM |
| Location: |
Pine Aire, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Station,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
LI 226(C420) LI 227(C420) LI 606(Power Car) |
| Views: |
889 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Hooping them up |
| Description: |
The operator at KO block station in Ronkonkoma hands up orders to westbound freight RF 63. C 420's were typical power for this train. Date is approximate. |
| Photo Date: |
8/19/1986 Upload Date: 1/23/2011 10:13:10 PM |
| Location: |
Ronkonkoma, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Station,Action |
| Locomotives: |
LI 227(C420) LI 226(C420) |
| Views: |
1115 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
RF 7 west |
| Description: |
RF 7 works on the Montauk branch at Fresh Pond. We see it passing under the Conrail line from Hell Gate Bridge, where interchange traffic is exchanged between the LIRR and CR. The dwarf signal protects the connecting track from the Bay Ridge line, which curves sharply off to the left out of the picture, from trains leaving Fresh Pond yard. The train is about to pass Pond tower, and then will roll under the NYCTA Myrtle Av line, at the time the M train. |
| Photo Date: |
10/14/1986 Upload Date: 2/12/2012 11:14:31 PM |
| Location: |
Fresh Pond, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Bridge,Station,Action |
| Locomotives: |
LI 228(C420) LI 226(C420) |
| Views: |
708 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Almost home |
| Description: |
RF 63 passes through Ronkonkoma as it hustles to Pine Aire to get out of the way of the evening rush. The electrification project is progressing. The ties have been replaced, and third rail ties-note every fifth tie is extended-are now installed. |
| Photo Date: |
10/21/1986 Upload Date: 12/15/2014 3:52:04 AM |
| Location: |
Ronkonkoma, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Action |
| Locomotives: |
LI 229(C420) LI 226(C420) |
| Views: |
343 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Made it |
| Description: |
RF 63 is tied up at Pine Aire. The same power will run west later this evening as RF 91 to Fresh Pond. The electrification project is making its mark here, as the third rail has been installed. |
| Photo Date: |
10/21/1986 Upload Date: 12/15/2014 3:55:06 AM |
| Location: |
Pine Aire, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Yard,Action |
| Locomotives: |
LI 229(C420) LI 226(C420) |
| Views: |
306 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Meeting the freight |
| Description: |
An eastbound Ronkonkoma train makes its Pine Aire stop as RF 63 waits for a new crew to become RF 91 that evening. |
| Photo Date: |
10/21/1986 Upload Date: 12/16/2014 3:57:37 AM |
| Location: |
Pine Aire, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Station,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
LI 259(GP38-2) LI 226(C420) |
| Views: |
349 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Quiet at Queens Village |
| Description: |
RF 11, with consecutively numbered C 420's, cools its heels at the Queens Village station as it waits for a late night parade of passenger trains. There will be an eastbound Montauk train, followed by an Oyster Bay train. Once they clear, the freight will get the board to go east to Pine Aire with 64 cars and cabin #64. Tonights train is unusual, having three C 420s. This train almost always got two units. |
| Photo Date: |
1/15/1987 Upload Date: 5/22/2011 3:01:00 AM |
| Location: |
Queens Village, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Night,Station,Action |
| Locomotives: |
LI 228(C420) LI 227(C420) LI 226(C420) |
| Views: |
848 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Waiting for the board |
| Description: |
RF 11 was pulled up to the signal on track 4 at Queens to wait for traffic, not uncommon as there was a flurry of passenger trains around 1 AM every night. Todays train has three C 420s instead of the usual two. Pennsys position light signals were always interesting to watch, especially so at night. Hell get going after the Oyster Bay train clears going east. |
| Photo Date: |
1/15/1987 Upload Date: 12/31/2014 2:50:27 AM |
| Location: |
Queens Village, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Night,Station,Signal,Action |
| Locomotives: |
LI 228(C420) LI 227(C420) LI 226(C420) |
| Views: |
647 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Waiting at the station |
| Description: |
RF 11 was cooling its heels waiting for traffic at Queens Village in this platform shot, also showing the waiting area on the westbound platform across the tracks. Lead unit 228 seems to have a new coat of paint. |
| Photo Date: |
1/15/1987 Upload Date: 12/31/2014 3:04:18 AM |
| Location: |
Queens Village, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Station,Action |
| Locomotives: |
LI 228(C420) LI 227(C420) LI 226(C420) |
| Views: |
604 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Back in the zone |
| Description: |
RF 63 passes the block limit signal at KO, entering the commuter zone. Note the third rail in place. It is now nine months til electric trains will run here from New York and Brooklyn |
| Photo Date: |
4/9/1987 Upload Date: 4/23/2015 2:11:32 AM |
| Location: |
Ronkonkoma, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Signal,Action |
| Locomotives: |
LI 226(C420) LI 227(C420) |
| Views: |
198 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Doing what Alcos do |
| Description: |
RF 63 gets started from its pick up at Yaphank with gusto. Hell need to hustle if hes going to get his window ahead of the afternoon rush once he gets to Ronkonkoma. Pour it on!! |
| Photo Date: |
4/9/1987 Upload Date: 4/23/2015 2:15:34 AM |
| Location: |
Yaphank, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Action |
| Locomotives: |
LI 226(C420) LI 227(C420) |
| Views: |
236 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Just passing through |
| Description: |
Youd never know it to see the place now, but Manorville was once an important junction on the LIRR. There was a branch here that split from the Main Line, connecting to the Montauk Branch at Eastport. It was commonly used by trains going to the Hamptons and east. It was abandoned in 1949; Manorville was never the same. RF 63 passes through without even breaking its pace. |
| Photo Date: |
4/9/1987 Upload Date: 4/23/2015 2:22:30 AM |
| Location: |
Manorville, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Action |
| Locomotives: |
LI 226(C420) LI 227(C420) |
| Views: |
191 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Working YA |
| Description: |
RF 62s caboose is seen in the distance as the train gets underway after setting out a cut of cars for pick up on the return trip. YA block station is at right. |
| Photo Date: |
4/9/1987 Upload Date: 4/21/2015 3:46:56 AM |
| Location: |
Yaphank, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
RollingStock,Signal,Action |
| Locomotives: |
LI 226(C420) LI 227(C420) |
| Views: |
287 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Alcos by the coal dock |
| Description: |
A pair of C 420s, now stored since the Ronkonkoma electrification rendered newer diesels available for freight service, pose by the concrete coal dock at Morris Park shop. The Alcos will have a brief reprieve, and return to service for a few more years. The coaling tower has, however, seen its last steam engine. The tracks in the foreground are the Atlantic Branch, which are coming out of the Atlantic Av tunnel, where they have been since just east of Nostrand Av station in Brooklyn. The cars beyond the Alcos are part of the alcohol train, and are equipped to spray an alcohol based chemical on the third rail to keep it from getting iced up in winter. |
| Photo Date: |
2/5/1988 Upload Date: 6/27/2015 4:31:17 AM |
| Location: |
Morris Park, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Roster,Yard |
| Locomotives: |
LI 227(C420) LI 226(C420) |
| Views: |
216 Comments: 0 |
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