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Tom Beckett's Collection
 
5/2/2024
 
 
 
 
 
Owner: Long Island Rail Road Company
Model:Rebuilt Alco Power CarBuilt As:LN 321 (FA2)
Serial Number:81968Order No:21019
Frame Number:Alco prime mover # 14160Built:6/1956
Notes:blt 6/56 as L&N FA2 321
Other locos with this serial:  LI 606(Power Car)
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FA 2
Title:  FA 2
Description:  LIRR 606 is the power supply for this Port Jeff train rolling through Queens Village
Photo Date:  7/19/1983  Upload Date: 11/10/2013 2:39:09 AM
Location:  Queens Village, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Station,Signal,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  LI 606(Power Car)
Views:  479   Comments: 0
FA east
Title:  FA east
Description:  FA 606 rolls east trailing a Ronkonkoma train. The signal over head controls reverse moves on track 1.
Photo Date:  6/5/1984  Upload Date: 6/30/2014 3:50:20 AM
Location:  Mineola, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Signal,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  LI 606(Power Car)
Views:  576   Comments: 0
FA on an Oyster Bay train
Title:  FA on an Oyster Bay train
Description:  An Alco FA power car brings up the rear of an Oyster Bay train at the beautiful Victorian Sea Cliff station
Photo Date:  11/14/1985  Upload Date: 11/13/2011 2:39:57 AM
Location:  Sea Cliff, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Night,Station,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  LI 606(Power Car)
Views:  541   Comments: 0
Starting to roll
Title:  Starting to roll
Description:  A westbound Oyster Bay train starts out of Mineola. The car behind 606 is one of the one time 1964 Worlds Fair cars.
Photo Date:  6/10/1986  Upload Date: 11/26/2014 3:42:10 AM
Location:  Mineola, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Station,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  LI 606(Power Car)
Views:  470   Comments: 1
FA trailing
Title:  FA trailing
Description:  4252s power pack is FA 606 this Sunday.
Photo Date:  8/17/1986  Upload Date: 12/8/2014 1:45:26 AM
Location:  Bellerose, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Station,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  LI 606(Power Car)
Views:  431   Comments: 0
All Alco meet
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
FA leading the way
Title:  FA leading the way
Description:  This FA was leading a Ronkonkoma train past Pine Aire and waiting RF 62.
Photo Date:  8/19/1986  Upload Date: 12/9/2014 2:31:56 AM
Location:  Pine Aire, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Station,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  LI 606(Power Car)
Views:  357   Comments: 0
Port Jeff bound FA
Title:  Port Jeff bound FA
Description:  This FA is taking up the rear of a Port Jefferson train at Bellerose.
Photo Date:  10/26/1986  Upload Date: 12/19/2014 3:59:59 AM
Location:  Bellerose, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Station,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  LI 606(Power Car)
Views:  350   Comments: 0
Sea Cliff
Title:  Sea Cliff
Description:  The Sea Cliff station was a rather ornate Victorian building that looked good any time of day or night. Here we see it at night with an eastbound
Photo Date:  2/16/1987  Upload Date: 11/28/2012 1:22:41 AM
Location:  Sea Cliff, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Night,Station,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  LI 606(Power Car)
Views:  479   Comments: 1
Eastbound at a pretty station
Title:  Eastbound at a pretty station
Description:  An Oyster Bay bound train makes its stop at Sea Cliff, an FA bringing up the rear.
Photo Date:  2/17/1987  Upload Date: 4/19/2015 1:32:42 AM
Location:  Sea Cliff, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Winter,Night,Station,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  LI 606(Power Car)
Views:  364   Comments: 0
FA 2
Title:  FA 2
Description:  You cant really tell now, since the original Alco 244 power plant was replaced by a Caterpillar "sled", at which time the grills were changed, but this was once an FA 2. In any configuration, it looks good still on the road
Photo Date:  4/5/1987  Upload Date: 4/23/2015 3:29:48 AM
Location:  Bellerose, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Station,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  LI 606(Power Car)
Views:  351   Comments: 1
Clean FA
Title:  Clean FA
Description:  The end was near for the FAs, but LIRR kept them painted. A very clean and fresh 606 trails an Oyster Bay train.
Photo Date:  6/16/1987  Upload Date: 5/2/2015 4:04:25 AM
Location:  Bellerose, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Station,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  LI 606(Power Car)
Views:  299   Comments: 0
FA on the main
Title:  FA on the main
Description:  This FA was taking up the rear of a Ronkonkoma train at Pine Lawn.
Photo Date:  8/29/1987  Upload Date: 5/25/2015 2:27:11 AM
Location:  Pinelawn, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  LI 606(Power Car)
Views:  382   Comments: 0
Classic scene
Title:  Classic scene
Description:  An FA brings up the rear of this Oyster Bay train rolling east under the PRR position lights at Queens Village. It will cross over in the interlocking to take Main Line track 2 east to Mineola. Queens tower is behind the second car in the train. The large building at left is Queens Village theater, a classic old movie house that at the time was showing mostly adult films and some pay per view events.
Photo Date:  10/18/1987  Upload Date: 6/9/2015 3:36:47 AM
Location:  Queens Village, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Station,Signal,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  LI 606(Power Car)
Views:  372   Comments: 0
Old station
Title:  Old station
Description:  An FA passes the old Bethpage station as it prepares to stop at the new high level platforms. It will be removed in a few months once the electrification project officially opens.
Photo Date:  10/29/1987  Upload Date: 6/12/2015 4:20:59 AM
Location:  Bethpage, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Station,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  LI 606(Power Car)
Views:  363   Comments: 0
Snowy meet
Title:  Snowy meet
Description:  A westbound set of M 1s passes and eastbound diesel train with FA 2 606 bringing up the rear on a snowy day in January.
Photo Date:  12/20/1987  Upload Date: 7/29/2012 12:52:04 AM
Location:  Floral Park, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Winter,Station,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  LI 606(Power Car)
Views:  668   Comments: 2


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