"Scrap M3 & a Barge at Wheelspur" An M3 pair (LI 9812 & LI 9863) and two Pullman Standard P72 Coaches (LI 2907 & LI 2933) sit loaded onto FICX Flatcars on the "River Track" at Wheelspur Fa... (more)

"Ready to Ship" An M3 pair (LI 9812 & LI 9863) and two Pullman Standard P72 Coaches (LI 2907 & LI 2933) sit loaded onto FICX Flatcars on the "River Track" at Wheelspur Facility waiting to ... (more)

"LIRR Scrap Line at Wheelspur" An M3 pair (LI 9812 & LI 9863) and two vintage P72 Coaches (LI 2907 & LI 2933) sit on the "River Track" at Wheelspur Facility waiting to ... (more)

A set of M3s heads out to Far Rockaway on the left while a set of newer M7s head out for Huntington on the right, both passing JAY Interlocking Tower.

"Wantagh Station Platform Replacement" A westward Long Island Rail Road train heading towards Penn Station passes by the "Phase 1" foundation of the new Wantagh Station ... (more)

A practice used by very few is still a tradition on the nation's busiest commuter railroad. Long Island train 1701 stops at Nassau Tower to pick up orders about a track condition further west at N... (more)

A set of Budd M3 cars filled with commuters from New York City head home. The M3 will be retired in a few years.

Every type of passenger train on the LIRR can be seen here in this photo. Older M3's blast toward NY Penn as a DE30 set and an M7 race eastward.

A set of M3's hustles towards Gotham with the mornings commuter rush. These will be retired by 2019 when the new M9's come online.

An old M3 hustles through Floral Park. These cars will be retired by 2019 and were the last rail cars made by Budd.

LI Train 1717 flies past NASSAU Tower, which was placed into service on April 25, 1923. Quite amazing how this small tower is still doing its job. One can only imagine how many trains have past th... (more)

The westward position lights in Queens Interlocking all display stop on Bridge 3 as a Huntington eastbound finishes weaving its way through the high-speed crossovers.

Despite the Holidays, it's a very somber week for the residents of New York City after two of NYPDs Finest were laid to rest after being senselessly murdered just a week ago. To memorialize NYPD o... (more)

A couple of Budd-ies line the shop tracks at Hillside Support Facility. LI 9837 is part of what would be the second-to-last handled order by Budd, which in April 1987 left the railroad busines... (more)