Golden Hour on the Island. Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) M7 car 7476 is the lead unit on Hempstead Branch train 758, seen curving into JAY interlocking west of Jamaica Station.

Peak Positioning. A non-revenue Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) M3 train sneaks through Jamaica Station at the height of rush hour, operating as train 9817 to Atlantic Terminal.

Jay as in Jamaica. A long, 12-car train of Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) M9 EMUs led by car 9146 curves around JAY tower as it approaches Jamaica Station.

A18. Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) M7 car 7693 is the lead unit on an Atlantic Terminal-bound train seen passing signal A18 as it arrives at Nostrand Avenue Station.

Deadhead Westbound. Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) M3 car 9827 is the lead unit on deadhead train 4953, seen rounding the curve east of Woodside as it makes its way from Ronkonkoma to Ne... (more)

A set of M7s roll under the PRR-style position light signal bridge just to the west of Forest Hills station on the last day of 2024.

One of the three morning deadheads to Ronkonkoma yard was a set of M3s so I ventured out to the pedestrian bridge by the Wyandanch station to photograph them passing. The view westward shows the r... (more)

"Take Your Grandpas to Popeyes"

Long Island Rail Road "Brooklyn Shuttle" train 2884, with Budd M3s (often referred to as "Grandpas" these days), passes t... (more)

"Bypassing Hollis for Today"

As clouds begin to part and let rays of sunlight through, Long Island Rail Road Hempstead Branch train 752, with Kawasaki M9 railcars, passes Ho... (more)

"This Station is, Gibson"

On February 11, 2025, Long Island Rail Road train 2750, with a set of Bombardier M7 railcars, makes its stop at Gibson Station on the Far Rockaway ... (more)

"Cold Sloths @ Dunton"

Long Island Rail Road Atlantic Shuttle train 8913, with Kawasaki M9 railcars (often called "sloths" for their headlight arrangement), heads ... (more)

Bypassing Budds. Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) M3 car 9859 is the lead unit on an inbound train seen running express through Kew Gardens Station.

Commuter Elevated. Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) M7 car 7479 is the lead unit on an inbound train seen arriving at Nostrand Avenue Station, the penultimate stop on the Atlantic Branch.

"TESTING TESTING" M9 Test train heading on the Main Line about to pass through the Floral Park Station. At Ronkonkoma the train turn and will return westbound back to Queens.

A pair of LIRR trains going to and from Ronkonkoma pass each other on the curve just west of Woodside Station. The eastbound service is just 10 minutes out of Penn Station and has a long way to go... (more)