On a hot summer day the LIRR's welded rail train is seen reversing through the pine barrens on the Calverton spur. Due to the train's excessive length, the crew is attempting to see where they can... (more)
"Blue Hour Wash on the North Side"
On the evening of November 2nd, 2024, Long Island Rail Road "Wash 1" ducks in the clear at the Huntington North Side Track on th... (more)
MP15AC 161 is seen heading westbound through Farmingdale station towing DE30AC 418 back to the shops after having issues on the Greenport scoot. It is unique to see the engines elephant style as m... (more)
With significant ice buildup after yesterday's snowfall, the LIRR's alcohol trains were out in full force to de-ice the system's third rails.
City Switcher. LIRR 161 idles on a siding track near Long Island City Station on the Lower Montauk Branch. There is typically a locomotive here, presumably as a protect unit for the term... (more)
Long Island Rail Road's "LaserTrain" heads east through the Lakeview neighborhood of West Hempstead, NY on the West Hempstead Branch with "glass out" MP15AC 161 leading the way. LIRR'... (more)
"LaserTrain at In N Out" Long Island Rail Road's "LaserTrain" heads east past the In N Out Convenience Shop in Hewlett, NY on the Far Rockaway Branch. LIRR's LaserTr... (more)
A decade before and this weekend lineup at Oyster Bay would have featured an all Alco lineup instead of the MP15AC's seen here.
"LIRR on the Fresh Pond Bridge" Long Island Rail Road's Roustabout crew clears the "Interchange" switch while moving into position to pick up a Kawasaki M9 EMU pair tha... (more)
A lone, heavily weathered Long Island Railroad MP15AC idles away on a quiet, hot summer Sunday afternoon in Long Island City.
"Waiting for the Circus" LIRR MP15AC 161 sits between Long Island City and Hunters Point Ave Station awaiting the flatcar portion of the Ringling Brother's Circus Train.
