“LIRR on the NY Connecting Railroad”

On the morning of September 22, 2025, the Long Island Rail Road picked up the BNSF Railway Ryder Cup OCS special from New York & Atlantic Rail... (more)

The week of April 22nd is the last of the crossing rehabilitation in Riverhead. We see two separate work trains sitting in LD siding, awaiting crews to continue their work the rest of the week.

Coming from Holban yard the road freight crew is seen battling the grades on the LIRR's Port Jeff Branch, better known as the Mountain Division. Passing through Smithtown station, the train crawls... (more)

Mutiple Long Island Railroad MP15s are seen lined up in Port Jefferson's west yard awaiting their next assignment. For multiple weekends in the months of July and August major track rehabilitation... (more)

Minutes after heavy rainfall, a Long Island road crew is bringing the dead in tow DM30AC 521 west through Stony Brook station on the way to Richmond Hill Storage Yard for repair.

Grade Crossing Eliminated. Returning from the scrap move, the light engines head up the Bay Ridge Line. The face of the East New York Tunnel reads "City Of New York Grade Crossing Elim... (more)

LIRR On The Bay Ridge. On the early morning of Friday, January 20, 2023, MTA Long Island Rail Road made some unusual moves as Bombardier M7s headed out to be scrapped. Bracketed by a pair o... (more)

After being held for a few passing locals at Duke interlocking, a classic 1500 duo make their way through Greenlawn with a fresh coat of paint. The 10 concrete tie cars being transported are from... (more)

Through torrential downpours, LI 163 & 168 lead a 12-car concrete tie train through Stony Brook towards Port Jefferson West yard, where they will drop the consist off and head back to Belmont yard... (more)

Not Just Dashing Commuters. Long Island Rail Road MP15AC (EMD, 1977) no. 163 leads a train of empty tie cars through Jamaica station, as seen from the pedestrian bridge above. These car... (more)

MTA LIRR Train 6469 with Kawasaki M9 9051 passes the Rail Train with LI 163 (MP15AC, 4/1977) near Bayside, New York on Saturday, May 22, 2021. The rail train was dropping welded rail between Littl... (more)

"LIRR Rescue at Islip" Long Island Railroad Extra 163 tows disabled train 2703's equipment west past the Islip station house on the Montauk Line in Islip, NY. 2703 suffered locomotive is... (more)

"LIRR Tow Job at Water Mill" Long Island Railroad Extra 163 tows disabled train 2703's equipment west past the former Water Mill (also called Watermill) station on the Montauk Line in Wa... (more)

"LIRR Tow Job by Valley" Long Island Railroad Extra 163 tows disabled train 2703's equipment west past Valley Tower on the Montauk Line in Valley Stream, NY. 2703 suffered locomotive iss... (more)

The LIRR's "LaserTrain" lays over at Port Washington between runs. This converted M3 set, one of two such sets on the railroad, is used to mitigate slip-slide conditions caused by falle... (more)