Montauk bound train 8706 originating in Jamaica. DM30AC 517, eight bilevels and DM30AC 513 passing Automatic Block Signal C299 on the Central Branch.

A set of Budd M1/M3s brings #2054 from Penn Station in New York City to Ronkonkoma, NY after a fresh snowfall by the old B Tower.

Last day of October with a little fall colors on the Central Branch. Shuttle Service is happening each weekend until Thanksgiving. Babylon-Hicksville is headed to Bethpage its next stop before Hic... (more)

LIRR Main Line is shut down. Shuttle service between Hicksville & Babylon are running so passengers can access Points west and points east to the Ronkonkoma and Port Jefferson branches. In this vi... (more)

MP15ACs in mainline, fast freight road service cannot be found too many places anymore throughout the United States. Long Island, NY is one exception, being the host to the New York & Atlantic Rai... (more)

The tree-lined right of way and the westward signals at Beth Interlocking provide a serene backdrop for the RS40 as they make their way up the Central Branch with empty hoppers and a loaded center... (more)

After waiting incessantly at a stop signal for no apparent reason, NYAR RS41 accelerates west from Beth Interlocking under the westward signal bridge to make its way back to Fresh Pond Yard after ... (more)

Progress Rail PR20B #300 and GP38-2 #268 bring the afternoon RS41 west off the Central Branch back onto the LIRR Mainline at Beth Interlocking. B Tower still stands watch although the territory is... (more)

"Knocking off the Slag at Farmingdale" A Long Island Rail Road track worker knocks off slag from a recent thermite weld at the Secatogue Ave grade crossing on Main Line 1. Thermi... (more)

"Smoothing the Rail at Farmingdale" A Long Island Rail Road track worker smooths out a recent thermite weld at the Secatogue Ave grade crossing on Main Line 1. Thermite welding i... (more)

"Thermite Welding at Farmingdale" A Long Island Rail Road track gang thermite welds new rail at the Secatogue Ave grade crossing on Main Line 1. Thermite welding is the process o... (more)

"M9s & Track Work at Farmingdale" A Long Island Rail Road track gang welds rail joints on Main Line 1 while an eastbound Ronkonkoma train passes by on Main Line 2. Welding the rail joints ... (more)

"RS-41 Over the Southern State" New York & Atlantic Railway's RS-41 crosses over the Southern State Parkway on the LIRR Central Branch in Farmingdale, NY.

A eastbound Long Island Railroad service to Ronkonkoma continues its journey out on the island as it departs Farmingdale Station. As it departs, it ducks under the former signal bridge, which used... (more)

The crew of the freight are waiting on the PW Team Track for the call from Divide Tower to leave. NYAR GP38-2’s 268 & 270 have gondolas of scrap metal to forward to Fresh Pond on their return to P... (more)