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

Long Island Classics. Lots of classic Long Island Rail Road pieces filled the view at Mineola, including Pennsylvania Railroad position light signals, Nassau tower, Budd M3 cars, and (o... (more)

A set of veteran M3s, looking a little worse for wear, take another load of midday passengers towards Babylon, slowing for a few more at Forest Hills in Queens. These old vets will make it into 20... (more)

"Classics Descend from Nostrand"

Long Island Rail Road "Brooklyn Shuttle" train 2927, with Budd M3s, ducks into the west end portal of the Atlantic Branch Viaduct ... (more)

Amtrak's Sunnyside Yard also serves NJ Transit, and many Long Island Railroad trains pass through as well, such as this eastbound comprised of ten Budd M3 Electrical Multiple Unit (EMU) cars. (Ne... (more)

Following the morning rush, one of the few remaining sets of LIRR M3's head back towards Hillside Yard in Queens, passing by Jay Tower and through the complex at Jamaica. The M3's on both Metro-No... (more)

Train 747 from Grand Central Terminal to Croton Harmon heading into Croton Harmon Station. Budd M3 train set consisting of eight cars.

Sunset Arrival. Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) M3 car no. 9800 (Budd, 1984-1986) is seen rising from the tunnel to the elevated structure as it leads its train towards Nostrand Ave Statio... (more)

Faces of the LIRR. Two Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) trains are seen sitting on adjacent tracks at Penn Station, awaiting their departures to points east. On Track 14 at left is M7 no. 7... (more)

The Replacements. Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) M3 car no. 9798 (Budd, 1984-1986) is the lead unit on eastbound Long Beach Branch train 812 seen as it approaches Woodside Station. Passin... (more)

Morning Metropolitans. Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) M3 car no. 9884 (Budd Metropolitan, 1984-1986) is the lead unit on eastbound train 5706, a deadhead run from NY Penn Station t... (more)

The venerable M3s sets trundle on their last miles for the Long Island Rail Road. Here a train pulls into Jamaica.

Metropolitans on the El. Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) M3 Metropolitan no. 9923 (Budd, 1984-1986) is the lead unit on westbound train 2933 arriving at Nostrand Ave Station on the ... (more)

A 10 car set of Budd M3s is seen pulling out of the pocket track in Massapequa. The pocket track was constructed in 2014 and completed in 2021 for the purpose of turning Babylon line trains that s... (more)