"Farewell to the LIRR Crossing Watchman"

On the afternoon of Friday March 31st, 2023, Long Island Rail Road's last Crossing Watchman shares a friendly wave with the engineer of Patcho... (more)

Long Island City's growing skyline is framed behind New York & Atlantic's RP20B class unit, #300.

Long Island Rail Road MP15AC #168 at Wheelspur in Long Island City, NY on October 14, 2023.

Having married a girl from Forest Hills, I've since spent a couple decades with it on my radar as a go to spot for railfanning commuter action in New York, but always from the station platforms. R... (more)

On August 23 I looked up and noticed some screaming light on the BMT Astoria Line viaduct in Long Island City. That light made it impossible for me to see if this was an N or a W, but it was one o... (more)

"Garbage Intermodal Combo at Bliss"

On the evening of May 2nd, 2022, a Waste Management of New York Shuttlewagon hauls a cut of empty trash containers from Bliss Yard toward... (more)

"Extra Over DB"

On the evening of May 5th, 2022, New York & Atlantic Railway EMD GP38-2 268 is seen leading a "Film Extra" east over the Dutchkills Bridge on the Lower Montauk in Long... (more)

"Dead End Discoveries at Davis St."

On the afternoon of April 23rd, 2022, a Flushing-bound 7 train snakes above the partially flooded, dead end area of Davis Street in Long Island Cit... (more)

Pennsy And "New" Pennsy. When the Pennsylvania Railroad ordered the "Metroliners" from Budd in 1966, it's unlikely anyone imagined that they would still be in service, t... (more)

One of Long Island Railroad's unique DE30ACs shoves a westbound Long Island City bound train through Queens.

The inbound train from Port Jefferson sits at the terminal station in Long Island City for a few more minutes before it will deadhead back east.

"Late Night Staging on the Wash Track"

Long Island Rail Road MP15ACs 168 & 150 idle at the head end of the rail reclaim train on the old "Wash Track" in Long Islan... (more)

After the morning rush hour. Crews preparing to leave the Long Island City Yard. View at 300 mm from the 11th Street RR Crossing.

AmFleet to Amagansett. On Tuesday, July 6, 2021, Amtrak 10002 (Corridor Clipper) was transferred to the MTA LIRR Long Island City Yard in Queens, New York. It was placed in a consist with D... (more)

"Give Me My Car Back"

On the evening of July 7, 2021, Amtrak's Sunnyside Yard switching crew is seen retrieving the 10002 "Corridor Clipper" track geometry coach a... (more)