The LIRR 2017 Holiday Express at Ronkonkoma.

The LIRR's "Holiday Express" returns for its second year after a highly successful inaugural run in 2016. This year is centered around the "Elf the Musical" show at Madison Sq... (more)

Dual Modes to Ronkonkoma.

Two Dual-Mode train consists are laying over for the weekend at the LIRR Port Jefferson Yard. DM30AC 517 on Track 1 and DM30AC 510 on track 2 in the lead of their sets.

About to cross Broadway RR Crossing into the station.

"Late Night Diesel Service to Ronkonkoma" Long Island Train 8066 prepares to head out of Jamaica towards Ronkonkoma via the Montauk, Central Branch and Main Line. Due to the LIRR... (more)

A bridge replacement project on the LIRR's mainline has severed service between Mineola and Hicksville this weekend. As a result, Ronkonkoma trains, usually operated with electric MU equipment, a... (more)

The last Cannonball of the 2017 season blasts through Hampton Bays after being delayed 8 minutes at Westhampton in an attempt to reunite a passenger with his luggage. This is the last summer of ma... (more)

Ridership to the Hamptons on summer weekends is usually among the highest on the LIRR. Trains to and from Montauk typically have eight cars or more, stretching the limits of the railroad's fleet.... (more)

The LIRR's normal practice is to route Montauk Branch diesel trains over the Central Branch and Mainline, so as to avoid the more than a dozen local stations on the electrified portion of the Mont... (more)

LIRR equipment, spends the day in the West Side Yard, waiting for the evening commute to begin.

Long Island Railroad's West Side Yard. The buildings under construction center and right side are part of the Hudson Yards project built over the eastern portion of the West Side Yard. Eventually ... (more)

The sun sets over Morris Park Shops and engine 519 as it sits on the turntable awaiting minor repairs.

A quartet of dual mode locomotives rest on the west end of Richmond Hill yard.