Leaving Patchogue station thru the signals eastbound on the Montauk Branch.

LI 508 sits quiet as a mouse in the Sheridan Shop awaiting heavy overhaul. A newly rebuilt 12-710 prime mover awaits installation on the left side of the frame.

The west end of Richmond Hill Yard has 12,000 horsepower lined up in the form of LIRR's DM30AC fleet. There's a bustle of activity taking place on the east end as all of the long Montauk trains th... (more)

Seconds from the station.

The 4:19 P.M.from Penn Station arriving at Northport Station at 5:30 P.M. One seat ride without switching in Jamaica.

Minutes before departure to Montauk onboard the Thursday Cannonball. Next stop, Westhampton. Photo taken with permission.

Despite it being the weekend before Christmas, the off-season Cannonball handles a fraction of the ridership as its summer counterpart. Also absent in the off-season are the drumheads that are a n... (more)

Laid Up

The lone dual mode set in Oyster Bay is relieved of its duties laid up on wayside power on the holiday weekend.

Dual Mode trainset leaving the Ronkonkoma Station platform heading westbound. Over the weekend of October 24-25 the railroad operated dual-mode trains from Ronkonkoma, via the Central Branch and B... (more)

Dual Mode trainset during the weekend layover. This view is from Pedestrian walkway that enters Theodore Roosevelt Park.

To accommodate bridge installation work at Ellison Avenue there was no train service between Hicksville and Mineola. Electric MU trains were replaced by Dual modes to and from Ronkonkoma Via the C... (more)

The class DM30AC unit led the LIRR's last named train, The Cannonball, to Montauk tonight with 9 standard coaches and 3 reserve coaches which offer beverages to the thirsty crowds on the 115 mile ... (more)

A peek into the bowels of one of the busiest commuter tunnels in the world, this one leading into New York's Pennsylvania Station. In the event of an emergency, the communication box to the right ... (more)

The abandoned tower at Dunton now sits idle as its functions are now controlled by Jamaica Control Center, rendering this tower, Jay and Hall useless other than a hangout for signalmen. Two iconic... (more)