Summer weekend layover at the yard.

"Jury Duty Special by Pine Air" "Jury Duty Special by Pine Air " Long Island Train #200, the "Jury Duty Special", passes NYAR power at Pine Aire on it's way to Riverhead. This train was cre... (more)

Often forgotten and at times neglected, the mainline that stretches from Ronkonkoma to Greenport goes through some of the most scenic parts of Long Island. We are passing through the heart of wine... (more)

A Long Island train heads past construction on the open area section of A Interlocking that's a part of the Manhattan West project. This area is completely covered over today.

Turn and Burn

After a quick change of ends on the LIRR Secondary #1 just west of Jay interlocking, the last train to Oyster Bay is about head east for Jamaica to pick up its pa... (more)

The Long Island Railroad had lots of electrics, but the diesels were my favorite.

The weekend layover at Port Jefferson. The trainsets will come back in service on Monday for rush hour. The two dual-mode sets on the left will travel from Port Jefferson to Penn Station for a on... (more)

Its not Winter Yet. Because of a control cab failure the Greenport Scoot has a DE30AC on each end of the train today. This setup is routine during snow events to keep the line open from Ronkonkoma... (more)

After overtaking a Ronkonkhoma bound M7 set, a DE30 powers a service bound for eastern Long Island. On the LIRR conductors still punch paper tickets.

A DE30 powers a service from far eastern Long Island through Floral Park. The DE30AC is a dual mode locomotive allowing services beyond the 3rd rail territory or using 3rd rail in the tunnel.

One of LIRR's unique DE30's shoves commuters towards the city. The dual mode DE30 can operate on 3rd rail or diesel on the non electrified territory and branches.

Train 2708 idles on track 4 in LIC yard with the Manhattan skyline in the background. The train will leave Hunterspoint Avenue at 149pm, making Westhampton the first stop after Jamaica before arri... (more)