Steve,
That pic of the 302 is on #1 West at Port Jefferson, not eastbound. The main is just north of the consist in the picture. After the new yard was completed, the layup moved to that location east of Columbia Street. The FL-9ACs were created specifically for trial purposes for use with the lone C1 consist to evaluate the feasibility of a one-seat ride to PSNY on the Port Jefferson branch. The commuters there, at the time, were very disgruntled that no electrification was planned to happen anytime soon, as had happened on the Main Line from KO west. Most of them just drove and parked at the nearest station to their homes on the Main Line to avoid the "Huntington Shuffle". This caused parking nightmares at these stations. An example too is Patchogue; after the KO job was complete, the once-crowded PD parking became sparse when the crowd went to KO for the one-seat ride (and long nap).
Wheelslip! Back to the Barn.
MOTEL