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I caught these posted in a LI Places No More forum and thought they would be of interest here...

The photos are credited to the Library of Congress and dated 1910.

Anyone else skeptical of someone who joins and immediately asks about East River tunnel operations for their first two posts?

2 MP15's running light eastbound from Farmingdale around 2 PM Saturday.

They are using the west leg of the wye inside the gate. I passed by tonight and saw at least one car on the curve inside the gate. Also, on the west side of the crossing there are trash cars lined up on the back track so it looks like the new tracks are in use. Geeps working Coastal right now but it...

Freightguy,

Thank you for the prompt response. I am guessing it goes east in the old timeslot passing through CI and KO between 10-11am?

Thanks again!

Is Brookhaven still serviced M-F 9pm or later?

Thank you in advance.

That is great news. Thank you for sharing the news and all of the photos.

I like how all of the preparation nay sayers have not posted in well over a day.

They will probably never admit the system shutdown was a good idea.

Well wishes to all out there putting our toys back together so we can watch the show again.

There is one still standing on Fire Island in front of the Fair Harbor Fire Department. The sign on the support states it was erected in 1931 at 5th and Central Walks before being moved to its present location in 1960. There is no mistaking its origin. I have a second photo of one that I found off t...

Earlier in the thread there was a mention of cars at the Nassau County Fire Academy. The car numbers are 9411 and 9412.

http://statter911.com/2011/07/16/raw-video-amtrak-locomotive-catches-fire-at-dcs-union-station/ From the DCFD.com website: Thursday afternoon DC Firefighters were dispatched for the report of an Amtrak Train Engine on fire at Union Station. The box dispatched included the Foam Unit Task Force, Hazma...

Croxley's Ale House in Farmingdale is adjacent to the LIRR main line. They have outdoor seating, and in the cool weather they open up the front so you can literally sit at the bar and watch the trains go by.

Our friends over at Forgotten-ny.com recently took a tour of the Bay Ridge Branch:

http://www.forgotten-ny.com/SUBWAYS/bay ... .LIRR.html

If you were on Lawrence Avenue which runs from Maple Avenue to Route 25, then you were probably looking at the station.

74 Volts,

Great pictures and excellent timing