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Re: scrap line cars

 by Dump The Air ¦  Sat Dec 08, 2018 5:00 am ¦  Forum: Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) ¦  Topic: scrap line cars ¦  Replies: 20 ¦  Views: 9394

which bay window hack was the one rebuilt by ozark mountain railcar years and years ago? has that one been sitting out rotting with the rest of them?

Re: Eastport service by NYA

 by Dump The Air ¦  Wed Dec 05, 2018 12:47 am ¦  Forum: New York & Atlantic Railway-NYNJ Rail ¦  Topic: Eastport service by NYA ¦  Replies: 2 ¦  Views: 2944

last time i was in the area a couple months ago the track closest to east moriches blvd and eastport feeds itself is in pretty rough shape.

Re: The Gravy Train (Book)

 by Dump The Air ¦  Thu Nov 29, 2018 10:24 pm ¦  Forum: Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) ¦  Topic: The Gravy Train (Book) ¦  Replies: 15 ¦  Views: 9375

sounds like a load of anti labor nonsense, think i'll pass on this one.

Re: Amazon Two HQ in LIC: Impact on LIRR...

 by Dump The Air ¦  Fri Nov 16, 2018 7:37 pm ¦  Forum: Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) ¦  Topic: Amazon Two HQ in LIC: Impact on LIRR... ¦  Replies: 33 ¦  Views: 13618

How can anyone predict the "impact" this early as an outsider? Go talk to anyone who makes less than 30 grand and lives in Seattle, they will tell you all about impact. Amazon helped cut down a large business tax in Seattle that would have assisted the homeless and raised money for afford...

Re: Amazon Two HQ in LIC: Impact on LIRR...

 by Dump The Air ¦  Thu Nov 15, 2018 11:34 pm ¦  Forum: Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) ¦  Topic: Amazon Two HQ in LIC: Impact on LIRR... ¦  Replies: 33 ¦  Views: 13618

quite frankly i'm less worried about the LIRR and more worried what this means for the working class of NYC. Those 50 thousand jobs aren't going to the people who are from and live in those neighborhoods thats for sure. congrats cuomo you've handed queens and probably north brooklyn over to it's feu...

Re: [PHOTO] RDC Fan Trip Location & Date Needed

 by Dump The Air ¦  Thu Oct 11, 2018 9:44 pm ¦  Forum: Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) ¦  Topic: [PHOTO] RDC Fan Trip Location & Date Needed ¦  Replies: 33 ¦  Views: 10526

Newkirk, Arrts Archives site has the exact photo 1956” Evergreen Branch looking west from Covert Street.” Someone I worked with on the railroad worked for Conrail said they had a few customers down there still during the Conrail era serviced by a local out of Oak Point. He remembers a beer guy and ...

Re: LIRR Mainline Third Track Project

 by Dump The Air ¦  Tue Aug 07, 2018 7:43 pm ¦  Forum: Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) ¦  Topic: LIRR Mainline Third Track Project ¦  Replies: 1245 ¦  Views: 287680

what towers are still open? nassau, bablyon, queens, lead?

crazy to think that theres that many, i think paoli and zoo on the harrisburg line are still open?

here in the twin cities there isn't even a shell of a tower left and there was a lot of them at one time.

Re: The East Side Access Project Discussion (ESA)

 by Dump The Air ¦  Sun Jul 22, 2018 9:42 pm ¦  Forum: Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) ¦  Topic: The East Side Access Project Discussion (ESA) ¦  Replies: 1157 ¦  Views: 378073

this goomba-ass state never ceases to amaze me.

Re: MP54D Motorizied Pass Cars

 by Dump The Air ¦  Tue Jul 10, 2018 7:51 pm ¦  Forum: Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) ¦  Topic: MP54D Motorizied Pass Cars ¦  Replies: 15 ¦  Views: 4460

a lot of very cool stuff up in east windsor

Re: PRR-style signals at New South Rd. crossing back in '80s

 by Dump The Air ¦  Thu Jul 05, 2018 9:41 pm ¦  Forum: Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) ¦  Topic: PRR-style signals at New South Rd. crossing back in '80s. ¦  Replies: 6 ¦  Views: 2805

sounds like it might have been a switch indicator for the Grumman trackage.

Re: Evacuate Long Island using the LIRR --How Would You Do I

 by Dump The Air ¦  Fri Sep 22, 2017 4:44 am ¦  Forum: Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) ¦  Topic: Evacuate Long Island using the LIRR --How Would You Do It? ¦  Replies: 11 ¦  Views: 3449

gprimr1 wrote: I know there are some rabid car haters who would disagree, but no, no one is leaving a 15,000 dollar car behind to be destroyed if possible.

hahahaha! isn't capitalism wonderful???

Re: Old Equipment in Port Jeff

 by Dump The Air ¦  Sun Sep 03, 2017 1:16 am ¦  Forum: Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) ¦  Topic: Old Equipment in Port Jeff ¦  Replies: 22 ¦  Views: 9275

jhdeasy wrote: This looks like an opportunity for someone with ready cash to acquire a P72 coach for a price close to scrap value

there's been an opportunity to do that for nearly 20 years now, these cars are in horrible shape. let em die. plenty of these things living second and third lives at this point.

Re: Last steam engine on Long Island

 by Dump The Air ¦  Fri Aug 11, 2017 6:10 pm ¦  Forum: Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) ¦  Topic: Last steam engine on Long Island ¦  Replies: 16 ¦  Views: 5700

i believe one of the Chinese steamers that went to the NYSW (?) moved via the bay ridge.

Re: William Floyd Parkway grade crossing renewal 3/4

 by Dump The Air ¦  Thu Mar 02, 2017 11:37 pm ¦  Forum: Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) ¦  Topic: William Floyd Parkway grade crossing renewal 3/4 ¦  Replies: 9 ¦  Views: 4154

holy hell it's gonna take these poor bastards 5 hours to get from neighborhood road to montauk highway

Re: "AH" Calverton

 by Dump The Air ¦  Wed Dec 28, 2016 2:09 am ¦  Forum: Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) ¦  Topic: "AH" Calverton ¦  Replies: 49 ¦  Views: 11446

So are there daylight trains out on the East End presently? do not think so, only going off a recent NYAR photo i've seen describing it as a "rare daylight move" don't sleep on the late night chasing out east though, catching them out in the woods in calverton or along long island ave bet...

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