Helicopter surveying RoW in Northport area

[Teutobergerwald]

Late this morning a helicopter hovered up about 50 or so feet above the Port Jefferson Branch trackage east of Northport station and moved slowly east over the right of way. It was not a Suffolk County Police helicopter, it was black or dark blue with what appeared to be gold striping. An aerial survey??? Anybody know anything about this?

[krispy]

Power line survey?

[mkm4]

NY State Police?
Did it look like this?
https://www.airliners.net/photo/New-Yor ... qt6waF6S0I

[Teutobergerwald]

It didn't have the white underside or the State Police roundel on the fuselage. I was told yesterday it was probably a contractor retained to do a survey of the RoW for the LIRR.

[NYR2218]

I saw the same thing, on 11/8 at Mineola. A black helicopter flying low by the tracks.

[RGlueck]

Seal Team 6?

[freightguy]

Metro North had put out a notice that a contracted helicopter company would be surveying the power lines in the coming weeks. Maybe this is also on the LIRR.

[tahawus84]

I actually saw this helicopter today along the railroad in Medford. It was landing in a field next to the row in Medford on Long Island ave. White with a black or dark blue bottom. There was also a pickup with strobe lights that said helicopter survey or something on the door.