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Discussion of the past and present operations of the Long Island Rail Road.

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 #1527248  by ConstanceR46
 
Steve. Your site is amazing and i don't mean this as any ill will. but googling and finding the Hamptons Reserve service is incredibly easy. It's a reserved-seat service on the first 3 cars of the Cannon Ball during the summer, and includes bar and snack cart service. The image is an online promotion from the late 2000s - if you'd like to find an image that was posted before online, you can use Google Images to find it in the future
 #1527305  by nyandw
 
ConstanceR46 wrote: Fri Dec 06, 2019 12:16 pm Steve. Your site is amazing and i don't mean this as any ill will. but googling and finding the Hamptons Reserve service is incredibly easy. It's a reserved-seat service on the first 3 cars of the Cannon Ball during the summer, and includes bar and snack cart service. The image is an online promotion from the late 2000s - if you'd like to find an image that was posted before online, you can use Google Images to find it in the future
Good point. Thank you for the date as I couldn't locate that via images.
 #1527428  by Kelly&Kelly
 
Steve, the image and question brought back lots of memories, just as your posts are conversation starters for us. Keep 'em coming!

After the real parlor cars were all gone, all the Railroad had left to sell the Hamptons crowd were reserved seats, single serving gin bottles and crackers. The "Hamptons Reserve" program was an effort to market that minimal accommodation to a crowd that was more accustomed to the luxury of traditional parlor car service.

You won't find that on Google.
 #1527440  by nyandw
 
Image
Jamaica - HALL Tower Train #12 Advance Cannonball 7/20/1975 Photo/Archive: Richard Makse

PRR #120, owned then by George Pins, plus two other private cars bring up the rear of Train #12, The Advance Cannonball, on July 20, 1975. #12
was Mr. Mac's train and personally greeted George and the other PV owners when the train was loading at Hunterspoint Avenue. Back then, in the decades before 9/11,
Jamaica's roof was accessible by staff. Not so much today. And the landscape, in a much more crowded New York City, has lost the simplicity of the LIRR's. Richard Maske

It ran in advance of the Cannonball to carry the overflow of parlor car riders that didn't all fit on the Cannonball. 15 cars on the Cannonball,
all sleepers used in parlor service, and still not enough seats during the summer months! Info: Dave Keller
 #1527445  by nyandw
 
Advance Cannonball: Image
Advance Cannonball eastbound at Floral Park 1969 Photo/Archive: Jim Mardiguian

More Cannonball: http://www.trainsarefun.com/lirr/Cannon ... onball.htm

Image
Non-stop express service direct from Penn Station to Westhampton Beach 4/18/2013

It appears they change the color scheme from time to time!
 #1527480  by nyandw
 
Kelly&Kelly wrote: Sun Dec 08, 2019 1:01 pm Steve, the image and question brought back lots of memories, just as your posts are conversation starters for us. Keep 'em coming! After the real parlor cars were all gone, all the Railroad had left to sell the Hamptons crowd were reserved seats, single serving gin bottles and crackers. The "Hamptons Reserve" program was an effort to market that minimal accommodation to a crowd that was more accustomed to the luxury of traditional parlor car service. You won't find that on Google.
Thank you as you have grasped my original intent.
 #1527852  by newkirk
 
When was that gas storage tank removed ?
Image
 #1528608  by jhdeasy
 
nyandw wrote: Sun Dec 08, 2019 3:01 pm Image
Jamaica - HALL Tower Train #12 Advance Cannonball 7/20/1975 Photo/Archive: Richard Makse

PRR #120, owned then by George Pins, plus two other private cars bring up the rear of Train #12, The Advance Cannonball, on July 20, 1975. #12
was Mr. Mac's train and personally greeted George and the other PV owners when the train was loading at Hunterspoint Avenue.
The 3 PV’s at the rear of the train are EUGENE FIELD, SHENANDOAH and PRR 120.
 #1528609  by jhdeasy
 
nyandw wrote: Sun Dec 08, 2019 4:16 pm Advance Cannonball: Image
Advance Cannonball eastbound at Floral Park 1969 Photo/Archive: Jim Mardiguian
Notice the third car in the consist is a STATE series lightweight six bedroom lounge leased from Penn Central.