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  • Special rail trip to Greenport Oct. 16th 2021

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

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 #1581866  by gamer4616
 
R36 Combine Coach wrote: Mon Oct 04, 2021 10:28 pm
gamer4616 wrote: Mon Oct 04, 2021 3:16 pm DM engines (500 series) are prohibited east of Ronkonkoma.

Greenport passenger trains are limited to the DE engines (400 series).
Not even through service to Jamaica with the DE30s?



The DE engines (400 series) are restricted in tunnels due to fumes. So that would exclude Penn Station. They don’t fit in the Atlantic tunnels, in addition to the fumes.

The DE’s will go to Long Island City / Hunterspoint Ave as they are open air.

Many will terminate in Jamaica, outside of the rush hour
 #1582803  by Pensyfan19
 
jonvit69 wrote: Sun Oct 17, 2021 8:29 am the trip should have made stops at all stations east of ronkonkoma.
It did. I got on at Riverhead. The tour itself was in the C3 cab car, but the other two coaches were packed for other passengers to get on and off of due to other events happening along the branch.
 #1587549  by MACTRAXX
 
FrankAndCindy wrote: Sat Dec 18, 2021 1:28 pm Hello, Why are 500 Series engines prohibited east of ko. Thanks Frank & Cindy
F&C: This question was answered earlier in this topic...MACTRAXX