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My LIRR Website Update February 2024

 by nyandw ¦  Sat Mar 02, 2024 6:50 am ¦  Forum: Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) ¦  Topic: My LIRR Website Update February 2024 ¦  Replies: 3 ¦  Views: 478

http://www.trainsarefun.com/lirr/lirrwebsiteupdate.htm http://www.trainsarefun.com/lirr/bethpage/bethpage.htm#B%20Tower SECTION UPDATE B Tower:1 and 2 2/28 http://www.trainsarefun.com/modeling/modelingmain.htm#Model%20Islip NEW Modeling Islip – Winter 2023 The Cannonball 2/25 Tell me what you think...

Name of this item?

 by nyandw ¦  Thu Feb 15, 2024 9:01 am ¦  Forum: Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) ¦  Topic: Name of this item? ¦  Replies: 1 ¦  Views: 424

What is the name of this track device installed on the Oakdale Bourne Farm siding c.1923?

Re: Steam on Long Beach branch

 by nyandw ¦  Thu Feb 08, 2024 9:21 pm ¦  Forum: Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) ¦  Topic: Steam on Long Beach branch ¦  Replies: 7 ¦  Views: 791

Perhaps the Forney engines are similar: http://www.trainsarefun.com/lirr/lirr%20engines/tank-forney/0-4-4t%20No.%20109-Rockaway%20Jct-Summer-1896%20(Keller)%20(2).jpg 0-4-4 #109 Rockaway Jct. summer 1896 Archive: Dave Keller http://www.trainsarefun.com/lirr/lirr%20engines/tank-forney/0-4-4T%20Forney...

Re: Steam on Long Beach branch ETT's

 by nyandw ¦  Thu Feb 08, 2024 2:57 am ¦  Forum: Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) ¦  Topic: Steam on Long Beach branch ¦  Replies: 7 ¦  Views: 791

MACTRAXX: Great info I'll add to the webpage, thank you. No, I do not have any ETT's to refer to.

Re: Steam on Long Beach branch

 by nyandw ¦  Wed Feb 07, 2024 12:39 pm ¦  Forum: Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) ¦  Topic: Steam on Long Beach branch ¦  Replies: 7 ¦  Views: 791

MACTRAXX, et al.: I have pictures/blueprint/etc. here, 50% down the page: http://www.trainsarefun.com/lirr/longbeachbranch/long%20beach%20branch.htm http://www.trainsarefun.com/lirr/longbeachbranch/LEAD-Cabin_Swing_bridge%20Reynolds-Channel_M3-eastbound_9-1987_JayBendersky.jpg LEAD Cabin - Reynold's...

Re: Steam on Long Beach branch

 by nyandw ¦  Tue Feb 06, 2024 11:59 pm ¦  Forum: Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) ¦  Topic: Steam on Long Beach branch ¦  Replies: 7 ¦  Views: 791

Emery map wye 1920: http://www.trainsarefun.com/lirr/longbeachbranch/Emery-Map-Long%20Beach-1920%20(Keller).jpg http://www.trainsarefun.com/lirr/longbeachbranch/long%20beach%20branch.htm#Long%20Beach I don't see any facilities per Emery 1958: http://www.trainsarefun.com/lirr/longbeachbranch/Emery-Ma...

Re: My LIRR Website Update January 2024

 by nyandw ¦  Sat Feb 03, 2024 12:10 am ¦  Forum: Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) ¦  Topic: My LIRR Website Update January 2024 ¦  Replies: 5 ¦  Views: 607

Thanks Folks for reading and input. There are over 6000 entries since 7/2009. In retrospect, too bad I hadn't started it back in 1998! ;-) BTW, we know how to use Ctrl-f to search a page, but to search an entire site use the command "site:" in the URL line. For example to find info at trai...

My LIRR Website Update January 2024

 by nyandw ¦  Thu Feb 01, 2024 2:37 am ¦  Forum: Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) ¦  Topic: My LIRR Website Update January 2024 ¦  Replies: 5 ¦  Views: 607

http://www.trainsarefun.com/lirr/lirrwebsiteupdate.htm http://www.trainsarefun.com/lirr/setauket/setauket.htm NEW PAGE Setauket Station 1/23 http://www.trainsarefun.com/lirr/Scoot/lirrscoot.htm#Push-Pull SECTION UPDATE 5/25/1971 LIRR places first push-pull diesel train in service 1/20 http://www.tra...

Re: Lower Montauk Division Discussion

 by nyandw ¦  Fri Jan 26, 2024 9:28 am ¦  Forum: Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) ¦  Topic: Lower Montauk Division Discussion ¦  Replies: 278 ¦  Views: 54601

Montauk Cutoff view from the Citiwide Self-Storage Bldg, 9th Floor Photo: Kevin Katta, November, 2007
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Yard A location name?

 by nyandw ¦  Thu Jan 25, 2024 6:27 am ¦  Forum: Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) ¦  Topic: Yard A location name? ¦  Replies: 0 ¦  Views: 299

Anyone know the name of the industry/location immediately east of Queens Blvd in Yard A?

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Re: Winfield Jct. signals photo date?

 by nyandw ¦  Sat Jan 20, 2024 1:32 am ¦  Forum: Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) ¦  Topic: Winfield Jct. signals photo date? ¦  Replies: 8 ¦  Views: 918

ExCon90, et al.: New information: WIN Interlocking revised blueprint 12/10/1937 Drawn and revised 7/12/1928 Notation, left corner: Position light (PL) signals installed 8/1927 Archive: Jeff Erlitz http://www.trainsarefun.com/lirr/lirr%20towers/WIN-Interlocking_Winfield-Jct.-blueprint_12101937_PL-sig...

Re: ID the location? DATE?

 by nyandw ¦  Thu Jan 18, 2024 10:01 am ¦  Forum: Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) ¦  Topic: ID the location? DATE? ¦  Replies: 4 ¦  Views: 655

Looking at the roof vent in the demo photo it does not match Oceanside pictures, for example: http://www.trainsarefun.com/lirr/longbeachbranch/Oceanside/Oceanside-Station.jpg View the roof line of the house in center right background. Not the same as the demo photo in question. http://www.trainsaref...

Re: ID the location? DATE?

 by nyandw ¦  Tue Jan 16, 2024 8:54 am ¦  Forum: Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) ¦  Topic: ID the location? DATE? ¦  Replies: 4 ¦  Views: 655

MACTRAXX: Thank you! Here's Oceanside: http://www.trainsarefun.com/lirr/longbeachbranch/long%20beach%20branch.htm#Oceanside Oceanside Station raze 10/1959 I'm looking into if Solomon also took the photo posted in question. Here's one of his: http://www.trainsarefun.com/lirr/longbeachbranch/Oceanside...

Re: Winfield Jct. signals photo date?

 by nyandw ¦  Tue Jan 16, 2024 8:00 am ¦  Forum: Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) ¦  Topic: Winfield Jct. signals photo date? ¦  Replies: 8 ¦  Views: 918

R36 Combine Coach: Thank you as that was a piece of the puzzle as to the photo date. The semaphore signals are in place in this 12/20/1940 blueprint: http://www.trainsarefun.com/lirr/lirr%20towers/WIN-Interlocking_12-20-1940_StephenMcEvoy.jpg Sometime after replaced by position light signals, anyone?

Winfield Jct. signals photo date?

 by nyandw ¦  Mon Jan 15, 2024 2:28 am ¦  Forum: Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) ¦  Topic: Winfield Jct. signals photo date? ¦  Replies: 8 ¦  Views: 918

http://www.trainsarefun.com/lirr/lirr%20towers/Winfield-R40-Signal-Bridge_viewW_Morrison.jpg Winfield Jct. Signal Bridge R40 View W - Archive: Dave Morrison Anyone know when the PRR position light signals replaced the semaphore signals after 1940? The name of the business at the far left? Thank you.

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