Anyone have any info on this fan trip using LIRR hacks and passengers coaches ?
It was a very warm and I heard that the cabooses were stifling.
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Re: Post Your LIRR Pics Here
by newkirk ¦ Thu Nov 17, 2022 4:11 pm ¦ Forum: Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) ¦ Topic: Post Your LIRR Pics Here ¦ Replies: 222 ¦ Views: 36222Re: Post Your LIRR Pics Here
by newkirk ¦ Tue Nov 15, 2022 3:56 pm ¦ Forum: Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) ¦ Topic: Post Your LIRR Pics Here ¦ Replies: 222 ¦ Views: 36222LIRR fan trip to and from MNRR via Hell Gate bridge We'll probably never see a fan trip like this again.(Oct 16, 1993) https://i.imgur.com/g57dIf3.jpg https://i.imgur.com/0TZVScd.jpg Dashing Dan meets Amtrak https://i.imgur.com/tQn5uGD.jpg Three MP-15's, parlors, standard coaches and one FA "p...
Re: Post Your LIRR Pics Here
by newkirk ¦ Tue Nov 15, 2022 1:08 pm ¦ Forum: Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) ¦ Topic: Post Your LIRR Pics Here ¦ Replies: 222 ¦ Views: 36222Great shots, keep 'em coming.
Re: Post Your LIRR Pics Here
by newkirk ¦ Mon Nov 14, 2022 7:03 pm ¦ Forum: Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) ¦ Topic: Post Your LIRR Pics Here ¦ Replies: 222 ¦ Views: 36222Thanks for your participation. RGlueck posted the photos on post #1610225
Was the silverized M-1's at Johnson Ave yard ?
In the meantime, this one I took of the Port Jeff line. Any idea where [what station] ? (May 1992)
Re: Post Your LIRR Pics Here
by newkirk ¦ Mon Nov 14, 2022 8:20 am ¦ Forum: Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) ¦ Topic: Post Your LIRR Pics Here ¦ Replies: 222 ¦ Views: 36222Is this location Ronkonkoma, from the Ronkonkoma Ave bridge view east ? (August 1986)
Re: Post Your LIRR Pics Here
by newkirk ¦ Sun Nov 13, 2022 4:49 pm ¦ Forum: Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) ¦ Topic: Post Your LIRR Pics Here ¦ Replies: 222 ¦ Views: 36222Nice Shots RG
East Williston station RIP
What's the location of the bottom photo ?
Re: Post Your LIRR Pics Here
by newkirk ¦ Sun Nov 13, 2022 8:10 am ¦ Forum: Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) ¦ Topic: Post Your LIRR Pics Here ¦ Replies: 222 ¦ Views: 36222Is that a "gas turbine" car in the Bay Ridge picture? If so, where was it hiding all those years? Scrapped in 1993, probably hiding in Richmond Hill yard for many years. I believe those to be the Garrett cars. I see about four GT/E cars on the scrap line. The GT/E's were split between Gar...
Re: Great Neck Pocket Track
by newkirk ¦ Fri Nov 11, 2022 7:46 pm ¦ Forum: Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) ¦ Topic: Great Neck Pocket Track ¦ Replies: 7 ¦ Views: 1484So this where the Great Neck pocket track is ? (July 1981)
Re: Post Your LIRR Pics Here
by newkirk ¦ Fri Nov 11, 2022 9:24 am ¦ Forum: Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) ¦ Topic: Post Your LIRR Pics Here ¦ Replies: 222 ¦ Views: 36222RGlueck wrote: Thanks for the additional identification!Thank you RGlueck and nyandw for responding.
MP-54's in MTA blue and white is a stomach turner for me. Same goes for the NYC subway's IND R-7's and R-9's.
MTA "corporatee" colors don't cut it for me.
Re: Post Your LIRR Pics Here
by newkirk ¦ Thu Nov 10, 2022 7:13 pm ¦ Forum: Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) ¦ Topic: Post Your LIRR Pics Here ¦ Replies: 222 ¦ Views: 36222RGlueck wrote: The blue stripe MP54 is a classic of the transition period. Was she in work service? Storage? Just a rare and classic LIRR shot from the period. Definitely in work service at some point. Here are two more photos. In Johnson Ave yard (Feb 1980). A combine to boot. https://i.imgur.com/...
Re: Post Your LIRR Pics Here
by newkirk ¦ Wed Nov 09, 2022 10:15 am ¦ Forum: Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) ¦ Topic: Post Your LIRR Pics Here ¦ Replies: 222 ¦ Views: 36222Thank you nyandw for your assistance More pics to pick your mind This is the yard that's by Harold Interlocking. The concrete ramp on the right was the now demolished Montauk cut off. So is this Yard 'A' ? https://i.imgur.com/GYwtRMb.jpg Is this Johnson Ave yard ? Note the M-1 has no yellow band on...
Re: Post Your LIRR Pics Here
by newkirk ¦ Tue Nov 08, 2022 1:31 pm ¦ Forum: Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) ¦ Topic: Post Your LIRR Pics Here ¦ Replies: 222 ¦ Views: 36222Bayside on the Port Washington branch ?
Re: Post Your LIRR Pics Here
by newkirk ¦ Tue Nov 08, 2022 6:54 am ¦ Forum: Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) ¦ Topic: Post Your LIRR Pics Here ¦ Replies: 222 ¦ Views: 36222Thank you nyandw and EdwardHand
Re: Post Your LIRR Pics Here
by newkirk ¦ Mon Nov 07, 2022 3:33 pm ¦ Forum: Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) ¦ Topic: Post Your LIRR Pics Here ¦ Replies: 222 ¦ Views: 36222Lawrence Station looking towards Cedarhurst station.] Thank you nyandw Here's one on the Ronkonkoma Branch on March 12, 1993. Where is this ? https://i.imgur.com/jVKwOmX.jpg The next photo is a grade crossing on the Ronkonkoma Branch. I did a satellite view and it seems this grade crossing probably...
Re: Post Your LIRR Pics Here
by newkirk ¦ Sun Nov 06, 2022 7:48 pm ¦ Forum: Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) ¦ Topic: Post Your LIRR Pics Here ¦ Replies: 222 ¦ Views: 36222Photo A appears to be a Montauk Branch grade elimination item, yes?Possibly, but what station ? It' s on a curve.