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| Title: |
FA old style |
| Description: |
The LIRR was in paint scheme transition in the late 1970s. They had received their new GP 38s-their first EMDs-in a blue and white scheme inspired by the Milwaukee Roads bicentennial unit. Other power was starting to make the transition, but the new scheme had not made it onto everything yet, and the FAs were still in the gray with blue stripe at the window band level. One of them is going away under the signals on an Oyster Bay train, hanging onto its old paint just a little longer. |
| Photo Date: |
8/24/1978 Upload Date: 11/27/2016 4:49:31 AM |
| Location: |
Queens Village, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Station,Signal,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
LI 608(Power Car) |
| Views: |
482 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
LI 608 |
| Description: |
Rare scheme designed by employees that "lost" to a management scheme |
| Photo Date: |
6/1/1979 Upload Date: 6/29/2016 9:49:53 PM |
| Location: |
Richmond Hill, NY |
| Author: |
Tim Darnell |
| Categories: |
|
| Locomotives: |
LI 608(Power Car) |
| Views: |
544 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
LI 608 |
| Description: |
A very rare experimental paint scheme that only lasted a few months! |
| Photo Date: |
6/1/1979 Upload Date: 7/13/2008 9:48:10 AM |
| Location: |
Richmond Hill, NY |
| Author: |
Tim Darnell |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
LI 608(Power Car) |
| Views: |
884 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
LI 608 |
| Description: |
Just after the employee RWB scheme was painted over. They were quick to get rid of it! |
| Photo Date: |
7/1/1979 Upload Date: 12/24/2024 10:35:31 PM |
| Location: |
Oyster Bay, NY |
| Author: |
Tim Darnell |
| Categories: |
|
| Locomotives: |
LI 608(Power Car) |
| Views: |
1 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
LIRR FA Power cab 608 heads out of the station |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
8/21/1979 Upload Date: 1/23/2009 7:23:05 PM |
| Location: |
Babylon, NY |
| Author: |
Michael Desoi |
| Categories: |
Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
LI 608(Power Car) |
| Views: |
847 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
LI 608 |
| Description: |
Actual day not recorded. |
| Photo Date: |
11/1/1981 Upload Date: 5/9/2020 9:28:46 PM |
| Location: |
Oyster Bay, NY |
| Author: |
Tim Darnell |
| Categories: |
|
| Locomotives: |
LI 608(Power Car) |
| Views: |
263 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
LIRR 255 and an FA |
| Description: |
Some of the crews did not like running from the FA cab units, and where they had a chance, would wye the GP 38s and use them as leaders. Heres one such example at Mineola. |
| Photo Date: |
4/16/1983 Upload Date: 11/18/2011 1:05:06 AM |
| Location: |
Mineola, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Station,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
LI 255(GP38-2) LI 608(Power Car) |
| Views: |
995 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Light power to Morris Park |
| Description: |
No, this is not the power for a freight!! The Montauk Branch was often used to run non revenue moves between Long Island City and Jamaica, such as this one, an MP 15 taking an FA to Morris Park for servicing. |
| Photo Date: |
7/18/1984 Upload Date: 6/26/2014 12:59:05 PM |
| Location: |
Fresh Pond, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
LI 156(MP15AC) LI 608(Power Car) |
| Views: |
873 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Montauk FA |
| Description: |
FA 608 takes up the rear of today's 4012. |
| Photo Date: |
11/16/1986 Upload Date: 12/19/2014 4:18:18 AM |
| Location: |
Bellerose, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Station,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
LI 608(Power Car) |
| Views: |
567 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
E Williston |
| Description: |
One of the more pictuesque stations on the Long Island is at East Williston. It has the distinction of being the only station on the Oyster Bay branch with electric MU service even if only one train per day, a westbound in the morning. |
| Photo Date: |
3/7/1987 Upload Date: 11/28/2012 1:15:16 AM |
| Location: |
East Williston, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Station,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
LI 608(Power Car) |
| Views: |
702 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Classic power, classic station |
| Description: |
An FA leads an Oyster Bay train toward Mineola, passing the 1896 East Willison station. |
| Photo Date: |
3/12/1987 Upload Date: 4/20/2015 3:01:50 AM |
| Location: |
East Williston, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Station,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
LI 608(Power Car) |
| Views: |
472 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Coming and going |
| Description: |
The westbound train from Oyster Bay has arrived, and is making its stop, as the eastbound pulls away in the right distance. At this time, Long Island was about the only place in North America where you could see a pair of FAs meeting. |
| Photo Date: |
3/13/1987 Upload Date: 4/20/2015 2:46:38 AM |
| Location: |
Locust Valley, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Night,Station,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
LI 615(Power Car) LI 608(Power Car) |
| Views: |
636 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Late afternoon view |
| Description: |
In the late afternoon during the summer, the sun swung around to the north side of the tracks, and this angle was possible. We see an Oyster Bay train crossing Carnation Av as it rolls through Floral Park station en route to connections at Jamaica The exhaust from the generator set in the FA makes it look like it is actually powering this train. Nice thought!! |
| Photo Date: |
8/16/1987 Upload Date: 5/22/2015 2:44:48 AM |
| Location: |
Floral Park, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Station,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
LI 608(Power Car) |
| Views: |
479 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Classic power, classic station |
| Description: |
An FA leads this Oyster Bay train toward Jamaica at the classic Victorian era Sea Cliff station. |
| Photo Date: |
8/16/1987 Upload Date: 5/23/2015 3:15:52 AM |
| Location: |
Sea Cliff, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Station,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
LI 608(Power Car) |
| Views: |
539 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
|
| Description: |
PC-7 power car 608 gets hacked up into power car 3100 |
| Photo Date: |
6/22/2009 Upload Date: 6/22/2009 5:33:28 PM |
| Location: |
Queens (Borough), NY |
| Author: |
Bobby J. Kasza |
| Categories: |
|
| Locomotives: |
LI 608(Power Car) |
| Views: |
1214 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
LIRR 608 |
| Description: |
|
| Photo Date: |
6/22/2009 Upload Date: 6/22/2009 5:42:33 PM |
| Location: |
Queens (Borough), NY |
| Author: |
Bobby J. Kasza |
| Categories: |
|
| Locomotives: |
LI 608(Power Car) |
| Views: |
2486 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
LI 609 laying over for the weekend. |
| Description: |
Rear 3/4 view. Actual date not known. |
| Photo Date: |
10/1/1972 Upload Date: 4/4/2022 9:39:55 PM |
| Location: |
Oyster Bay, NY |
| Author: |
Tim Darnell |
| Categories: |
|
| Locomotives: |
LI 609(Power Car) |
| Views: |
100 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
LI 609, 219 laying over for the weekend. |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
10/1/1972 Upload Date: 4/4/2022 9:39:59 PM |
| Location: |
Oyster Bay, NY |
| Author: |
Tim Darnell |
| Categories: |
|
| Locomotives: |
LI 609(Power Car) LI 219(C420) |
| Views: |
180 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
LI 609 laying over for the weekend. |
| Description: |
Actual date not known. |
| Photo Date: |
10/1/1972 Upload Date: 4/4/2022 9:40:02 PM |
| Location: |
Oyster Bay, NY |
| Author: |
Tim Darnell |
| Categories: |
|
| Locomotives: |
LI 609(Power Car) |
| Views: |
103 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
LI 609 |
| Description: |
|
| Photo Date: |
6/15/1973 Upload Date: 11/4/2020 10:19:39 PM |
| Location: |
Mineola, NY |
| Author: |
Tim Darnell |
| Categories: |
|
| Locomotives: |
LI 609(Power Car) |
| Views: |
217 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
LI 609 |
| Description: |
Ready to depart Port Jeffereson, LI 609 was originally WM 301. Date of photo approximate. |
| Photo Date: |
11/1/1973 Upload Date: 12/3/2010 11:00:16 AM |
| Location: |
Port Jefferson, NY |
| Author: |
Stephen J. Benkovitz |
| Categories: |
|
| Locomotives: |
LI 609(Power Car) |
| Views: |
558 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
LI 609 |
| Description: |
Push-pull trainset has just arrived from Port Jefferson. LI 609 was originally WM 301. Date of photo approximate. |
| Photo Date: |
2/1/1974 Upload Date: 12/8/2010 11:34:40 AM |
| Location: |
Huntington, NY |
| Author: |
Stephen J. Benkovitz |
| Categories: |
|
| Locomotives: |
LI 609(Power Car) |
| Views: |
525 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
LI 609 |
| Description: |
Actual date not known. 126 Instamatic photo. |
| Photo Date: |
4/1/1974 Upload Date: 1/12/2022 9:46:25 PM |
| Location: |
Mineola, NY |
| Author: |
Tim Darnell |
| Categories: |
|
| Locomotives: |
LI 609(Power Car) |
| Views: |
168 Comments: 2 |
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|
| Title: |
LI 609 |
| Description: |
Not sure of exact date. |
| Photo Date: |
4/4/1975 Upload Date: 1/6/2016 10:52:54 PM |
| Location: |
Mineola, NY |
| Author: |
Tim Darnell |
| Categories: |
|
| Locomotives: |
LI 609(Power Car) |
| Views: |
490 Comments: 1 |
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|
| Title: |
LI 609 |
| Description: |
Actual day not recorded. |
| Photo Date: |
6/1/1976 Upload Date: 4/21/2020 10:12:13 PM |
| Location: |
Ronkonkoma, NY |
| Author: |
Tim Darnell |
| Categories: |
|
| Locomotives: |
LI 609(Power Car) |
| Views: |
260 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
LIRR 609 |
| Description: |
Aug 1977 - Woodside NY from 65th Pl Br.idge - LIRR 609 Rebuilt Alco Power Car FA2M Power/Cab Car |
| Photo Date: |
8/1/1977 Upload Date: 1/1/2024 8:16:50 AM |
| Location: |
Woodside, NY |
| Author: |
Peter Consigli |
| Categories: |
Roster,Action |
| Locomotives: |
LIRR 609(Power Car) |
| Views: |
69 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Sleepy station |
| Description: |
The look of the Ronkonkoma station area is that of a sleepy outpost in the pine barrens. This was the terminus of most trains on the Main Line at the time-the LIRR had just extended a pair of rush hour runs to Yaphank-but was a fairly quiet place, compared to its counterparts on the north(Port Jeff) and south (Babylon and Patchogue) shores. There was a single track main, and a small yard with a wye jusu east of the station. The station had an agent/op who handled tickets and cleared trains past block station KO, as well as handing up orders to freights. In ten years, this will be a completely different place. We see a westbound preparing to depart with the typical train set, an FA ln the west end, three cars(five was more common), and a GP 38 on the east end. |
| Photo Date: |
4/10/1978 Upload Date: 12/3/2016 3:53:31 AM |
| Location: |
Ronkonkoma, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Station,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
LI 609(Power Car) |
| Views: |
491 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
LI 609 |
| Description: |
Actual day not recorded. |
| Photo Date: |
10/1/1978 Upload Date: 5/23/2020 10:54:09 PM |
| Location: |
Morris Park, NY |
| Author: |
Tim Darnell |
| Categories: |
|
| Locomotives: |
LI 609(Power Car) |
| Views: |
154 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
LIRR 609 |
| Description: |
|
| Photo Date: |
8/11/1979 Upload Date: 2/27/2015 9:36:17 AM |
| Location: |
Queens (Borough), NY |
| Author: |
Jack Smith |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
LI 609(Power Car) |
| Views: |
841 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
609 |
| Description: |
LIRR 609 rolling east on the rear of a Port Jeff train. Note the red border stripes on the unit, one of several paint variations. |
| Photo Date: |
7/12/1983 Upload Date: 11/23/2013 2:09:48 AM |
| Location: |
Queens Village, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Station,Signal,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
LI 609(Power Car) |
| Views: |
419 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Oyster Bay |
| Description: |
FA 609 in new paint brings up the rear of an Oyster Bay train as it clears Nassau and heads up the branch toward East Williston |
| Photo Date: |
6/5/1984 Upload Date: 6/30/2014 3:57:58 AM |
| Location: |
Mineola, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Station,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
LI 609(Power Car) |
| Views: |
387 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
FA 2 609 |
| Description: |
FA 2 cab car leads westbound train at St James NY, LIRRs oldest station,¯built 1873. Date of photo is approximate |
| Photo Date: |
1/1/1986 Upload Date: 1/23/2011 10:52:35 PM |
| Location: |
Saint James, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Station,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
LI 609(Power Car) |
| Views: |
436 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Old classics |
| Description: |
An FA leads a westbound Port Jefferson train toward a New York connection at Huntington, making its stop at St James, the oldest existing station on Long island, built in 1873. Note the railfan chase vehicle parked at lower left-the gray Chevelle with white top. I chased a lot of trains in that car, putting 68000 miles on it in three years. |
| Photo Date: |
3/4/1986 Upload Date: 11/18/2014 2:36:14 AM |
| Location: |
Saint James, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Station,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
LI 609(Power Car) |
| Views: |
267 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Rolling away |
| Description: |
An eastbound Ronkonkoma train has an FA 2 taking up the rear position today. |
| Photo Date: |
3/11/1986 Upload Date: 11/15/2014 11:48:27 PM |
| Location: |
Mineola, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Station,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
LI 609(Power Car) |
| Views: |
225 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Ronkonkoma going away |
| Description: |
The rear of a Ronkonkoma train passes Bellerose headed east. |
| Photo Date: |
6/1/1986 Upload Date: 11/24/2014 1:31:01 AM |
| Location: |
Bellerose, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Station,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
LI 609(Power Car) |
| Views: |
440 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
What we came to see |
| Description: |
As the 80s wore on, we all knew the FAs would not last forever. I took every opportunity to shoot them as often as possible. Heres 609 trailing a Ronkonkoma train |
| Photo Date: |
10/12/1986 Upload Date: 12/16/2014 3:54:49 AM |
| Location: |
Bellerose, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Station,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
LI 609(Power Car) |
| Views: |
259 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Oyster Bay late night |
| Description: |
The late night Oyster Bay train is making its stop at Mineola. I caught the rear end while it was there. |
| Photo Date: |
11/12/1986 Upload Date: 12/22/2014 4:32:55 AM |
| Location: |
Mineola, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Night,Station,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
LI 609(Power Car) |
| Views: |
298 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Locust Valley |
| Description: |
Locust Valley was the last station with double track on the Oyster Bay branch. Here we see it at night as an eastbound stops with an FA trailing. |
| Photo Date: |
3/7/1987 Upload Date: 11/28/2012 1:18:16 AM |
| Location: |
Locust Valley, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Night,Station,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
LI 609(Power Car) |
| Views: |
509 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Working through |
| Description: |
This Ronkonkoma train is pushing up the grade and into Floral Park as it rolls on into Jamaica for west end connections. |
| Photo Date: |
8/30/1987 Upload Date: 5/25/2015 2:01:15 AM |
| Location: |
Floral Park, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Station,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
LI 609(Power Car) |
| Views: |
354 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Under the position lights |
| Description: |
An Oyster Bay train rolls under the signals at the west end of Queens interlocking, seen behind the train. In the right distance a Hempstead train can be seen waiting for this train to pass so it can cross over to make the station here. |
| Photo Date: |
10/18/1987 Upload Date: 6/9/2015 3:42:08 AM |
| Location: |
Queens Village, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Station,Signal,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
LI 609(Power Car) |
| Views: |
323 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
Busy time |
| Description: |
Queens Village was at the end of the four track Main Line. East of here, the two tracks to Hempstead separated at Queens, with the two Main Line tracks going on to Hicksville. As such, there was a lot of action. Here we see a Hempstead train pulling away, having just discharged its riders as an Oyster Bay train blows past on track 3. The Hempstead train will stay where it is, taking that track to Garden City, where it will turn south to the end of the line. The Oyster Bay train will cross over one track to the left and continue out Main Line track 2 to Mineola. |
| Photo Date: |
12/20/1987 Upload Date: 6/18/2015 1:44:54 AM |
| Location: |
Queens Village, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Winter,Station,Signal,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
LI 609(Power Car) |
| Views: |
317 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Snowy day on the branch |
| Description: |
An FA trails an Oyster Bay train as it clears the Main Line at Nassau two days after a 14" snowfall, making for this Christmas like scene. |
| Photo Date: |
12/20/1987 Upload Date: 6/18/2015 2:26:53 AM |
| Location: |
Mineola, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
LI 609(Power Car) |
| Views: |
343 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
FA in the dark |
| Description: |
FA 609, leading this westbound Oyster Bay train at Glen Street in Glen Cove, is pulled down past the station lights to platform the open cars. |
| Photo Date: |
1/7/1988 Upload Date: 6/21/2015 3:08:01 AM |
| Location: |
Glen Cove, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Winter,Night,Station,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
LI 609(Power Car) |
| Views: |
199 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Waiting for time |
| Description: |
A westbound train is ready to leave Oyster Bay for a trip down the branch to the Main Line at Mineola. Just waiting on the timetable. How about that Valiant?! |
| Photo Date: |
1/7/1988 Upload Date: 6/21/2015 3:10:35 AM |
| Location: |
Oyster Bay, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Winter,Night,Station,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
LI 609(Power Car) |
| Views: |
203 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Great light |
| Description: |
One of the things about the winter was the low light, which offset the short days. An afternoon westbound from Ronkonkoma rolls toward Jamaica as the low sun lights up the FA leading the train. |
| Photo Date: |
1/9/1988 Upload Date: 6/22/2015 3:54:44 AM |
| Location: |
Queens Village, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Winter,Station,Signal,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
LI 609(Power Car) |
| Views: |
252 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Going up the branch |
| Description: |
FA 609 trails this eastbound train crossing Willis Av as it heads to Oyster Bay. |
| Photo Date: |
4/21/1988 Upload Date: 7/12/2015 4:17:04 AM |
| Location: |
Mineola, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
LI 609(Power Car) |
| Views: |
224 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Power Pack 609 with C-420s 225 and 229 all ALCO products |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
8/5/1989 Upload Date: 10/13/2012 9:15:25 PM |
| Location: |
Morris Park, NY |
| Author: |
Richard Gorddard |
| Categories: |
Roster,Yard |
| Locomotives: |
LI 609(Power Car) |
| Views: |
687 Comments: 0 |
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|
| Title: |
LI 609 |
| Description: |
|
| Photo Date: |
9/9/1989 Upload Date: 1/24/2017 9:12:54 PM |
| Location: |
Garden City, NY |
| Author: |
Richard Gorddard |
| Categories: |
Roster,Action |
| Locomotives: |
LI 609(Power Car) |
| Views: |
326 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Crossing Clinton |
| Description: |
The Kabin Kar Trek has gone as far out on the Mitchell Field line as it can, and changed ends. It now approaches the old Clinton Rd station in Garden City in a display only an Alco can provide. |
| Photo Date: |
9/10/1989 Upload Date: 11/27/2015 4:57:09 AM |
| Location: |
Garden City, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
LI 229(C420) LI 225(C420) LI 609(Power Car) |
| Views: |
390 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Clinton Rd station |
| Description: |
The one remaining station on the Mitchell Field Secondary is at Clinton Rd in Garden City. The Kabin Kar Trek ran out as far as they could go, then stopped here for photos. This is the train behind a pair of MTA painted C 420s smoking past the old station. |
| Photo Date: |
9/10/1989 Upload Date: 11/28/2015 3:57:36 AM |
| Location: |
Garden City, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Station,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
LI 229(C420) LI 225(C420) LI 609(Power Car) |
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389 Comments: 2 |
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