Train 512 to Oyster Bay heading east on Track 1 in New Hyde Park. DE30AC 416 needs some paint.

Long Island Classics. Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) M3 no. 9885 (Budd, 1984-1986) is the lead unit on a 10-car Atlantic Branch train seen approaching Nostrand Ave Station. Unlike some of... (more)

Dead in Tow. Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) MP15AC no. 167 (EMD, 1975-1984) hauls a dead DE30AC locomotive (EMD, 1997-1999) east through Forest Hills station, presumably to Morris Park Ya... (more)

PTC Would Have Prevented This. MTA LIRR MP15ACs 168 and 157 (EMD, 1977) were at there MTA Metro-North Railroad New Rochelle, New York Station on September 29, 2016 to pick up four M7As, inc... (more)

Long Island's Engineering Inspection Vehicle is seen having just passed STONY 2-1W signal on the way toward Hicksville, where they will spin around and head back to the shed at Babylon yard, endin... (more)

LIRR Snow plow, viewed from the Mattituck Station platform, from Ronkonkoma to Greenport after Winter Storm Keenan. New York & Atlantic crew on GP38-2's 268 & 261 with plow manned by LIRR person... (more)

East Cavern. On February 10, 2016, East Side Access was still a good number of years away from becoming Grand Central Madison. This area would become the tunnel for tracks 203/204 on the up... (more)

The West Side Yard (officially the John D. Caemmerer West Side Yard) is a rail yard of 30 tracks owned by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority on the west side of Manhattan. Used to store com... (more)

East Side to Points East. Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) M7 no. 7155 (Bombardier, 1999-2006) is the lead motor on train 9033 seen arriving at Grand Central Madison. The new terminal had o... (more)

QUEENS Tower. Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) C3 cab car no. 5012 (Kawasaki, 1997-1999) is seen leading Oyster Bay Branch train 553 to Jamaica as it passes QUEENS Tower east of Queens Vill... (more)

Deadheaded Back East. Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) DE30AC no. 421 (EMD, 1997-1999) is seen crossing Borden Ave as it leads a deadhead move out of Long Island City Station.

New Train, New Terminal. Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) M9 no. 9020 (Kawasaki, 2019-present) is seen on Track 304 about to depart Grand Central Madison with train 9032 to Jamaica. The rai... (more)

"Last Train on the First Day"

On the morning of January 25th, 2023 the Long Isalnd Rail Road finally opened Grand Central Madison to the public. The morning of the debut featured a ... (more)

Shuffling Switcher. Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) MP15AC no. 152 (EMD, 1975-1984) is seen approaching the 11th St grade crossing as it shuffles out of Long Island City Station in the Que... (more)

Engineering Inspection. Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) engineering inspection vehicle TC82, manufactured by Plasser, is seen crossing Borden Ave in Long Island City, Queens as it starts a... (more)