Passengers wave to stopped vehicular traffic as the Fireman of #90 observes his train rounding the bend.

Extra 171 West holds short of Divide 4's stop signal right next to the tower. In a few moments, the train would proceed into Hicksville station, then head east to Port Jefferson.

The two main forms of public transportation to the eastern tip of the North Fork are shown here: The LIRR and Hampton Jitney. Today, we beat the bus to Orient.

Shortly after delivery to the LIRR, #265 heads east out of Babylon station towards Montauk as the Engineer of an MU looks on. These units were classified by The LIRR as E20s (EMD/2000 horsepower) ... (more)

Two GP40PH-2s, once the backbone of passenger service for NJ Transit, still soldier on despite having 90 years worth of mileage between them both. These two examples were built by EMD in 1968 for ... (more)

Train #8806 awaits its shot into one of the busiest commuter hubs in the Northeast, LIRR's Jamaica Station. The infrastructure pictured here dates back to the early 1900s and works just as well to... (more)

Engine 402 and 2 coaches rest under a starlit sky and reflect over the calm waters of Greenport Harbor before heading back west to Ronkonkoma for the night. Moments like this remind me of how peac... (more)

Work Train 2 heads down the NYAR Secondary (formerly Montauk Branch) with 30 empty ballast hoppers in tow for refill. They are destined for Fresh Pond for interchange with the Providence & Worcest... (more)

An eastbound Oyster Bay train descends the the grade from Sea Cliff into Glen Street station bracketed by a set of automatics (signal rule D-251 in effect on this segment of track). Engineers wou... (more)

An eastbound Montauk train passes milepost 51 on the Montauk Branch approaching the Bayport Avenue grade crossing. The shiny red Blue Point Fire Department trucks are vaguely seen at left. This to... (more)

Train RF7 (Extra 225 East) heads past Fresh Pond on its way to Holban yard under the New York Connecting Railroad trestle. Every load of freight that enters Long Island has to pass over that trest... (more)

Extra 223 West brings a long cut of cars past Fresh Pond yard presumably to Yard A in Long Island City. Seeing a C420 lead short nose out was rare since the F-end would be the long hood. The engin... (more)

A quiet weekend evening commences in Morris Park as the LIRR EMD fleet enjoys a well deserved rest.