Crossover. An inbound LIRR train crosses onto Track 2 to arrive at Jamaica Station. The complex interlockings here feature numerous double crossovers, single and double slip switches, an... (more)

City Switcher. LIRR 161 idles on a siding track near Long Island City Station on the Lower Montauk Branch. There is typically a locomotive here, presumably as a protect unit for the term... (more)

"Against the Current of Traffic at Nostrand" A westbound Long Island Rail Road train runs down Track 2 on the Atlantic Branch Viaduct while heading towards Atlantic Terminal in B... (more)

Busy Afternoon. LIRR trains depart Jamaica Station for points east while a maintenance crew performs minor work in the complex interlocking east of the station. the MP15AC locomotive is ... (more)

It's likely the end of the line for this string of Budd-built M3s and about 70 other cars just like it, located on adjacent yard tracks. The Coronavirus pandemic cut LIRR ridership by over 80% neg... (more)

"Testing a Pair at Whitepot" Long Island Rail Road & Kawasaki Heavy Industry's M9 Test Train runs down the long straightaway at Rego Park while making one of several back and forth trips w... (more)

"LIRR Main Line Dinky?" Long Island Rail Road & Kawasaki Heavy Industry's M9 Test Train rounds the curve at Forest Hills while making one of several back and forth trips within the "City Z... (more)

A midday Penn Station train pulls into Central Islip with a consist of M9s.

"Reclaim Train at Bayside" Long Island Rail Road's Reclaim Train, led by MP15AC 160, pauses at Bayside Station on the Port Washington Branch. The train is tasked with reclaiming ... (more)

With a modified schedule currently in place, train 8709, which usually runs non-stop between Patchogue and Babylon, is now making all local stops to Babylon. Train is seen passing through West Is... (more)

"Track Renewal at Broadway" Long Island Rail Road MP15AC 171 leads the Harsco Track Renewal Train through Broadway Station on the Port Washington Branch. Harsco's Track Renewal Machine rem... (more)

After making a couple of stops at the Bay Shore MOW track and Sayville DEF, a pair of Long Island's faithful MP15's are returning westbound in the evening sun.

View of the Long Island Railroad Bellerose Station and Queens Interlocking from the Floral Park Station Platform.

Another weekend of mainline closures means another weekend of diesel shuttles between Babylon and Hicksville. This one is a late afternoon westbound seen passing under Route 110 in Farmingdale.

Eastbound Hicksville-Babylon Shuttle Train passing the Westbound Home Signal controlled by Babylon Tower. The yellow CO stands for ASC cutout. The Central Branch is single track and has no Automat... (more)