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» Long Island Railroad (more..)
» EMD MP15AC (more..) |
» Lakeview (West Hempstead Branch)
» West Hempstead, New York, USA (more..)
» November 08, 2020 |
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Photographer |
» LI 161 (more..)
» LI LaserTrain (more..) |
» Greg Grice (more..)
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Long Island Rail Road's "LaserTrain" heads east through the Lakeview neighborhood of West Hempstead, NY on the West Hempstead Branch with "glass out" MP15AC 161 leading the way.
LIRR's LaserTrains consist of two MP15ACs sandwiching a retired Budd M3 pair equipped with technology installed by Laser Precision Solutions. They are tasked with vaporizing leaf residue off of the rails throughout the system. During the fall season, leaves fall onto the tracks which cause slip slide conditions when ran over by trains. Many railroads utilize rail washers for this issue but the LIRR has recently turned to this technology for the task. |
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