The venerable M3s sets trundle on their last miles for the Long Island Rail Road. Here a train pulls into Jamaica.

Briefly Below. Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) M9 no. 9047 (Kawasaki, 2019-present) is the lead unit on a westbound train cruising through Woodside, Queens, seen from the Woodside Ave over... (more)

Six-Track Signal Bridge. Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) M7 no. 7603 (Bombardier, 1999-2006) is the lead unit on westbound Port Washington Branch train 359 seen racing through the Queens n... (more)

"Running Above the Work Zone"

On the morning of April 23rd, 2023, the engineer of a passing Long Island Rail Road train looks on as crews work below to prep concrete support... (more)

Coming Over. Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) M9 no. 9083 (Kawasaki, 2017-present) is the lead unit on a westbound train seen arriving at Jamaica Station.

Metropolitans on the El. Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) M3 Metropolitan no. 9923 (Budd, 1984-1986) is the lead unit on westbound train 2933 arriving at Nostrand Ave Station on the ... (more)

An Atlantic Terminal bound train approaches it's stop in Westwood. Ever since the opening of Grand Central Madison, only West Hempstead branch trains still have direct service to Atlantic Termina... (more)

After a slow crawl out of Hempstead and through Country Life Press, a set of M7s bound for Grand Central enter double track at Garden Interlocking, which is still governed by a set of PRR position... (more)

A set of M7s roll to a stop in Garden City before continuing on to Grand Central.

A 10 car set of Budd M3s is seen pulling out of the pocket track in Massapequa. The pocket track was constructed in 2014 and completed in 2021 for the purpose of turning Babylon line trains that s... (more)

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)

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)

First Train, First Day. It would be hard to tell exactly how long the planning for MTA LIRR East Side Access (ESA)/Grand Central Madison (GCM) has been ongoing, but it's safe to say it has ... (more)

7 and 9 on 9 and 10. Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) M7 and M9 trains (Bombardier, 1999-2006 and Kawasaki, 2019-present, respectively) are seen in the new yard area at Sunnyside Yard, on t... (more)

LIRR M7s bound for Penn Station exit Queens Interlocking, which is still governed by sets of classic Pennsylvania Railroad position light signals.