Seen here is the Leaf Crusher the Long Island Railroad runs during the fall season. Due to a failed Automatic Speed Control test, it will head back west to Babylon.
Orders are hooped up to the crew of train 8702 as it heads east on the Montauk Branch. The operator works out of the "Leaning tower of Patchogue" seen at left. If you look carefully you can see th... (more)
An FA-1 "power pack" trails train 8706. This unit was built as SP&S 864, later BN 4116 before being rebuilt to provide HEP for LIRR commuter trains.
Interior view at PD Tower; less than a week after taking this photo, the tower was taken out of service and has since been demolished.
PD Tower operator Craig Lombardi hands off orders to train 2736, which was 37 minutes late on this brisk November evening.
The 12:54 Patchogue terminating train passes PD tower en route to the single layover track.
