Long Island City. Three Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) trains are seen laid up at Long Island City terminal awaiting their afternoon departures to points East. These three trains are head... (more)

Weekend Scoot Train 6293 to Ronkonkoma with DE30AC 401, bilevel 4005, 4030 and DE30AC 412 passing RS 70 on LD Siding in Riverhead.

Quite the unusual scene on the LIRR's Montauk Branch. On a warm summer day Amtrak's Corridor Clipper 1002 preformed testing from LIC to Montauk for the possibility of Amtrak running service on the... (more)

Contingency Plan. In the wake of Hurricane Sandy, there was extensive damage across the northeast Unites States to public transportation. Although most of the MTA LIRR rolling stock was pro... (more)

Train 504 Jamaica to Oyster Bay with DE30AC 413 with four cars including Cab car 5017. Heading up the branch on Track 1 due to track work.

LIRR 559 knocks down the home signal at NASSAU 4, leaving a trail of light down the tracks in this one and a quarter-minute exposure.

Train 606 from Jamaica to Port Jefferson heading over the Post Avenue Bridge in Westbury on new Track 2. Third track project is completed. Trains now running from Floral Park to Hicksville on Trac... (more)

Train 506 from Jamaica to Oyster Bay heading through New Hyde Park on the express track 1. Oyster Bay Train 515 seen in distance passing the water tower on the way to Jamaica.

Having married a girl from Forest Hills, I've since spent a couple decades with it on my radar as a go to spot for railfanning commuter action in New York, but always from the station platforms. R... (more)

After an intense snowstorm LI 415 pulls an Eastbound local into Northport station giving a horn salute. Out of frame is LI TC985, a jet snow blower waiting for 415 to clear Duke interlocking so t... (more)

After an outage on the Port Jefferson branch the first westbound passenger train for the afternoon makes its way out of Port Jeff Yard where the conductor will get off the train and line the track... (more)

The second of a few summer eastbound trains to Montauk is seen heading east past the East Hampton DEF with a 10 car set. Later in the afternoon the set will return west as train 8705 to Jamacia.

The short train to Montauk leaves Hampton Bays station and crosses Ponquogue Avenue

The Greenport Scoot heading into Greenport. Heading thru 9th Street RR Crossing. About to pass GY Block Limit signal. DE30AC 422, CC 5002, 4078, and DE30AC 418.

The Greenport Scoot returning to Ronkonkoma. DE30AC 401, CC 5021, 4078, and DE30AC 412. Passing Nicolia Concrete on the right which is a customer of the New York & Atlantic. The Scoot is approachi... (more)