In 1834, Andrew Jackson was President, America consisted of 24 states, and the Long Island Rail Road Company was chartered as part of a transportation link between New York and Boston. Today, the... (more)
Lots Of Single Level. As MTA Long Island Rail Road 411 (DE30AC) threads its way under the signal bridge east of the Jamaica Station on the morning of July 12, 2017 next to M-3 9785, a uniqu... (more)
"LI 613 w/ MARC Coaches Approaches 11th St" Long Island Rail Road train 613 approaches 11th Street in Long Island City with seven Sumitomo/ Nippon Sharyo "MARC II" cars... (more)
A maintenance crew plugs in the consist of #664 and puts it to bed on track 5 in Port Jeff yard. This train runs exclusively with 7 leased MARC coaches.
"MARC Coaches at HALL Interlocking" LI Extra 411 heads west through HALL Interlocking with Five Sumitomo/ Nippon Sharyo "MARC II" cars in tow. The train made a test round trip from Jamaica... (more)
MARC meets MTA! Long Island Railroad has a recurring problem each summer of equipment shortage. LIRR has such a high demand for service to the east end that equipment is heavily needed more than ... (more)
"Lonely Diesel at Richmond Hill" LIRR DE30AC 411 sits by itself in Richmond Hill Yard.