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While I was railfanning the Airtrain today, I saw some M7s being delivered on a flat car. The number of one of them was 7429.

Why were the LIRR World's fair cars retired so early?

When will the third tracking of the Mainline Begin?

How about a pathway near the Veterans Memorial in Eisenhower park? Is that on the right of way of the Central Branch?

How about M1 9608? I heard its ride is terrible.

There was a Springfield Gardens stop before Saint Albans. In fact, the gap in the tracks where the platform once stood is still there. The station was officially closed due to low ridership, but I'd have to think that it had something to do with the fact that crime is quite rampant in that area. Th...

Actually, before we jump the gun here, we must remember all those wonderful folks of Garden City who absolutely love to see the Mitchell secondary reactivated :wink: The reason why freight operations never came to fruition was simply that our lovely NIMBYs in GC did not want to have these trains ro...

Are there any M3s going under overhaul as of now?

The property of Mitchel Field, also known as Mitchell Field extended a short distance east of Selfridge Avenue. Called Mitchell Field after 1918, it was called Camp Mills from 1917-1918 and Camp Black from 1898 - 1916. Selfridge Avenue was once called "USAF Crossing." The LIRR station was...

Was the old Mitchel Field located by Selfridge Ave.?

Do the M7s have yaw dampers installed on them?

Where is the Morris Park yard located?

That was the Creedmoor branch, connecting into the LIRR's Main Line. The trestle was built with the grade elimination of the tracks through Floral Park in 1962. In this elimination, "PARK" tower on the south side of the tracks was also eliminated. Freight service was still provided on the...

There is a trestle on the Main Line shortly before Floral Park Station that has an abandonded trackway which branches off the Main Line.

Is this mostly what contributed to the Garden City secondary being shut down, or was it traffic disruption too? Seems kinda silly to me. Say it's passenger service, the trains don't hold up traffic for that long....just quick pass across the grade crossing. Why was the Graden City secondary shut do...