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I saw in a friend of mine's YouTube where he filmed from the last car of a M3 through the fan window from Ronkonkoma to Jamaica, and what a change to the Main Line. Here's what I discovered: 1.) All three tracks from Hicksville to the West end of DIVIDE are in service (electrified and set). All pole...

My personal favorite, the one I took on July 30th, 2007. Taken at Babylon, with all 3 types at AM Rush Hour.

Looking West (Matthew Kowal). Hot that day!
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Both Oyster Bay tracks have had the third rail reinstalled, and I still see some track work that needs to be done. Even though all 3 tracks are in service, they are going to have to do rail/tie replacement work on Track 1 (it currently has wooden ties and aged rails). Station still has a way to go w...

Checked my MTA LIRR TrainTime app on my phone, and it is official that all 3 tracks are indeed in service from Floral Park to NASSAU-1. Service for New Hyde Park and Merillon Avenue is on MLT3 and MLT2. All service for Mineola, Carle Place, and Westbury is on MLT3 and MLT1. Along with this, the new ...

Everyone - The MTA has posted information about Main Line changes for installation of the new Third Track: https://new.mta.info/mainline https://new.mta.info/article/hicksville-jamaica-service-change-2022 There will be upcoming weekend outages between Floral Park and Hicksville August 27-28; Septem...

With the tracks officially reconfigured in Mineola, with MLT3 possessing the switches and all Oyster Bay Branch service, will this have an effect on electrified trains to East Williston? I haven't seen the tracks on the 30 MPH curve get the third rail back. This is my 1024th post, which matches my b...

Somehow it feels surreal, because to think it only feels like yesterday that Urban Avenue was grade separated, and now all grade crossings are removed. To go along with it, nearly all of the stations are completed, and construction crews (electrical department, rail crew) have actually been working ...

MattAmity90, you must be overlooking something. No way there will not be eastbound service at two consecutive stations for two months. I'm sure some temporary set-up will be in place. Also, re: the new switch at Floral Park, is this at the east end of the station connecting track H1 to the new ML2 ...

This past weekend, a key milestone was reached in the project: -INSTALLATION OF SWITCH AT FLORAL PARK. That switch is at the Western end of the new third track, and where Track H1 diverts towards Hempstead. -New Hyde Park's temporary Platform B is being dismantled foot by foot. In place are poles in...

Looking at photos from Edward: -On the SE corner at Hicksville where the pedestal signal is located, they are widening the viaduct a bit, but I don't know why. -Divide Interlocking in New Cassel is seeing ballast work being done for what will be the new T1 (the track is not connected yet. -More and ...

With that being said, they could at least modernize the Port Jefferson Branch by rehabilitating stations to match their neighbors. -St. James, Smithtown, and Greenlawn. -Add a second track/platform at Northport (there's room) -Bring double-track service to Greenlawn if they enhance the station. Ther...

It's actually hard to believe, but since I moved, I upgraded to an iPhone. Of course, one of the apps I installed was the LIRR Train Time app so that I don't get as homesick. The following are the colors used to indicate the capacity of each car, and I think the app colors correspond with the train ...

MA90: I disagree - ANY grade crossing CAN be eliminated provided there is agreement from the communities on how to proceed on a given project - and most importantly that there is $$FUNDING$$ available... With the mention of Bethpage and Farmingdale there would likely have to be aerial structures wi...

Interesting question. I'd love to see a lot more grade crossings eliminated on LIRR, with my attention going to the PJ line. I know, some spots next to impossible without elevating the tracks (like in East Northport), and much of it would be difficult and expensive. But if funds are available, some...

Thanks to Edward Hand, he took a picture from this past weekend's outage showing realignment of the tracks in between the Grand Blvd. bridge and the Wantagh Parkway bridge. A hut was also razed in Mineola known as "N2."

It's being called the "New Cassel Bump"
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