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Re: LIRR seeks to lease 8-21 MARC coaches (for Montauk Summe

 by tahawus84 ¦  Sat May 25, 2019 6:22 am ¦  Forum: Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) ¦  Topic: LIRR seeks to lease 8-21 MARC coaches (for Montauk Summer) ¦  Replies: 198 ¦  Views: 65053

Pretty much the commuter who has to take the train loses. Starting yesterday both my trains were now 1 car short for a total of three cars. Going to be another fun summer.

Re: Westbury Wreck 02/26/2019

 by tahawus84 ¦  Thu Feb 28, 2019 8:33 pm ¦  Forum: Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) ¦  Topic: Westbury Wreck 02/26/2019 ¦  Replies: 110 ¦  Views: 22713

I saw the two cars that hit the platform in the side just east of Merlin Ave station in the siding on the north side. They were there with 2 mp15s. This was at 6pm today.

Re: "Winter Railroaders" MA&N (video)

 by tahawus84 ¦  Sun Feb 24, 2019 11:47 am ¦  Forum: New York State Railfan ¦  Topic: "Winter Railroaders" MA&N (video) ¦  Replies: 17 ¦  Views: 5317

Great video thanks for sharing. I remember an article about this line in trains magazine about 15 years ago and it always interested me. I looked on Google maps and it looks like this line does not have much traffic. Tracks look very good and I was surprised at how fast they appear to be going in th...

Re: MP-15ac's out & about

 by tahawus84 ¦  Sun Jan 27, 2019 6:54 am ¦  Forum: Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) ¦  Topic: MP-15ac's out & about ¦  Replies: 428 ¦  Views: 141176

166 and 161 are in the siding at Calverton with 3 ballast cars.

Re: LIC Flyovers

 by tahawus84 ¦  Fri Jan 11, 2019 11:17 am ¦  Forum: Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) ¦  Topic: LIC Flyovers ¦  Replies: 4 ¦  Views: 3468

Good stuff. Thanks for sharing!

Re: The East Side Access Project Discussion (ESA)

 by tahawus84 ¦  Wed Jan 09, 2019 8:14 pm ¦  Forum: Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) ¦  Topic: The East Side Access Project Discussion (ESA) ¦  Replies: 1157 ¦  Views: 377250

I commute from port Jeff to hunters point daily. I work next to grand central station and I feel this project is a waste of money. I would rather have seen the money get put into improving hunterspoint Ave station and the 7 train service. A new hunterspoint Ave station with a better connection to th...

LIC Flyovers

 by tahawus84 ¦  Mon Jan 07, 2019 6:59 pm ¦  Forum: Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) ¦  Topic: LIC Flyovers ¦  Replies: 4 ¦  Views: 3468

Does anyone have any photos of trains operating on the two flyovers in LIC that connect to the lower Montauk branch?

Re: Saratoga & North Creek (S&NC) Discussion

 by tahawus84 ¦  Mon Dec 31, 2018 8:33 pm ¦  Forum: New York State Railfan ¦  Topic: Saratoga & North Creek (S&NC) Discussion ¦  Replies: 482 ¦  Views: 189417

Thanks for the info. Glad it’s still in the d+h inspired scheme not sure how long it will stay that way.

Re: Saratoga & North Creek (S&NC) Discussion

 by tahawus84 ¦  Sun Dec 30, 2018 7:31 pm ¦  Forum: New York State Railfan ¦  Topic: Saratoga & North Creek (S&NC) Discussion ¦  Replies: 482 ¦  Views: 189417

Is this engine the one that was on the snc?

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Re: MP-15ac's out & about

 by tahawus84 ¦  Wed Dec 12, 2018 6:58 pm ¦  Forum: Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) ¦  Topic: MP-15ac's out & about ¦  Replies: 428 ¦  Views: 141176

Nice video thanks for sharing. What were they doing on the secondary?

Re: Abandoned Track

 by tahawus84 ¦  Mon Nov 19, 2018 7:57 pm ¦  Forum: New York & Atlantic Railway-NYNJ Rail ¦  Topic: Abandoned Track ¦  Replies: 18 ¦  Views: 12907

Why does Jamaica ash east of Westbury still have a switch? I have not seen a car or any signs of use in years and I am surprised the switch has not been pulled. Anyone know when they last had service?

Re: MP-15ac's out & about

 by tahawus84 ¦  Thu Nov 01, 2018 7:35 pm ¦  Forum: Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) ¦  Topic: MP-15ac's out & about ¦  Replies: 428 ¦  Views: 141176

Saw a MP15,single m3 sandite car, fire protection tank and a trailing MP15 going west through Jamaica at 530 this afternoon. I didn’t catch any car numbers.

Re: Kew Gardens and Forest Hills 4 to 6 car platforms

 by tahawus84 ¦  Wed Sep 05, 2018 7:28 pm ¦  Forum: Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) ¦  Topic: Kew Gardens and Forest Hills 4 to 6 car platforms ¦  Replies: 34 ¦  Views: 11414

They put these platforms up quickly but they look like they are temporary. Why didn’t they just continue the platform in concrete?

Re: Hicksville track work west of the station

 by tahawus84 ¦  Fri Aug 10, 2018 7:44 pm ¦  Forum: Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) ¦  Topic: Hicksville track work west of the station ¦  Replies: 5 ¦  Views: 3099

It looks like a company is unloading material from the rail cars into dump trucks. Does not appear to be lirr related.

Re: Hicksville track work west of the station

 by tahawus84 ¦  Thu Aug 09, 2018 6:43 pm ¦  Forum: Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) ¦  Topic: Hicksville track work west of the station ¦  Replies: 5 ¦  Views: 3099

Hicksville yard is full gondolas today

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