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Discussion of the past and present operations of the Long Island Rail Road.

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 #1420456  by Backshophoss
 
Nicely done on that MP-15,but what is that rusted out car next to the SD-40's by the fuel rack? :wink:
 #1420908  by Steamfan77
 
I'm in the process of modeling the Oyster Bay branch in O scale. I have the Mineola station area, the industrial area in Mineola known as "the hole", Locust Valley, and of course Oyster Bay. The track is down and ballasted, but I don't have much in the way of scenery yet. Attached is a copy of my track plan, and a picture of the OB yard. There is staging that is West of Mineola, and under the yard.

Andy
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 #1423765  by hondajohn
 
I have been slowly re-entering the hobby after the usual high school/college/early career hiatus :-P Besides dusting off and repairing all of my old equipment, I just completed my first custom paint job. This is an old Triang-Hornby US-market RDC painted to resemble LIRR 3121.
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 #1423934  by RGlueck
 
Andy (Steamfan77): Finally, a Long Island Rail Road layout in the right era, with the right branch depicted! Wish I lived closer.
 #1423985  by nyandw
 
RGlueck wrote:Andy (Steamfan77): Finally, a Long Island Rail Road layout in the right era, with the right branch depicted! Wish I lived closer.
Andy has been doing real nice work on both the track plan, concept, design, and construction. Can't wait to see the scenery and structures come to life! :-)
 #1423990  by Teutobergerwald
 
I snagged two Atlas HO Scale LIRR Alco C420s from Trainland in Lynbrook, NY, #s 226 and 229. Next will be a pair of the Athearn Genesis LIRR MP-15ac's......and I need three LIRR cabooses, two in the yellow with blue roof and an orange one with the LONG ISLAND in large blue letters.
 #1426529  by edflyerssn007
 
A couple videos of one of my GP-38's pulling two F&C P72's that I just put together. It's my first time actually painting a car.

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2nd video has a paint scheme that I made up that's LIRR inspired, maybe something the P72's would have worn if they had continued farther into the C3 era.

Also here's some WIP pictures.

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 #1426837  by scopelliti
 
Quick question... what color where the seats in the P-72 cars? 1963-1966 era. Green? Brown?