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newkirk wrote: ↑Sat Dec 05, 2020 3:03 pm
Collection of Bill Mangahas (January 1969)

Great Stuff, everyones' pics. I really like this one of Woodside. Withe the fluorescent lightsaber style against the incandescents on the #7

Awesome vintage images Mr. Glueck !
FL-9 #301 leading a consist of C-1's through Cold Spring Harbor (Bill Mangahas photo - Sept. 1994)


A fire near the Bayshore station brought service to a halt.
The train in the station later headed back to Babylon where passengers were probably herded onto leased school buses for points east. (Bill Mangahas photo - March 1982)


West Hempstead showing abandoned ROW. (Bill Mangahas photo - August 1978)


Floral Park before grade crossing elimination. (Photo: Steve Zabel collection)


This should be from the Bellerose station looking west. (Bill Mangahas photo - (December 12, 1993)

The "awesome" was fading, but you can't go wrong with ALCO FA locomotives. The roof lines are taller than the P72, ex-MU, coaches, but the squat appearance may be perceptual, as the roof contained some compound curves up front.

We knew, when the pastel colored L2's came online, the LIRR we knew was going to fade. Fortunately, a cadre of college students hung out together and shot as much as we could while the colors began to change. My shots are only a toe's dip in the ocean of what's out there.

Any idea how far past current end of track that bumper is in the West Hempstead shot?

As to the two GP-38s, they are heading west, not east , of Woodside on Mainline 1. Notice the markers. The Port Wash branch tracks 2 & 1 are on the right. Manhattan in the background. Mainline 1 would set up a route to the Mainline cutoff, or to LIC also if the units were just on their way there.
I kinda remember a period when the turntable at Morris Park was OOS for a long time, and engines were turned using the Mainline Cutoff at Harold during the 90's.
Although they are back-to-back, it may have been necessary to turn the double-header for PI or other time-related issues forthcoming, so the the lead unit was not the "guilty party".

Kelly&Kelly wrote: ↑Sat Dec 05, 2020 7:23 pm Yes, as Backshop says, depending on the time of day, two GP38's coming around from the morning LIC trains to Morris Park for servicing. Will returning for the afternoon trains.

What Signal Bridge are they passing?

Location ? (Photo: John Krause)


Long Beach (Feb 8, 1936)


MP-54 #1778 - Location, Dunton ?


Bayside (July 1962 - Railroad Ave Enterprises)


Ozone Park (Dec 28, 1931)

Steve,
They are passing signal bridge 30 (31 westward).

INCOMING !!!

Some ALCO action by "B" tower.


Long Island City car float bridges, now a park.


I believe this no longer exists.
(Photo: Bill Mangahas - Feb. 1983)


Queens Village
(Apr. 5, 1970 - Steve Zabel collection)


Remember those leased Precision engines ?
Oyster Bay (Nov. 2, 1975)


Most likely a fan trip on the Bay Ridge branch.
(Gerald H. Landau collection - Feb. 1961)


Mineola
(Charley's Slides - Dec. 1967)

BM6569 wrote: ↑Mon Dec 07, 2020 4:17 pm Any idea how far past current end of track that bumper is in the West Hempstead shot?

About 20 or 30 yards, tops.

Now those show the real Long Island Rail Road! Great stuff and much enjoyed!

Is that a kerosene illuminated signal ?

That is the old SK block limit signal just west of Phillips Avenue in Speonk. Originally kero-lit, it has been converted to electricity. Note the wires leading to the signal heads.