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

Moderator: Liquidcamphor

  by freightguy
 
freightguy wrote:I thought the juice jacks ran from 1964-1964? McGinness president of the NYNH&H de-energized the catenary as a cost saving measure and they ran diesels on Bayridge line during a portion of 1960's.
Sorry 1964-1968
  by nyandw
 
freightguy wrote: Sat May 08, 2021 5:14 am
freightguy wrote:I thought the juice jacks ran from 1964-1964? McGinness president of the NYNH&H de-energized the catenary as a cost saving measure and they ran diesels on Bayridge line during a portion of 1960's.
Sorry 1964-1968
Here's an example: Image
NH (ex-Virginian Railway) EF4 Electrics #310, #309 on NYCRR trackage photographed from Fremont Tower view N Winter 1963-64 Photo: Art Huneke
  by ConstanceR46
 
I wasn't contradicting your point, just saying that D-102's presence may give us more clues?
  by nyandw
 
freightguy wrote: Sat May 08, 2021 5:11 amI thought the juice jacks ran from 1964-1964? McGinness president of the NYNH&H de-energized the catenary as a cost saving measure and they ran diesels on Bayridge line during a portion of 1960's.
NH RR GE 302 and #306? vandalism wreck on the LIRR Bay Ridge Branch at Ocean Ave, Brooklyn overpass
The accident between Oct 1963 and 1969… Anyone with further details?
  by RGlueck
 
Check with the New Haven guys.