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Re: Helicopter surveying RoW in Northport area

 by NYR2218 ¦  Sat Nov 16, 2019 3:11 pm ¦  Forum: Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) ¦  Topic: Helicopter surveying RoW in Northport area ¦  Replies: 7 ¦  Views: 2846

I saw the same thing, on 11/8 at Mineola. A black helicopter flying low by the tracks.

Re: M9 and M9A Procurement & Acceptance

 by NYR2218 ¦  Tue Sep 24, 2019 6:33 pm ¦  Forum: Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) ¦  Topic: M9 and M9A Procurement & Acceptance ¦  Replies: 863 ¦  Views: 232863

Okay lets see if we have this straight. For everyone tracking the M9 revenues, I want to be sure what branches have had a revenue M9 run. This is what I know when it comes to branches: 1.) Port Jefferson/Huntington Branch (obviously Huntington westward). 2.) Hempstead Branch. 3.) Port Washington Br...

Re: NYAR Train Sighting Thread

 by NYR2218 ¦  Mon Mar 11, 2019 4:41 pm ¦  Forum: New York & Atlantic Railway-NYNJ Rail ¦  Topic: NYAR Train Sighting Thread ¦  Replies: 1593 ¦  Views: 370958

Something I've never seen before. MP15ac/GP38-2 with 41 cars eastbound between Wyandanch and Deer Park followed apx 5 mins later by another GP38-2/MP15ac pair eastbound with 9 cars. Saw them both in Pinelawn. 70 pulled right out onto the main line as the 40 came through. Probably something you’ll n...

Re: NYAR Train Sighting Thread

 by NYR2218 ¦  Tue Mar 05, 2019 2:33 pm ¦  Forum: New York & Atlantic Railway-NYNJ Rail ¦  Topic: NYAR Train Sighting Thread ¦  Replies: 1593 ¦  Views: 370958

mainline, When the RS70 switches paraco, how long to they wait on the siding at LD before running around in LD? And which train do they follow on the RS71 run around/ westbound trip to Pine Aire? They usually leave LD after the 1:29 train at Riverhead. At least that’s what they did when I saw them ...

Re: Kleet Lumber

 by NYR2218 ¦  Sun Mar 03, 2019 3:26 pm ¦  Forum: New York & Atlantic Railway-NYNJ Rail ¦  Topic: Kleet Lumber ¦  Replies: 16 ¦  Views: 6108

rr503 wrote:I guess my question is more why were they anywhere east of Huntington? Was it just convenient to have them hold in the clear at Greenlawn?
They had to switch the engines around from the west side to east at Duke interlocking, just west of the Northport Station.

Re: Kleet Lumber

 by NYR2218 ¦  Sun Feb 17, 2019 1:05 pm ¦  Forum: New York & Atlantic Railway-NYNJ Rail ¦  Topic: Kleet Lumber ¦  Replies: 16 ¦  Views: 6108

mainline wrote:Have noticed the last couple of weeks no deliveries on Saturday.
Anyone know what day during the week.


Bill
I think Wednesday.

Re: NYAR Train Sighting Thread

 by NYR2218 ¦  Mon Jan 28, 2019 1:51 pm ¦  Forum: New York & Atlantic Railway-NYNJ Rail ¦  Topic: NYAR Train Sighting Thread ¦  Replies: 1593 ¦  Views: 370958

The RS40 was seen today 1/28/19 passing Bethpage around 10:20 with 151(Glass out) and 300 heading to One World Recycling.

Re: Central Branch Freight

 by NYR2218 ¦  Sat Jan 19, 2019 6:59 pm ¦  Forum: New York & Atlantic Railway-NYNJ Rail ¦  Topic: Central Branch Freight ¦  Replies: 10 ¦  Views: 6049

NYAR was doing PTC testing on the central branch. Saw them around 2:30 west of the staples street crossing.

Re: M9 and M9A Procurement & Acceptance

 by NYR2218 ¦  Thu Nov 29, 2018 10:44 am ¦  Forum: Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) ¦  Topic: M9 and M9A Procurement & Acceptance ¦  Replies: 863 ¦  Views: 232863

M9s were seen today in Bethpage around 10:15 heading to KO