Bicentenial LIRR GP38-2s

[Paul]

Rolling some where west of Ronconkoma.

[mainline]

Paul if the milepost is 48 your looking at the Smithtown Ave overpass. Just two minutes out of Ronkonkoma Station. Nice Shot. Bill

[9C1LT1]

Nice shot!!!

[Paul]

Thanks for the info. I took these many years ago with out the forsight to lable when and where. Oh well, youth is waisted on the young.

[N340SG]

Paul,

Thanks for a great picture to download.
I always found the time to stop and be impressed when I saw GP-38(s) in the red, white, and blue Bicentennial scheme.
Little did I know that a few years later, I would be working for the LIRR, and, briefly (while an Electrician Apprentice), working on the Geeps!

Tom

[Rush2ny]

I sure do miss that scheme! Thanks for posting that!

Russ

[kro52]

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Greetings,
Here's a little nostalgia in V scale.

KRO52

[Legio X]

How about some pictures of Bicentennial Alco C420's, 222-229?

[Paul]

I don't recall seeing red white and blue L-2s, or if they did it would have been post 1978 and by that time I was in the service and off Long Island. I do recall seeing a red MTA logo on them, if thats what you are reffering to.

[kro52]

Greetings,
Here's a shot of ALCO L2 #224 circa 1980, photo by George Hunka.

KRO52

[Paul]

See???? That's what I get for missing staff meetings.

[badneighbor]

keep the old photos coming....

[Legio X]

How about some Bicentennial C420's on freight duty???

[emfinite]

Courtesy of http://arrts-arrchives.com Arrts Arrchives

[9C1LT1]

Wow, NICE Photo!!! That must have been some freight to need 10,000 H.P!!! ( 5 Century-420's) Where would a freight of that size go on LIRR, the Yard on the Central Branch to get sorted?

-Barry