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| That's a remarkable backstory, SWF.
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Posted - April 10 2020 : 6:45:26 PM
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quote:That's a remarkable backstory, SWF.
Originally posted by Chops124 - April 10 2020 : 3:26:14 PM
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Indeed it is, as well as being another reminder that railroad/railway intermodal predates the 20th century, and in fact goes as far back as merely 2 decades in to the 19th century.
From illustration on page 391,
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Figure 6.14 on page 392 is a LB&SC, London, Brighton, & South Coast Ry horse-drawn wagon for moving household furniture secured to one of same Ry's 4-wheel flat wagons/cars. The furniture moving van wagon is labeled as being able to be shipped as far as Paris quote:| "... from house to house ON THE SAME VANS" |
The all caps are the railway's.
Given it was in 1880s and 1890s I wonder if a Tyco/Mantua 10-wheeler would be suitable power for modeling an interpretation of the 1880s Long Island train.
Since it is beyond my specific interests, and I don't have one of those locos anyway, I'm not going to attempt modeling that train.
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Posted - April 10 2020 : 7:36:44 PM
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I wonder if that was the 1st time Piggy-Back was tried 
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Posted - April 11 2020 : 12:02:02 AM
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| A great way to visit the coast.
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Posted - April 11 2020 : 11:10:52 AM
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The metal frame is the Oyster Bay Turntable
And the museum in Oyster Bay
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Nice photos. I have some other photos from the area taken recently.
Locust Valley New York train station.
Former switch tower at Locust Valley.
Local stores in Locust Valley.
Another view of the former switch tower.
Crossing gate at Glen Head New York.
Spring trees at Glen Head.
Another view of the trees.
Another view of the trees.
And still another view of the trees.
A stone bridge east of Locust Valley New York.
A new steel bridge east of Locust Valley.
Another view of the steel bridge.
Nice scenery near Mill Neck New York.
Near the former station at Mill Neck.
Bridge next to the former station at Mill Neck.
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Posted - April 12 2020 : 02:12:35 AM
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Photos from Saturday after work to Oyster Bay New York.
Started after a shorten work day at Roslyn New York.
Pretty parks near the train station.
Sunny day in Nassau County.
Few ponds in that area.
Railroad bridge north of the Roslyn railroad station.
Parking lot at the railroad station.
Roslyn New York train station.
Another view of the train station.
Tracks looking south bound at Roslyn.
At track level looking south bound.
Former Oyster Bay train station building being restored.
Will look great when she is fully cleaned up.
Temporary train museum photographed by our member "the siding" earlier.
Long Island Railroad train yard east of the former station building.
Well worth the trip.
Pretty setting.
Windy but pleasant.
Plenty of seagulls.
Definitely a place to visit and enjoy.
Families make this a place to produce memories to last a lifetime.
Close to New York City.
Cool signals to look at.
Another look at them.
Fun walk to Mill Neck New York.
Pretty scenery in the area.
Spring trees make a nice setting.
Just sixteen miles from the New York City border.
I continue my walk to Mill Neck.
Almost there.
I made it to Mill Neck New York.
Looking westbound at Mill Neck.
The former train station there.
Now a post office uses that building.
Still has the platform used by passengers years ago.
One track line makes it look very country like.
I wish they would reactivate that building to accept passengers again.
Bridge next to the former train station.
I leave Mill Neck and head to Locust Valley New York.
Beautiful walk in a beautiful setting.
Another beautiful pond just north of Mill Neck.
I still had some bread to feed the birds.
They make me forget about the virus situation.
I can go there again and again.
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Posted - April 12 2020 : 11:38:20 AM
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Fantastic area. I'd love to drive that train through that woodscape
every day, I would never tire of it.
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Posted - April 12 2020 : 1:34:43 PM
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You should see Riverhead to Greenport since I had to work the show back in August could no take the ride
That Bridge in Roslyn is where I saw my first freight train All box cars I was either 1969 or 1970 Train went backwards AND HAD a caboose a green one
There used to be a siding down the tracks towards the West direction
The Oyster Bay museum is small in comparison to Riverhead
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Posted - April 13 2020 : 08:48:58 AM
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Remember the Roslyn train station was moved in 1988.
Photos from my visit yesterday to Port Jefferson New York.
Train at Port Jefferson.
Head cab car controls the train going westbound.
Port Jefferson train station.
Boat at the harbor in Port Jefferson village.
First church I saw at Port Jefferson.
Spring trees are blooming there.
Colorful house near the harbor.
Train station is a classic.
Inside of the station thru the glass. Station building closed due to the virus.
Classic style clock.
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Posted - April 13 2020 : 12:51:25 PM
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Yeah remember the Roslyn move
Also Port Jefferson has Constables in law enforcenent
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Posted - April 13 2020 : 11:34:18 PM
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| Great photos, they will be historic in nature some day.
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Posted - April 14 2020 : 07:14:52 AM
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More photos from the weekend trips.
Nice spring trees near Locust Valley New York.
Scenic route near the Locust Valley train station.
Cold Spring Harbor New York train station.
View looking west.
View looking east.
Quiet area in Suffolk County near the border with Nassau County.
Curves east and west of the Cold Spring Harbor station.
Long Island Railroad empty train.
Huntington New York train station.
Suffolk County bus at Smithtown New York train station.
Long Island Railroad train at Port Jefferson.
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More photos from Port Jefferson New York.
Another church I saw in Port Jefferson.
View of Port Jefferson village.
Another view of that church.
Hotel and restaurant building at the harbor.
Spring trees in the village.
Another view of the first church I saw in the village.
The harbor section of the village.
Getting late in the early evening.
Train station in Port Jefferson.
Classic looking station.
I wait for the train to depart in a half hour.
Cab control car faces west.
Beautiful station.
Different view.
Restored recently to its original look.
Few more trains scheduled for Sunday night.
View looks east toward the train yard.
The train yard and the end of the tracks.
Eighty two years ago the track contined to Wading River New York.
The twelve mile track is long gone but the path will be reused as a hikers trail which starts after the end of this rail yard.
Back at the station the train is ready to depart soon.
West of the station is another small rail yard.
Flat cars with concrete ties.
Sometimes a passenger set is temporarily stored here.
Four tracks become one track a short distance away looking west.
On the empty passenger car going home. I could have taken off my clothes and gotten away with it.
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Posted - April 15 2020 : 12:37:10 AM
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Another area to visit on Long Island today.
That area is ritzy Manhasset New York.
Fancy office buildings and gardens near Manhasset.
Curvy winding steep streets near the Manhasset Viaduct.
The Manhasset Viaduct on the Port Washington branch line.
Single track bridge. Looking north at the viaduct.
Highest bridge on Long Island that does not cross a major river.
Looking south at the western section of the viaduct.
Another view.
View over the marshes looking southeast.
Tough angles to view the complete viaduct.
View over the marshes looking northeast.
Now I am on the east side of the viaduct. Looking north.
Looking southwest at the viaduct.
Another view of the viaduct.
Wide view of the viaduct looking southwest.
Bayview section of Manhasset New York.
I am on a bridge looking west at Manhasset.
I am on a bridge looking east with Manhasset station in view.
I am on the platform at Manhasset station looking west.
Looking southwest at the single track line.
Looking southeast at the single track line.
Looking west at the station and the single track line.
Cute park near the station which is only six miles from my house.
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Port Jefferson station is a nice one with the brick & stucco and lots of covered area to shelter out of snow and rain.
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Posted - April 15 2020 : 12:27:51 PM
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| The viaduct was ALSO in an issue of Model Railroader Mag
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Posted - April 15 2020 : 12:55:38 PM
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Port Jefferson station is very photogenic.
Some videos of Port Jefferson from Sunday.
Train leaves the yard east of the station and travels back to the station.
Train leaves Port Jefferson station and heads to the yard.
Later another train enters Port Jefferson station in the early evening.
That train waits at the station before it departs to Jamaica.
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Photos from yesterday during my Stony Brook and Saint James trek.
Crossing signals at the Stony Brook New York station.
Looking east at the Stony Brook station.
Looking west at the Stony Brook station.
Stony Brook New York train station looking northwest.
Stony Brook New York train station looking southwest.
Looking south at the station.
Looking southeast.
View of Route 25A looking east.
Walking toward the village of Stony Brook New York.
One of several church buildings in Stony Brook.
Another view of the church.
Harbor just north of Stony Brook.
Pretty water scenes.
Few people there but plenty of birds.
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Posted - April 16 2020 : 7:29:12 PM
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There was a good pizzeria near Stonybrook station
Miss the Greenburg shows there
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Posted - April 17 2020 : 11:54:59 AM
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Some videos from yesterday to Roslyn New York.
Train enters Roslyn New York.
That train leaves Roslyn.
Another train enters Roslyn.
And another train leaves Roslyn.
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Videos from Wednesday at Stony Brook and Saint James New York.
Train leaves Saint James and passes crossing.
Train leaves Stony Brook New York.
Many birds at Stony Brook harbor.
Swan in the pond at Stony Brook.
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Posted - April 18 2020 : 08:41:34 AM
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More photos from my trip to Stony Brook and Saint James New York.
Harbor at Stony Brook.
Clear blue water views today.
Comfortable but windy conditions.
Still a pleasant afternoon.
More birds than people here.
Must be paradise away from the virus situation elsewhere.
Statue of Hercules in front of a pond.
Various birds there.
They love the area.
Peaceful scenes.
Not a care in the world.
Wonderful area in Suffolk County.
I fed the swan.
Nice village.
Another church in Stony Brook.
Attractive structure.
Surrounded by pretty scenery.
Many trees surround the church.
Another view of the church.
Springtime in the air.
View of Stony Brook harbor.
Attractive buildings fit in the wonderful scenery of this area.
Attractive shopping center with the post office in the middle.
Time to continue to Saint James.
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Beautiful structures from when they were community centers.
The swans look most peaceful.
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Now we get back to the world of trains.
Colorful building on Route 25A.
Colorful tree with spray paint.
Another view of the tree.
Bridge west of Stony Brook station.
Another view of the bridge.
Road leads to Saint James.
More views of my walk to Saint James.
Long but pleasant walk.
Crossing east of Saint James.
Looking south at the crossing.
Looking east at the crossing.
Looking west at the crossing.
Looking north at the crossing.
At Saint James as a train approaches.
Train heads east to Port Jefferson.
Five car set.
Bracketed by two diesel engines.
Very few passengers today.
Still runs during the virus situation.
The second diesel engine.
Saint James New York station building.
Second oldest station building on Long Island.
Looks great.
Small but useful.
Has a long life ahead.
Another view of the station building.
Looks great at every angle.
Single track line at that station.
Has an old stove inside.
Cool interior of the building.
Another empty car for me on my trip home.
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Posted - April 18 2020 : 7:10:12 PM
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Iconic railway building, station master's house? Someone had the
good sense to preserve this beautiful landmark.
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Photos from Thursday to Roslyn New York.
View in the late afternoon near Manhasset New York.
Cool water tower.
Another view of the water tower.
Empty Macy's store in Manhasset.
Small pond in Roslyn New York north of the station.
Bridge north of the Roslyn New York train station.
View looking south of the Roslyn station.
Looking south on the New York City bound platform.
Looking north on the New York City bound platform.
Looking south on the New York City bound platform.
Crossing signals at the station.
Crossing signals at the station.
Long Island Railroad train at Roslyn.
Train leaving the station.
Being pushed by the diesel engine.
Heading to Jamaica New York with connections to New York City.
Roslyn station building.
Originally north of the present location.
Moved to this location in 1988.
Has a much larger parking lot now at this location.
Interior of the station building.
Crossing signal at the station.
Looking north at Roslyn.
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Photos from yesterday.
Greenlawn station.
Located in Greenlawn New York.
Another angle of the station.
Park in Greenlawn.
Another view of the park.
Crossing signals looking south in Greenlawn.
Looking west toward Huntington.
Tranquil area in Greenlawn.
Crossing signals in Greenlawn.
Small park east of Huntington.
Looking west toward Huntington at the siding for the electric trains.
Looking east toward Greenlawn with the third rail still visible. Third rail ends shortly east of this photo location.
One of a few surviving eagle statues from the original Pennsylvania Station.
Located at the Hicksville New York train station.
Huntington New York train station.
Transition area between electric and diesel train service.
Another view of the train station.
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Posted - April 21 2020 : 11:27:41 AM
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If that is Greenlawn there is some abandoned rail structures near the Stew Leonards
Also tehre is an O gauge club there
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Posted - April 22 2020 : 12:32:03 PM
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On a empty electric train to Huntington New York.
I wait for a train at Hicksville New York.
Long Island Railroad train passes me at Greenlawn New York.
Long Island Railroad train passes me at Huntington New York.
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Posted - April 22 2020 : 5:36:32 PM
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This videolog will someday be historical significant, as this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43AVA9RuHBo&feature=emb_rel_end
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Photos from Wednesday after work.
I checked out a nearby rail yard in Glendale Queens New York.
Could only take far away photos due to the barriers.
Some videos I took during the early Wednesday evening.
First freight train passes me in Glendale. Only two freight cars pulled by two engines.
Engines idling nearby. Could not get closer due to the private rail yard procedures.
Saw a second freight train passes under me at 80 Street bridge.
Enjoyable evening near my home. Well about seven miles away.
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Some interesting lash ups; reminiscent of the PC. I had not heard of the A&NY before. This would be
an interesting road to model.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gi_w3YKb7h0
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Photos from Saturday at Hicksville and Greenlawn and Northport New York.
Three track Hicksville New York train station during day and night hours.
Two track Huntington New York train station during the day.
Park located between Huntington and Greenlawn New York.
Two track Greenlawn New York train station.
One track Northport New York train station.
Some nice photo subjects near the Northport train station.
Some essential food items I bought. Essential for me that is.
Long Island Railroad train enters Northport New York.
Nice night scene at Great Neck New York. Another nice day regardless of what is going on.
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Used to be a nice Chinese resturant called the Cathay House near there
ALSO The Trolley tracks are still in the main village street
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Use to be a hobby shop near the Northport train station.
Robin in Bayside New York.
Water tower in Great Neck New York.
Church in Great Neck New York.
Long Island Railroad viaduct near Manhasset New York.
Manhasset Viaduct used by the Port Washington branch of the Long Island Railroad.
High trestle.
Would like to walk it but not allowed.
Looking south at the trestle.
Near Manhasset train station.
Manhasset New York train station.
Another view.
Looks great in the sunlight.
Another view.
Beautiful building.
Another view of the station.
Looking north toward Plandome.
I walk toward Plandome New York.
Near Plandome.
Plandome New York train station.
Another view of the station.
Welcome to Plandome.
Looking south.
Parking lot entrance.
Another view of the entrance.
Low clearance.
Long Island Railroad train getting ready to leave.
Road passes under the one track line.
Another train leaves the station.
Garbage cam in use.
Looking north toward Port Washington.
Hot Wheels purchase.
Another view on garbage cam.
Back in Manhasset. Another nice day regardless of the virus situation.
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Is the Panda still at the strip mall near that bridge?
And since you are out and about on Long Island if you get to Deer Park there is a shop called Extreme Hobbies
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Videos from yesterday.
At Manhasset New York.
At Plandome New York.
At Plandome New York.
At Manhasset Viaduct.
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Yesterday I went to Bellerose New York for some KFC.
A meal and some train action make for a lovely evening.
May go back there tonight after work.
And maybe some snacks at a store there before they close at 7 pm.
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May meet one of their regular customers there tonight.
I will not buy as much as he does though.
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Seems many are still in hibernation mode Jeff.
Sad really but at least it gives me more self distancing.
As promised I returned today after work.
Had KFC chicken pie and drink while watching the trains.
Did not bother to take photo of the food since I took one yesterday.
This time at Floral Park New York.
About a mile east of Bellerose where I was yesterday.
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What is your you tube channel?
The vids are not showing up on the Tyco Site
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Posted - May 14 2020 : 12:33:36 AM
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YouTube videos are fine. Maybe it was off line for a short time.
Some photos from this week. Various locations near my home.
A small pond about a mile from my house in Queens New York. Near the Bayside train station.
Clouds thicken near the Bayside train station.
They clear up soon after.
Bayside New York train station.
Queens Village New York train station.
Queens Village station platform.
Early evening shows signals lit by the dim sunlight.
Bellerose New York train station.
Floral Park New York train station.
Return to Bellerose New York train station.
Night at Bellerose New York.
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Posted - May 14 2020 : 1:50:56 PM
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Videos from yesterday.
From Bellerose New York train station.
From Queens Village New York train station.
A pleasant park a mile away from my home.
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Posted - May 14 2020 : 11:11:27 PM
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An attractive pond on Long Island near my home. Photos taken yesterday on Thursday.
Some nice views for a possible narrow gauge railroad. Not a chance unfortunately.
Meanwhile standard gauge Long Island Railroad at Hicksville New York.
Nightfall at Medford New York. From my archives.
Edited by - wks on May 15 2020 01:38:34 AM
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Posted - June 03 2020 : 09:16:15 AM
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Photos from my trip yesterday to Garden City New York.
Eastbound view of the Main line at Merillon Avenue train station.
Westbound view of the Hempstead branch at Stewart Manor train station.
Eastbound view of the Hempstead branch at Stewart Manor train station.
Neighborhood of Garden City New York.
Stewart Manor train station.
Another view of the station.
Another view of the station.
Crossing at Stewart Manor train station looking north.
Looking east at Stewart Manor train station.
Looking east at the Hempstead branch line at Nassau Blvd train station.
Looking east at Nassau Blvd train station.
Looking west at Nassau Blvd train station.
Nassau Blvd train station in Garden City New York.
Another view of the station.
Another view of the station.
Interior of the station.
Interior of the station.
Nice golf course with pine trees near the two stations on the Hempstead branch.
Golf course with the Hempstead branch tracks in partial view.
Golf course with the Hempstead branch there but hidden by the lush grounds.
Former grade crossing eliminated by new bridge east of Merillon Avenue train station looking south.
Attractive flowers in Garden City.
Nice shubbery next to Nassau Blvd train station.
Looking west at Merillon Avenue train station.
Nice trip there yesterday to get away from humanity.
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Posted - July 11 2020 : 5:27:21 PM
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Photos from Thursday.
East Williston New York train station.
Looks north toward Oyster Bay New York.
Oyster Bay New York train station building under restoration.
Small yard east of the station. Seven train capacity.
Long Island Railroad train arrives at the yard after finishing her trip to Oyster Bay.
Her motors shut down so she can rest for the night.
The boiler of G5 steam engine number 35 is slowly being worked on.
The tender is at this museum near the train station.
The face of this FA unit being repainted.
A Long Island Railroad caboose is here.
Face of a Long Island Railroad commuter rail car with an interesting signal sign.
Nearby park with pleasant breeze sensation for comfort.
The bay is here for enjoyment.
Many different birds enjoy this beautiful park.
Brought fresh soft bread for them.
Enjoy feeding them with cool breezes all around.
Picturesque bay makes for an excellent backdrop.
Leads to the Long Island Sound.
Which leads to the Atlantic Ocean.
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Posted - July 11 2020 : 6:58:59 PM
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Many of my videos from Thursday.
Long Island Railroad train arrives in East Williston New York.
Riding the Long Island Railroad train thru Mill Neck New York.
Approaches the Oyster Bay New York train stop.
The train leaves Oyster Bay heading back to Jamaica New York.
Another Long Island Railroad train leaves the stop and heads into the yard.
Feeding the geese at a park between the train station and the bay.
Few people here this early evening.
No trouble with social distance requirements.
Looking at Oyster Bay and the geese floating around.
More geese join them in the cool bay waters.
Walking thru the park between the bay and the train station.
First freight train that I saw as I headed home. Westbound at New Hyde Park New York.
Second freight train seen as it travels eastbound at New Hyde Park New York.
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Posted - July 12 2020 : 12:11:31 PM
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| So is Oyster Bay museum open? Some of those cab are rail simulators I believe
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