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Photos from last Monday. Oyster Bay Railroad Museum scheduled to reopen July 18 and 19.
Oyster Bay train station being rehabilitated.
Long Island Railroad train at the new station platform a few blocks away. Looking east toward the end of tracks.
Track heads west toward New York City.
Pleasant park between the train station and the bay.
Virtually empty on Monday with people leaving early.
Easy to social distance during these weird times.
Windy conditions during my visit.
No complaint for sure.
Oyster Bay itself.
Few seagulls and geese there.
A pleasant late afternoon and early evening there.
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 Posted - July 12 2020 : 5:07:38 PM
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Great photos, as always, wks!
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Posted - July 17 2020 : 6:16:31 PM
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Photos from Tuesday.
Roslyn New York train station.
Looking north of the station.
Looking south at the station.
Locust Valley New York train station.
Looking east of the station.
Bridge about a mile east of the station.
Firehouse near the bridge.
Pretty countryside of Mill Neck New York.
Looking north toward the Long Island Sound.
Marshland and ponds with various bird species.
Why did the geese cross the road?
To get into the refreshing cool pond.
They clearly enjoy being in there.
Very fortunate beings in this corner of paradise.
On Golden Pond on the Gold Coast of Long Island.
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Posted - July 19 2020 : 2:43:41 PM
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Videos from last week.
Freight train action at night in New Hyde Park New York.
Geese at a pond in Mill Neck New York.
Long Island Railroad train leaves Locust Valley New York.
Long Island Railroad train leaves Glen Cove New York.
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Videos from last night.
At Bellerose New York last night.
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Posted - July 30 2020 : 12:01:03 AM
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Photos from yesterday.
Throgs Neck Bridge near my home.
Sunset near my home.
Freight train action at New Hyde Park New York an hour later.
Another freight train about 30 minutes later.
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Posted - August 01 2020 : 07:07:26 AM
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Photos from yesterday.
Rebuilt New Hyde Park New York train station.
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Posted - September 21 2020 : 10:00:38 PM
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Some cool internet photos of vintage Long Island Railroad equipment.
C liner at Montauk New York circa 1953.
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Posted - September 22 2020 : 1:47:50 PM
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More fun photos from the internet.
At Richmond Hill New York in 1955.
At Port Jefferson New York in 1952.
At Morris Park New York in 1956.
At Mineola New York in 1956.
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Posted - September 22 2020 : 10:17:35 PM
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Love those C-Liners. 
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Posted - September 24 2020 : 9:59:26 PM
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Here are some more
Sea Cliff Early Sixties
Scene from Sabrina Apparently some of it was filmed in Glen Cove (did not know that)
Two Prewar shots of Sea Cliff Pre War
Locust Valley 1940 or so
Glen Head WINTER
Glen Head after 1970 The water tower has been recently replaced
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Posted - September 24 2020 : 10:08:09 PM
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Those vintage shots really are like a time capsule. Love that Pennsy K4!
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Posted - September 26 2020 : 3:35:06 PM
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Nice internet photos.
At Ronkonkoma New York in 1955.
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Posted - September 26 2020 : 11:09:20 PM
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Another view of engine 39.
At Ronkonkoma New York.
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Posted - September 26 2020 : 11:17:28 PM
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Another classic Long Island Railroad engine.
From Patchogue New York.
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Posted - September 27 2020 : 1:22:16 PM
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39 still in pieces
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Posted - September 27 2020 : 3:45:49 PM
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Beautiful coach in World's Fair colors.
Jamaica New York in the early 1960s.
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Posted - October 05 2020 : 8:04:16 PM
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Some vintage diesel engines.
On the Port Jefferson line.
On the Montauk line.
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Posted - October 12 2020 : 9:07:26 PM
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Oyster Bay Turntable My guess late fifties
AND last weekend there was a "sale" in Riverhead Was there as vendor
Me in my survival gear
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Posted - October 13 2020 : 6:19:26 PM
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hmm think I'd of gotten a few things hehe 
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Posted - October 14 2020 : 8:49:53 PM
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A short trip yesterday to Oyster Bay New York.
Cute church at Williston New York.
Pumpkins for sale by the church.
Looks tasty.
Williston station nearby.
Protective cover against inclement weather.
Oyster Bay train station.
Being restored back to its original look.
Getting there little by little.
Model of the Oyster Bay yard the way it looked around 1902 inside the station.
Closeup of the HO scale model yard and station.
Feed the seagulls there yesterday.
They were hungry.
Was windy by the bay.
Desolate but enjoyed the time yesterday at Oyster Bay New York.
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Posted - October 15 2020 : 08:35:12 AM
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Looks like it was a great trip, wks. Love those pumpkins.
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Posted - November 13 2020 : 9:40:36 PM
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Was a nice trip Robert. Quiet and peaceful.
Vintage internet photo of engine 39 at Oyster Bay in 1955.
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Posted - November 13 2020 : 10:29:32 PM
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Another internet classic photo.
Westbound C420 at Bethpage New York around 1963.
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Posted - November 21 2020 : 8:03:38 PM
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Photos from my trip to Kings Park New York on Monday.
On the bus to Hicksville as it passes Brookville.
At Hicksville waiting for the train to Kings Park.
A very short train passes Hicksville in the meantime.
Finally arrived at Kings Park.
Colorful depot at the center of the village.
Looking east at the Kings Park depot.
Looking west at the Kings Park depot.
Same angle with more background scenes.
Kings Park museum nearby currently closed.
Almost three miles away is Sunken Meadow Park.
The Long Island Sound at the park.
Beautiful beach views with Connecticut across the sound.
Later I go to Mr Cheapos Records in Commack. Afterwards a bus to Huntington to take the train home.
Back at Hicksville for more photos.
Getting a bit colder now.
Last photo before I take the bus home. Very enjoyable day hiking in that attractive section of Long Island.
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Posted - November 21 2020 : 9:31:37 PM
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Sounds like it was a great day. Love those beach scene photos.
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Posted - November 21 2020 : 10:45:05 PM
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Blast from the past
Old Prewar pic of the Ferry Tram
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Posted - November 22 2020 : 6:55:04 PM
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Photos from Wednesday to Locust Valley New York.
Locust Valley depot.
Locust Valley tower.
View looks east past the village.
View looks south at the crossing east of the station.
Back at Williston New York.
Long Island Railroad travels north to Oyster Bay New York.
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Posted - November 22 2020 : 9:01:19 PM
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Videos from Monday to Kings Park New York.
Freight train passes me at Hicksville New York.
Freight train exits Hicksville New York.
Short passenger train waits outside Hicksville station.
At Sunken Meadow Park looking at the Long Island Sound.
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Posted - November 22 2020 : 9:43:06 PM
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Idyllic. What were those interesting locomotives on that NY&A set?
Gensets? Every box car tagged, but that one box car looked to have
been turned into a rolling mural.
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Posted - November 23 2020 : 11:31:43 AM
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Those two switchers are listed as MP15AC units built by EMD in 1977.
Provide more reliable service over its longevity.
More videos from Sunken Meadow Park in Kings Park from last Monday.
Long Island Railroad train enters Huntington later that day.
Back at Hicksville.
More action in Hicksville.
Time to go home. Pleasant day last week.
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Posted - November 29 2020 : 10:23:22 AM
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Photos from Friday to Kings Park New York.
Kings Park depot. Decades ago there was a spur line which started west of the station.
The spur line was behind the depot before they expanded the parking lot.
Just east of the depot the spur line passed route 25A.
Many years later they relocated the switch to east of the station.
Now the spur line has been redone as a hikers and bikers trail.
At the beginning of the trail there is a visitors glass case which shows a map and history of the line.
The spur line served a huge mental hospital nearby.
The former spur line was a mile and a half long.
Goes in a northeast direction toward the hospital.
Nice opening.
Tree lined path.
A few other hikers were there but I did not photograph them.
Clouds came before nightfall.
Imagine when trains ran there decades ago.
Destination is the former mental hospital.
Buildings in the complex are now empty and derelict.
The main building is in disrepair.
Back on the trail to head to Kings Park station.
Almost dark.
Not far from the station.
Arrived at Kings Park to take the train to a bus to get home.
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Posted - December 01 2020 : 9:59:05 PM
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I returned to Kings Park New York on Sunday.
Back on the one and a half mile trail which was once a spur line to the hospital.
Comfortable weather for hiking.
I imagine when this had a track to the hospital.
The former passenger boarding platform was near the hospital buildings.
The main building is in view.
Still is imposing even though it is derelict.
Probably will be taken apart due to being too expensive to restore.
I continue on a trail which was not originally part of the spur line.
Short distance away is the north shore of Long Island.
Very colorful that day.
Views of Long Island Sound.
Comfortable weather.
Sunken Meadow Park beach with the Long Island Sound.
Few people on the beach.
Most were on the broadwalk.
I prefer being closer to the water.
Social distance measures here.
Not cold.
Very colorful and comfortable.
Replica light house at the parking lot leading to the local trails.
Time to leave and return to Kings Park village.
Another view before leaving.
Other side of the main building as I walk back to the station.
More derelict buildings are still there.
Was a prosperous complex so many years ago.
Back on the trail.
Getting late.
Will be dark soon.
Still some daylight left.
Must have been nice to see a train in action on that section of the spur line.
Another derelict building still there.
Back at Kings Park station as it gets dark. Heading home.
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Posted - December 02 2020 : 3:53:55 PM
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Videos from Sunday to Kings Park New York.
Bus ride to Hicksville New York to get the LIRR train.
Arrived at Hicksville New York and waited for the eastbound train. Videotaped a westbound train while waiting.
Arrived at Kings Park and saw the train leave. Another train left in the reverse direction.
Half hour later I pass in front of the main hospital building which is empty and in poor condition.
Starting on a trail to Sunken Meadow Park with the Long Island Sound in view.
Continue on the trail above the waters of the Long Island Sound.
At Sunken Meadow Park beach.
Pleasant afternoon.
More people on the broadwalk instead of the beach.
Heading back toward Kings Park.
Leaving the dock area.
On the trail to the station.
Nice view of the trail. Must have been nice to see a train enter this area decades ago.
Changing trains at Huntington New York.
Ready to take the second train back to Hicksville New York.
On the LIRR train as it stops at Cold Spring Harbor New York.
On the LIRR train as it stops at Syosset New York.
Off the LIRR train at Hicksville New York. Transfer to bus for the last leg of my trip.
Nice drone video of the Kings Park hospital site. Not my video.
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Posted - December 02 2020 : 7:59:03 PM
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mini Lighthouse I wanna build someday but it will actually work
Course we do have a Inland Lighthouse here 1 of 2 in the state
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Posted - December 03 2020 : 01:52:16 AM
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| Ghosts of Long Island’s past. Looks to be an Indian Summer’s day.
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Posted - December 09 2020 : 12:51:43 PM
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Change thru time at the Kings Park New York station.
Internet photo from 1955 shows H10 steam engine 113 pushing freight cars on the hospital spur passing Kings Park depot.
My photo at the area in 2020. No evidence of the spur track.
Similar location. The depot had been rebuilt over the years. Similar but different.
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Posted - December 10 2020 : 07:16:14 AM
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That is quite like a time machine, in photos. Wow.
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Posted - December 10 2020 : 3:13:26 PM
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Internet is like a time machine for memories.
At the end of the line in Montauk New York back in the 1960s.
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Posted - December 10 2020 : 3:53:25 PM
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Another internet photo to reminisce.
Train and water make a nice scene.
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Posted - December 11 2020 : 7:33:32 PM
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Internet photo on the Port Jefferson branch near Kings Park.
Nice winter scene.
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Posted - December 11 2020 : 7:58:05 PM
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Another classic view from yesteryear.
In Cutchogue New York in farmland tranquility.
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Posted - December 11 2020 : 9:58:44 PM
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| Serene. Wish I as there.
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Posted - December 12 2020 : 11:03:37 AM
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Cutchouge has not changed that much tis the color scheme that dates the pic
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Posted - December 15 2020 : 4:31:20 PM
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Some models of Long Island Railroad trains.
Baldwin DS4-4 Stewart model pushes a flat car on to a pier.
Con Cor model P54 coaches on a trestle.
H10 steam engine model. Not my photos nor equipment.
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Posted - December 15 2020 : 4:41:11 PM
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Donuts anyone?
Interesting model scene.
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Posted - December 15 2020 : 5:18:43 PM
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the donut is a Walther's Hole-In-One building
I think it resembles Randy's Donuts sort of
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Posted - December 15 2020 : 5:23:56 PM
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More model photos of Long Island Railroad equipment.
RS1 engine model.
G5 steam engine model. Someone's private layout I believe.
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Posted - December 15 2020 : 10:11:33 PM
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Oh man. This gives me so many ideas for the Ephrata Valley Railroad. I'm really digging those realistic trees.
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