4K/60p: LIRR M3 Front Window Jamaica to Hempstead

[@billlauretti7963]

0:30 Leaving Jamaica Station 4:35 Passing under the flyover that carries the Babylon and West Hempstead branches 5:35 Hillside Maintenance Facility station for employees only 7:40 Hollis (station only served by Hempstead branch trains) 9:55-10:03 Location of former Bellaire station, closed 1972. Formerly known as Interstate Park station. The station and platforms were demolished and the only remains are the braces on the sides of the bridges passing over 211th St and 212th St. that once supported the platforms 10:35 The tracks to the right lead to the small Queens Yard that is mostly used to store MOW equipment 11:15 Queens Village (station only served by Hempstead branch trains) 11:55 Queens Interlocking and Queens Tower 12:22 The spur line to the right leads to the Belmont Park station, open only on race days 12:50 Passing through the new (2022) Elmont station that also serves Belmont Park and the UBS arena 14:00 Bellerose 16:10 Floral Park 17:15 Leaving LIRR Main Line and onto Hempstead Branch 18:00 Giving a friendly "honk" and slowing down for maintenance of way workers 18:55 Covert Ave Crossing 19:55 Stewart Manor 20:20 New Hyde Park Road Crossing 22:30 Nassau Blvd Station 22:55 Nassau Blvd Crossing 24:50 Cathedral Ave Crossing 25:30 Garden City 26:10 Hilton Ave Crossing 26:45 Franklin Ave Crossing. The spur to the left is the Mitchel Field Secondary. It has been freight only since 1953, and led to the World War I era Mitchel Field Air Base. It was often used by the Ringling Bros. Circus to store its railroad cars when they played at the Nassau Coliseum. The Hempstead branch becomes single track. 27:35 The abandoned right of way curving to the right (now used by the high voltage power lines) was a connection to the West Hempstead branch until the tracks were removed in 1960 28:35 Country Life Press 31:07 Hempstead (almost...)

[@LIPDProductionsInc]

Had to stop to set the switch

[@kevinhoward9593]

The LIRR has some of the smoothest tracks i have ever seen.

[@baltoman24]

A trip down memory lane, for me! I grew up within walking distance of the Nassau Boulevard Station, and remember taking the train into the city from childhood [late 1950's] on. Thanks!

[@MrMaster767]

Nice!

[@johncanetta6708]

Right about mory lane, in the 1950s my dad walked from where we lived to the Country Life Press station and then to where he worked in the Empire State Bldg.

[@BaalZevuv77]

Dziękujemy.

[@stuartaaron613]

Nice ride. I've only taken one round trip on the Hempstead branch. That was back in October 1989, and was to Jamaica station. The North Eastern Region (NER) of the National Model Railroad Association (NMRA) was having its annual convention hosted by the Sunrise Trail Division (STD) at Hofstra University. This was a trip via the LIRR to visit the Morris Park Shops. I arranged for the tickets and buses for the trip.

[@Oliver61500]

Another beautiful video MrMaster!! Congrat!!

[@MrMaster767]

Thanks!

[@johnschwerdt6129]

blue diamond SI 1103-G sign at the end of the station means only one horn needed for this close crossing.

[@davidpanton3192]

The onboard announcements are certainly very... New York.

[@Mr77Texas]

I wonder how old some of the buildings are. It makes the reain ride awesome looking out the window. As always MrMaster767 good job. By the way thanks for responding to my comment.

[@johnschwerdt6129]

Thanks for the details! Any thoughts why Hollis has no station sign?

[@fusoyaff2]

What's with the lineup at the very end? Looks like the train had the iron to go onto track 5, which was already occupied! Is that whole station hand-throw switches?

[@nathanielnelson5123]

No they are not @Richard Green

[@louberano5602]

I noticed that as well.

[@nealgordon3712]

Would like timestamps would like to request that like the city subways do. When the train stops would like to know where the train is. THANK YOU.

[@nealgordon3712]

Otherwise great video.

[@billlauretti7963]

I gave a time-based summary in my comment above

[@johnschwerdt6129]

20 minutes