Introduction to the “New” Long Island Rail Road. Triple Track action. 9/15/22

[@edwardadams7619]

Fella, don’t worry about what other people say or feel about your videos on whether you like horns or not. This is YOUR content not theirs. You like what you like and you put it on KZbin and that’s it! If others want to consume, that’s fine. if they don’t, then don’t click on it! You do YOU my friend! If you can do some digging, it looks like there’s a new structure going up where the old Nassau tower used to be. The metal framing is up. Maybe you can find out what that may be through your travels???👍🏽👍🏽

[@3985uprr]

No I’m not worried. I’m just ribbing certain individuals who I know personally who are always kidding me about my love for horns 😀😀 i’m not changing a damn thing about myself.

[@warrengibson7898]

Nice to see the third track project taking shape.

[@scottyerkes1867]

Glad the third track project is moving ahead. This is long awaited. Thanks Tim for posting this.😀😀👌

[@aqua2poweros699]

The Long Island Railroad is honestly really good! Even for MTA standards. Very glad to see the station renovations, and the new third track. Can't wait for Grand Central Madison later this year!

[@christopherbeers7829]

I wish I could be there to see that

[@christopherbeers7829]

Sir, l love all that you have videoed

[@ariesarethebest271]

I was waiting to see this. I've been watching your videos, just haven't had much time to comment on all of them.

[@3985uprr]

Yeah I’ve noticed you haven’t commented much lately I thought you had moved to Botswana 😀😀

[@ariesarethebest271]

@@3985uprr LOL. Yea, I've been really busy. A lot of changes happening at once, but I'm OK. Hope all is well with you. I've been watching your videos, just haven't had the time to always comment. Should be on a Lil more now.

[@3985uprr]

@@ariesarethebest271 I Railfan your competition. When ESA opens up I’ll be very busy with the Long Island rail Road

[@3985uprr]

I’ve had a couple of people say that I remind them of Detective Lenny Briscoe. Is my dry humor that noticeable?? He says funny things with a straight face

[@ariesarethebest271]

@@3985uprr Haha. It's probably the dry humor and your voice/accent.

[@mustangbill3528]

It’s nice to see and hear how people/costumers like the LIRR/ and other Railroad’s . I work for the LIRR going on 36 years

[@wavesnbikes]

I'm sure you've seen a lot of progress over the years on your Railroad.

[@railvidpro]

Outstanding narration

[@robertcantore330]

I believe there were switch problems Yesterday which caused the disruptions in Mineola in my opinion Mineola should have an Island Platform in case one of the tracks go out of service

[@LIPDProductionsInc]

There was. From what I understand, JCC couldn't operate Nassau 3 for some reason

[@MattyC62185]

Nice, that work train had the old Pennsy Era Long Island rail Road logo on them. I always thought that looked cool, and they should definitely bring that logo back

[@extra_toast]

I love this guy

[@sethtriggs]

Hey, you know, follow your joy! And this was a great video! Lot of nice action today in the video.

[@ajp31]

Those MP15ACs starting up... **chef's kiss**😍

[@christopherbeers7829]

You have to remember that I lived on the oyster bay branch and used to take the train to NYC a lot

[@jasonthompson1474]

Love the video! Was anticipating this video.

[@The.NycStuntMan]

Tim I really want to meet you one day

[@christopherbeers7829]

I love all of this

[@briandynamite7942]

I like that they left room for a fourth track good thinking on their part

[@chris51lee]

Yes, passenger rail has become a real estate game. NIMBY and class-1 make make new rail lines impossible. Drove from philly to roanoke, in PA an VA all new bridges and overpasses are built for a non yet existent third lane. But 50 years from now, it will be there. Glad someone is planning ahead. Given our permitting process; ask for the lane or track now.

[@chris51lee]

On a separate note, whenever they do a rails-to-trails they need to keep the option of rail traffic AND keep the trail. Electric trains make no sound.

[@TransitJoey1997]

Hey Tim. I also went to Mineola Station on September 20th, 2022. They really did a great job building the triple track all the way to Hicksville, NY. I really like it a lot, thanks to LIRR President Phillip Eng and MTA Chairman & CEO Janno Lieber. I even have the railfanning video at Mineola station on September 20th. I really love your train videos Tim. Your videos are in better quality than mines. Keep up the great work and have a bless day Tim. 💕💕💕

[@popswhippersnapper9629]

This video owes much to the superb narration and witty comments as well as to the terrific early autumn weather. I gotta go study for that quiz on which track is which! And enjoy the background church bells!

[@MasterEvc]

Great video! I used to live on LI, I saw a M9 when I was up there a few days ago. Didn't know about the 3rd track. Be looking forward to new videos when it's even more busy

[@drhenning53]

I used to use Merillon Ave 45-60 years ago since my Garden City sticker allowed me to park free. Faster than Hempstead Line...

[@DavidHaft1970]

I'm enjoying your videos, I'm retired NYCTA Paratransit

[@RailFanRob]

Love the industrial scenes!!! Awesome footage man!

[@darylcheshire1618]

I hope to visit in 2023 and go to Montauk.

[@stephensaines7100]

Due to the confusion with track numbers which would only be further jumbled if renumbered in order, they should be assigned letters instead of numbers. "Track A, Track B, Track C". Great blog. I'm subscribed.

[@Olizimm]

Mineola, where Telly Savalas George's brother studied. Nice video Tim !!

[@RichardNickels-ot6iq]

Nice job 😁😄😌

[@m7express774]

This is amazing 🤩🤩🤩. New LIRR is upon us.

[@christopherbeers7829]

Sir,my youth is and has been taken away

[@Burmn]

subscribed. Mineola is great to railfan

[@christopherbeers7829]

AGAIN THANK YOU SIR

[@ryanveyr9195]

will hicksville-jamaica ever be open on weekends again? lol

[@3985uprr]

When triple track project is done later this year

[@wallybacon22]

The way those M7’s power down at the station reminds me of the power down of a Harrier when it touches down on the flight deck of a Navy ship. The Harrier is a bit louder I would guess but you still get the whirring sound.

[@BikerDad49]

Same sounds from SFO's BART trains.

[@frogger1952]

So with all these changes, will I be able to take mainline trains to UBS/Elmont or will I still have to go to Jamaica and switch to an eastbound Hempstead train? I really enjoy the videos showing progress on the third track project.

[@3985uprr]

Mainline switches are being built to allow those trains to stop at Elmont. I would prefer going via Jamaica because you can catch a train that goes directly to a Station right by the arena

[@frogger1952]

@@3985uprr I agree with you. That UBS/Elmont station still leaves you with a 1/2 mile walk to the arena. The only trains that stop at the Belmont station (the one adjacent to UBS arena) are special event trains that leave only from Jamaica. Unfortunately, if you are coming from eastern LI, you end up doubling back which is a major time waster. Also, the trains move into Belmont station at a glacial pace. I've seen videos posted of trains pulling into Belmont and they are moving as fast as the people are actually WALKING to the arena.

[@qjtvaddict]

@@frogger1952 they should make Hempstead trains a shuttle from Belmont to Hempstead and have all mainline trains stop at floral park during events problem solved

[@Fowlware]

3:20 this angle was excellent! Love it

[@smacwhinnie]

So Oyster Bay branch trains, both directions, can only connect to track 3 at Mineola?

[@notthatdonald1385]

I grew up in the 60s-early 70s 1 block from the Port Jefferson LIRR station. Never met my grandfather but he was an LIRR engineer when the PRR owned it.

[@davidlevy3092]

Probably ran the Fairbanks-Morse diesel fleet!

[@Mahees_230]

Thanks for posting. I always wanted to see the progress on the third track project. The last time I was on the train was from 1997-1999 so all this is new to me. I'm a bit of a horn freak too, but I prefer NJT and Metro North horns. LIRR horns are too harsh in my opinion.

[@OgaugeTrainsplusslotCars]

Awesome capture of LRR👍♐️

[@Larry_P]

Nicely done!

[@pilates68]

I was a little kid in the 1970’s living on the corner of Daisy Ave and Floral Blvd. I lay awake at night listening to the Budd electrics fly back and fourth. I have memories of Alco RS3’s shunting slow freights along Atlantic Ave . As a kid, in the backseat of our 67 Plymouth Belvedere, I always noticed a stretch of track at ground level running beside the huge warehouse adjacent to the main line . After researching the grade crossing elimination project in the early 60’s I now realize that this was a temporary mainline bypass used during that project and then abandoned after it was completed. I believe the tracks are still there, but the warehouse is now a self storage business.

[@jameskerner7782]

I grew up on the Far Rockaway branch where I rode MP54s, Double Deckers, MP 85s, M-1s. and the World's Fair cars. I'd like to know how do you get the info's? Thank you.

[@3985uprr]

Coordinating with LIRR App and other fans

[@steveember8972]

You've given me a new spot to do some still-shooting (Mineola). Very nice video quality, Tim, especially those scenes where sun was working with you! Should be an exciting spot once East Side Access is running into GCT! NY&A livery is pretty classy - they must be proud of those new locos, keeping them so clean and shiny. Question: At 36:54, the New York - Speonk train. Do those diesels actually operate into NYP?

[@Railoffroader2]

500 series DM-30 Dual Modes go to/from NYP

[@3985uprr]

Yes. They operate in electric mode

[@BikerDad49]

Started rail fanning the LIRR main and OB branch in the mid 1960s. (Hometown Mineola). Any indication that the short OB electrification to E Williston is still active? Thanks for sharing this preview for us-I'll be visiting there in mid October.

[@3985uprr]

Electric’s will return when ESA opens per the preliminary schedule

[@kellyjeffries8953]

@Retired Railfan Horn Guy are these videos available for purchase?

[@3985uprr]

You tube only

[@darylcheshire1618]

With the first train with the locomotive at the end, is that an EMU with a loco attached? I can see the loco is running. Does the loco have a crew or is the driver at the other end the sole operator of the train?

[@3985uprr]

It’s a diesel push pull train. The operator up front controls the rear diesel from that cab.

[@jackslc01]

Since when did C3 Bi levels got E-Bells? Did they ever have Mechanical Bells or no?

[@liamheaton8198]

tomorrow the LIRR shuttle trains are coming u should go film them at babylon

[@tokugawa12able]

Odd question: I've seen in other forums some very unfavorable remarks about the reliability of the DE / DM30 ACs. Seems to me they run all day, every day, with apparently few breakdowns. Built on solid EMD platforms, what's the beef. Sure, they're aging but they soldier on.

[@3985uprr]

They have problems at times but they seem to manage with availability of locomotives. Recent Labor Dar east end services tax the diesel fleet but the trains performed well. In a few more years they will start to retire them for Chargers

[@tokugawa12able]

@@3985uprr Thank you, RRF...you're a mensch. And let those horn haters sizzle in their own Crisco. Those horns and your descriptions of them are part of a railroad's personality. I learn a lot from you ... even concrete music. Keep it up.

[@Xpninjadan]

@@3985uprr Are they really going to be getting Chargers? Also, do you think they will keep the C3s when they replace the engines?

[@3985uprr]

@@Xpninjadan I think they will for now but I wish they would get better horns on those if anything 😂😀

[@Xpninjadan]

@@3985uprr That would be great

[@mrjv61]

Enjoyed the video.

[@EpicThe112]

I am wondering why the dual modes are simply running on electric mode at this point instead of getting out the tunnel then activating the diesel engine at Jamaica Suthpin Blvd JFK Airport LIRR Platforms or Woodside 61st LIRR Platforms

[@ENTERTAINMENT35]

LIRR needs to somehow turn Patchogue into a double platform station but there's not enough space to do so

[@Mike-hf8kq]

why no room? theres already a siding there.

[@mustangbill3528]

Awesome video, Mr Railfan horn man did retire from Railroad?

[@3985uprr]

No I didn’t

[@wilfreddiazvellon7896]

Were you a train engineer who drove them before?

[@3985uprr]

No I wasn’t

[@gilsonanderson5807]

When it will arrive at Carle Place ???! ( third track) i wanna see you there !

[@3985uprr]

Fairly soon.

[@rutheliz75]

Why is there still jointed rail in places ?

[@longislandfanvictor3812]

I recall last week riding on the Hempstead junction track back onto the main line. It felt unusual.

[@BikerDad49]

Used to walk the old Hempstead track connection from Mineola back in the 1960s.

[@markusdude1]

Are the grade crossing plates at New Hyde Park gonna be for a railroad crossing or just for service vehicles?

[@3985uprr]

Service vehicles

[@christopherbeers7829]

All of this is and was apart of my youth sir

[@lohphat]

Why don't diesel locomotives use the 3rd rail (or overhead) when available instead of burning fuel?

[@3985uprr]

They don’t run well in electric mode

[@lohphat]

@@3985uprr I understand that diesel locos burn fuel to turn generators to run the traction motors. So I guess the DC from the 3rd rail isn't enough due to the weight of the locos pulling dead weight.

[@sebastianaxhoviq2367]

tested on ios12 as well. so far it's good to use

[@ENTERTAINMENT35]

All train cars are getting renumbered or just the diesel ones?

[@3985uprr]

The train numbers are changing

[@tonynelson2443]

Why on one track the planks are wooden while the other is stone?

[@3985uprr]

That was the original track and I’m sure that will be changed in the future

[@robertbeck168]

The white ties are concrete.

[@DannyLok2812]

Why are some of the trains blowing their horns if the crossings are gone?

[@3985uprr]

Warning pedestrians or track workers

[@DannyLok2812]

@@3985uprr oh I understand

[@christophercancel934]

So track 2 on Mineola doesn't divide with the Oyster Bay Branch like before? I thought it was fine how it was.

[@3985uprr]

They’re trying to avoid cross overs over the mainline

[@christophercancel934]

@@3985uprr I see.

[@frankdurham51]

@@3985uprr i think it will end up being a big mistake. and will get put in

[@Railoffroader2]

I heard that someone goofed the specs and they were unable to properly reconnect to what is now track 1

[@robertbeck168]

Do all eastbound trains to Oyster Bay have to run reverse on new track #3 to get to the Oyster Bay Branch? Seems like that has the potential to delay westbound ML trains?

[@railfannerjs6308]

Man is that your tripod or are you actually add tall as the train is? It’d be cool bc when ur a kid the train is duh a million times bigger taking up your entire eyesight but I’m just wondering

[@christopherbeers7829]

I miss All of it

[@Jaytherailfan]

I'm just asking but what type of camera do you mainly use for recording?

[@3985uprr]

iPhone 12 Pro

[@Jaytherailfan]

Ok thanks

[@SusanPauline365]

Whose stupid idea was it to make the Oyster Bay switch from only track 3. Mineola needed an island platform so they didnt need to accomodate bi directional oyster bay trains on one track as well as all nyc trains.

[@3985uprr]

They were trying to avoid crossover moves on the mainline. The Oyster Bay Branch doesn’t see a huge amount of traffic so that switch seems minimally disruptive. When the triple track is open all the way to Hicksville, the Long Island Rail Road will mean business with it in the rush-hour

[@jballday3668]

Honestly they should open up the central branch more

[@JoeyLovesTrains]

It bothers my ocd that they changed track 1 to track 3 and track 2 to track 1, and the new track is track 2. Seems like it would’ve made sense to call the new track track 3. But I don’t work on the railroad, and I’m sure there’s a reason for the change

[@3985uprr]

The ESA cause and effects will be tough to digest but should provide plenty of excitement when open.

[@mmanisr22]

Then don't go anywhere near Harold interlocking, your head will explode

[@JoeyLovesTrains]

@@3985uprr yes agreed! Can’t wait!

[@davidartis2169]

Same I said and I work for NYCTA they messed up with that

[@robertbeck168]

I used to be in charge of LIRR station signage. These sorts of track number oddities is why we decided to give side platforms letters instead of numbers, Platform A, B etc. Sometimes the track numbering system may not make sense to the riders.

[@SteveRoberts5330]

Tim Uploads on a Friday! It is a good day!!

[@3985uprr]

Nothing terribly unusual about that

[@christopherbeers7829]

Please keep it Sir

[@pauljohansson288]

Those engines were not EMD they were ALCOS

[@davidlevy3092]

Not the DL-30s and DM-30s. They have 12- cylinder EMD Model 710 engines.

[@davidartis2169]

They should of had a switch for all tracks

[@RichardNickels-ot6iq]

It's Dangerous To Trespass On Railroad Property

[@Mike-hf8kq]

so many things they did wrong 3rd track project. no island platform at mineola, what the did to the connection to oyster bay branch making messy crossover worse, removing of high speed switches at floral park. the whole elmont station which is a total waste. belmomt park spur west and east legs should have just been rehabbed and make proper use of existing severely underused station thats also closer to arena. typical pennywise pound foolish. also shunting off atlantic branch to a shuttle train, no plan to replace the c3 and de/dm30acs... lirr sucks.

[@3985uprr]

Oh, they want to replace locos with charger locomotives

[@3985uprr]

If they could replace that 15 mph switch with a high speed switch at Floral Park, it will make it easier for eastbound mainline trains to stop at Elmont. A Mineola flyover for OB trains I imagine would be cost prohibitive.

[@Mike-hf8kq]

@@3985uprr no firm plan or order for new locomotives. need new design for dual mode chargers too no? if amtrak is eventually replacing the P40's running between NYP and AlB with a dual mode charger it would be with over running 3rd rail shoes. LIRR is underrunning. c3 fleet is in dire need of expansion if not total replacement as well. or electrification needs to expand. electrifying to port jeff would help remedy the shortage of diesel equipment and the severe lack of space at Hunt. though 3rd track will help allowing deadhead and/or reverse peak moves to huntington as mainline is no longer throated for parts of peak.