The Old Days..Long Island Rail Road...Mineola 1984 An afternoon catching some electrics and Diesels !
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@johnniebee432810 жыл бұрын
I keep coming back to this one, probably the best video on youtube of the LIRR in the 1980s
@Italman4510 жыл бұрын
Thank you....Glad you're enjoying it ........I just recently transferred these from VHS to DVD....Figured, I better before I loose them !
@beast1160 Жыл бұрын
Great classic LIRR trains!!! Now it’s 3 track station.
@joshs45948 жыл бұрын
Terrific post. I remember those diesels. They were loud and I loved them. When they revved up they sounded like an old Sikorsky helicopter. Back when transportation sounds had character. Ahh, the memories.
@TheNewDurham9 жыл бұрын
I spent all of my summers in Montauk about a block from the train station. I spent all of my free time over at the tracks. When I was 7 an engineer named Frank who obviously saw me there all the time, invited me in for a ride every evening as he switched the engine from front to rear. Such great memories. Thanks for helping to bring back the good Ole days.
@LongIslandCityLayout8 жыл бұрын
This is fantastic, absolutely awesome...
@Italman458 жыл бұрын
+Mike D : glad you enjoyed !
@tomy.18467 жыл бұрын
That sweeping view at 4:47 is amazing. It's so built up now and growing as I type this. Thanks for the memories, great vid!
@Leveractionjake9 жыл бұрын
Man... the GP38's and MP15's were the warriors on the rails back in the day on the LIRR.... All of that earth shaking rumbling created by their prime movers is nothing short of awesome power.
@Italman4511 жыл бұрын
Glad you like ....I miss these days !
@xtrade255410 жыл бұрын
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR POSTING THIS. I have been a railfan since about 9 years of age. Yet, when I used to see those beautiful - LOUD - massive engines I fell in love fast. From LI originally so I have a strong liking to the EMDs. Loved the "blue wave" paint job, yet, it was more the ROAR and the SHEER POWER that shook the ground I stood on as a boy. Still love the same sounds and dislike the new LIRR diesel/elecs - Great to hear about NY & Atlantic running freight into LI. A longggg time and coming. Yet, I have been searching for such a video for about 8 years now. To capture the past and you have done so!!! So I thank you. Sincerely, XT
@prchristman6 жыл бұрын
I first experienced Mineola station in October 1966. Loved it then. Still great now, though it has lost a few of its charms over the years. The best train watching spot on the LIRR, though there are honorable mentions.
@tommyd2274 жыл бұрын
Holy crud man, those do be some beautiful trains. Thank you for posting. 😃😃😃
@cehayes7410 жыл бұрын
Man Oh Man, the footage you captured here !!! This is beautiful & REAL railroading here, 10 STARS !!!!
@Italman4510 жыл бұрын
Thanks, glad you like it !
@cehayes7410 жыл бұрын
NO THANK U 4 POSTIN IT !!! ALOTTA YOUNG RAILROADERS NEED 2 SEE WHAT REAL RAILROADING IS ABOUT !!!!!
@Italman459 жыл бұрын
Yep . the good old days.....
@buntik1687ify8 жыл бұрын
Many have died at those 2 crossings before this station. Was always on the 8 o'clock news. Nice video!!
@frankgrimesification3 жыл бұрын
People will never learn that you won't win when you challenge a speeding train.......
@gandlar54894 жыл бұрын
Remember these old diesel locomotives. Thanks for this video. These locomotives for Long Island Rail Road were as great as the FL 9 on Metro North.
@jonnyfish766 жыл бұрын
I was on one of those E-15's recently...still kicking.
@lorettacaputo6997 Жыл бұрын
Great memories and sounds from a place I no longer inhabit. Remember going to Willis Hobbies and feeding my model railroad addiction and then hoping to see the real deal blow by on the nearby trackage.
@griesch7311 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this video. i live 5 miles south of mineola and on quiet nights you could hear those diesel engines and that loud horn love the sound again thanks for the vid.
@frankgrimesification3 жыл бұрын
I know the feeling--I grew up about 5 miles north of the old Deer Park station and on a quiet night could hear the horns from these old diesels.
@derekrohan96194 жыл бұрын
Really brings me back... I have custom HO scale LIRR. The blue and white engine and the blue and yellow
@trainluvr8 жыл бұрын
Great quality. Every car had the blue stripe, the diesel coaches looked good even though they were like 30 years old at the time. See my channel for how this location looked in the late 1990s.
@jlavenda14 жыл бұрын
I jump for joy when I see an old M-3 come to bring me to work
@monica01207711 жыл бұрын
This video is amazing! So much great equipment, and so busy!
@mattkowal9011 жыл бұрын
It's so weird seeing cars go across the tracks West of Mineola again now that Herricks Road was eliminated. I remember seeing cars doing going across Herricks and me going over that crossing when I was a kid. 4 cars at the same time! Same thing with Roslyn Road.
@resyncs63578 жыл бұрын
great video man, i live in walking distance of this station but wasnt even born when these existed. Thanks for the share!
@johnniebee432811 жыл бұрын
I can smell the LIRR when I watch this, great video, I was about 9 at the time I remember all the old Diesels
@jackd.ripper99517 жыл бұрын
As a lifelong Long Islander, I truly miss the old rolling stock. They made for a much more comfortable commute to and from the city. The new rolling stock I'm not too fond of. The seats are smaller. And let's face it. These new trains are just plain ugly.
@redbird1train8554 жыл бұрын
Jack D. Ripper That's why whenever I wait for the trains on the Long Island Railroad and Metro North Railroad, I always wait for a vintage model such as an M3/P32, if their no old models and whenever I'm on a latest model, you can never see me sitting in it's seats, I feel disgusted just sitting on those fake trains of a m7, m8,m9 and c3's lol.
@redbird1train8554 жыл бұрын
I was soo upset when the lovely old M2's were retired from the Stamford/New Cannan and New Haven lines on the Metro North Railroad lol.
@redbird1train8554 жыл бұрын
I wish Budd company was still in business
@eles2149 жыл бұрын
I really do miss those days of the ALCO switchers and 2000 series coaches. The fact they ran the line like they did is a testament to railroading in the USA!!! And this NYC-LI-CT area too. I think the GPs SWs freight engines helped since the maintenance performance was not too high. The M1s had a profile and character that the M7s could only wish for!!!
@ellissimon89554 жыл бұрын
Surprised the diesel equipment looked so clean then.
@qdog5683 жыл бұрын
I remember standing between cars , on the old diesels, smoking cigarettes. Lol
@RTS40183 жыл бұрын
Fantastic footage would you happen to have any more LIRR footage from the 1980s?
@WiseAssGamer3 жыл бұрын
The Mineola Ave bridge. I keep thinking that it looks relatively new, but there it is in a video that is 37 years old.
@kevinbrown6072 Жыл бұрын
Dang my first year in college at nyctc in 1984, used to ride these trains every day until I moved from.long island to.the city
@KDapple5 жыл бұрын
The diesel trains here look way more interesting than the generic and bland looking double decker trains that run nowadays.
@sunnyjohnson9929 ай бұрын
I miss those old diesel trains! 🚂
@ENTERTAINMENT356 жыл бұрын
Only bad thing about the old diesel trains were they weren't wheelchair accessible. Heck in Patchogue there was no platform and you had to climb up the steps to board lol. Ah the good old days
@Italman456 жыл бұрын
The coaches were handicapped accessible. They had the panel that flipped down when at regular station platforms. And flipped up and snapped onto the wall when they needed the steps. It was the particular station that wasn't accessible !
@VoteWithABullet5 жыл бұрын
No platform at Port Jeff back then too. Had to use the steps.
@michaelstorgersen15653 жыл бұрын
Awsome.
@julianheyward546710 жыл бұрын
Mineola L.I 1984
@fridmun2 Жыл бұрын
Were they washing cars and engines that day? Everything looks shiny and clean!😮
@PositionLight10 жыл бұрын
Never understood why the LIRR bought freight locomotives to haul passenger trains.
@Leveractionjake9 жыл бұрын
Everything the LIRR did was backwards. However... you cannot dispute the fact They got their money's worth with the GP38-2 and the MP15AC diesel engines.
@PositionLight9 жыл бұрын
It's hard to go wring with EMDs of that ERA, but the LIRR was still forced to rely on power packs and other jury rigged systems.
@mocha1886 Жыл бұрын
Those diesels look like something out of Jeepers Creepers lol
@avasic199511 жыл бұрын
Nice video
@marshallsobin4879 Жыл бұрын
The Oyster bay line turn out has changed….. OB bound trains must wrong rail into Mineola to get to that branch
@mattkowal9010 жыл бұрын
It's amazing what has happened to the station in the past 30 years along with it's surroundings. M1's have been retired, M7's are in service, diesel service is now provided by the DC/DM30's, Herricks Road (1998) and Roslyn Road (2008) grade crossings have been eliminated, Nassau Interlocking has been reconfigured, a pedestrian crossing has been added to get rid of the old one that used the, a new pedestrian bridge was installed to get rid of the one that was using the Mineola Blvd. bridge, the intermodel center/parking garage was constructed with an ADA accessible bridge with two elevators, Main Street now has new cantilever lights, new ticket offices, the Eastbound platform was lengthened, Mineola Blvd. bridge rebuilt, new mushroom lights, LED flashing lights, new power lines, tracks are now askew, and the substation was replaced. By the way the train at 6:02 with the horn and flying at 70-80 MPH is the best railfan capture one can get.
@Italman4510 жыл бұрын
My favorites were always the M1's ( the original Metropolitans )....I was 5 when they came out in 68' and always rode with my aunt. who lived in New York to Valley Stream......We lived in Franklin Square at that time......When they retired them, I actually got a number board ( 9293 ) which now hangs in my kitchen ... I have my Aunt to thank for turning me into a train fan ! And I passed that onto my son who is now 27 and also loves trains !
@mattkowal9010 жыл бұрын
Yeah, but they were on the tracks for 40 years! December 30th,1968, the first revenue M1 departs Babylon at 5:45 AM making all stops, announced their retirement in late 2006, and the last revenue service M1 was in late 2008. Now two are preserved in Riverhead at the station.
@Italman4510 жыл бұрын
Never liked the M3's......Completely different ride than the M1.......Kind of bouncy !
@mattkowal9010 жыл бұрын
Especially when it went through the dreaded "Bellerose Bump" before they finally smoothed that out. Eh, what do you expect when your riding an electric at 80 MPH?
@Italman4510 жыл бұрын
Matthew Kobel The Budd M-1s were great at peak speed......You also knew when you were doing 80 because they made a high pitched humming sound.......I could also swear in the early 70's, those trains used to fly through the east river tunnels, doing more than 80mph ....I could be wrong, but am very detailed oriented when it comes to these types of things ! I've been living down in Florida over the past 10 years.....When I visit, I hate those M7's......No more conductor announcements, no more blast before the train goes, no blinking lights, and air vents going off and on, especially at Jamaica ! Old is better!
@sjice694 жыл бұрын
Great vid.
@WhiteCamry4 жыл бұрын
Those were seriously bumpy tracks.
@itskevinjustkevin6 жыл бұрын
wish i lived in their time... : (
@mattkowal9011 жыл бұрын
I knew that, now New Hyde Park Road is a big problem. For years Herricks Road was labeled by the NTSB as the most hazardous grade crossing in the United States!
@LINYARailfanTV11 жыл бұрын
Awesome Video Man.
@AirchimeLTDproductions1742 жыл бұрын
Fantastic video!!! BTW what GP38 was that in the beginning road # wise?
@pablocersaodes99804 жыл бұрын
Third M1 with tons of horn
@Italman454 жыл бұрын
M-1's....My favorites ! Hi pitched Leslie !
@Bombardier21996 жыл бұрын
M3's started service in '84
@AlexanderPerez-hv4nu Жыл бұрын
Actually that was for Metro-North in 84 (M3A). The LIRR got their M3 trains in service in 85.
@airi74513 жыл бұрын
woah
@hectorhardy4100 Жыл бұрын
Like lirr train
@EthanF1753 жыл бұрын
ahhh mineola
@florpena31654 жыл бұрын
0:03
@Triblecobbs19925 жыл бұрын
Where are the parking garages that are located on east side of the track?
@Kaipo1253 жыл бұрын
Milonia tower is gone now
@florpena31654 жыл бұрын
M7 AS M3 CHANGED TO.........THIS
@johnniebee432811 жыл бұрын
The new diesels are so boring, they have no character
@_extra91265 жыл бұрын
No ped crossing, no overpasses, 3 road crossings to the east, a crossing to the west, and no M7s. I cannot relate.
@Italman455 жыл бұрын
M1's were the best...It's too bad you missed all this . This is when the LIRR was happenin…. The Good days ! Today it sucks !
@_extra91265 жыл бұрын
I want the M1s back.
@Italman455 жыл бұрын
M1's, the original Metropolitans... They came out in 68' and were the bomb ! I have an original number board hanging on my kitchen wall.... #9293
@_extra91265 жыл бұрын
How did you get it?
@Italman455 жыл бұрын
From another LIRR fan and after they were retired ... I bought something and he sent it to me as a bonus.... I cleaned it up and it looks just as good as it did back in 68'.... Even the rubber all around it is in perfect condition