Mainlining with the Flying Yankee. Penn Station to Ronkonkoma. RFW behind cab. 3/24/22

[@Jo_Chen_HH]

Very likeable guy, your flying Yankee... 😊😇👏

[@hellen70666666]

....:) YOU are Walking and Breathing TRAIN History.....Wow......!!!.....:)

[@3985uprr]

@for the love of God Hope to do Metra this summer

[@RichardNickels-ot6iq]

Thank you everyone 😊🎆 awesome 😎💯

[@RichardNickels-ot6iq]

That's Power 😂😺✨

[@scottyerkes1867]

Interesting and informative ride to Ronkonkama. Never been on this route. Kudos to Flying Yankee. Thank you for posting this video😀😀💚💚

[@gregganderson5458]

This man has an amazing photographic memory. All of his videos are like this, I have watched them all.

[@deaconmichael4255]

Excellent video. I traveled that line to Brentwood. As well as your other trips, they are GREAT!

[@charlesferebee263]

OUTSTANDING 🇺🇸

[@robertcantore330]

So cool to see LIRR Amtrak and NJ Transit all in one place at Harold Interlocking!!!

[@ThumperKJFK]

I have even seen Red and white CN Locos switching over in that area off the Loop. many years ago. Middle Village area I see parked and running a lot of CN equipment even today.

[@mikemissel7785]

I have train simulator on my computer and love driving the LIRR it’s great to see the real thing.

[@kirkzevola5004]

Awesome ride tim

[@anthony3246]

45:04 gotta love 10 wheelers

[@mattdiaz1006]

Ever consider asking Ghost Engineer for a ride like this one on Metro North?

[@aerodevelopments]

Interesting mix of early target and old PRR position block signaling deep in the branch.

[@youminholastransit3218]

Would love to see him operate a M9

[@NickyD]

right

[@ghostengineer]

Me or glove man?

[@youminholastransit3218]

@@ghostengineer well, M9s don’t run on the MNRR yet so...

[@ghostengineer]

@@youminholastransit3218 gee ya don't say? Well if you were talking about Glove man, all you would have to do is scroll thru Tim's video collection cause he has glove man running m9s which I was mistaken to think you knew that. There your dilemma is solved. He's running m9s

[@NickyD]

@@youminholastransit3218 M9's were canelled for MNRR

[@1superloki]

Oh how I remember the old humpy bridge on Ronkonkoma Road and the old Ronkonkoma station. Good German deli next to it. The Navy had a small detachment at the Unisys facility just over the bridge where trained people on a fire control system they built. When they had the AN/SPS-49 radar going everyone around the place trying to listen to their car radios knew it. The 80s where a fin time; seems just like 35 years ago.

[@rrtrain5706]

Thanks so much for the third tack update. Allot done and lots to do yet. Wonder about how the Oyster Bay branch will split off, just add a crossover ?

[@MaryHernandez-5909]

OMG those tracks going into Jamaica station have seen better days..😳🤦

[@chaosdemonwolf1]

The horn sounded ill.

[@3985uprr]

They aren’t the best

[@evangouldtransit]

Metro North's are better

[@metronorthrailfan2244]

@@evangouldtransit That's because LIRR's horns are restricted. Metro North's are unrestricted.

[@evangouldtransit]

@@metronorthrailfan2244 that is correct.!

[@frankgrimesification]

I thought they sounded more def than ill.

[@sweetmyth2537]

I miss my CPL signal’s

[@ryan_valornagee6984]

Your videos help to keep my dream alive of becoming a locomotive engineer preferably LIRR. Could you ask Flying Yankee some advice for aspiring Locomotive Engineers or just working for railroads in general @Retired Railfan

[@johnterry9930]

Ryan….I’m flying yankee…..apply to LIRR as an assistant conductor after a year apply for engine service…..studying is intense….but it’s not rocket science…..and be sure to separate being a buff from doing the job. Good luck!

[@ryan_valornagee6984]

@@johnterry9930 thank you very much sir. I really appreciate that!

[@johnterry9930]

@@ryan_valornagee6984 btw, you can even apply for a coach or station cleaner, just get on the railroad 1st for any entry position and then apply for engine service….1 guy in my engineers class was a station cleaner and another was a coach cleaner.

[@ryan_valornagee6984]

@@johnterry9930 Wow! I didn't know that was possible. Thats even more encouraging. I will definitely be sure to do so. Thank you again!

[@sethtriggs]

Wow, clearly you know a thing or two about a thing or two! Were you ever an engineer or conductor? Your route knowledge is amazing, is it all from memory?

[@3985uprr]

I’ve been around. I read a lot of material.

[@johncook-g5x]

Clear signal, 4:14.

[@willvarela1557]

Ronkonkoma? That's my station... Lol

[@evangouldtransit]

i wonder why they have those unit signs in the beginning of the tunnel

[@mattb1270]

For the simple reason that it lets the engineer know their train has cleared the slow speed switches of the interlocking and can begin accelerating.

[@evangouldtransit]

@@mattb1270 oh wow.! that's interesting, thanks for clearing that up.!

[@ThumperKJFK]

question? what is that station platform across from Jamaica track 8. wow I need to visit my old hang out. I don't recognize the new track layout. That area used to be bypass going to the old morris park shops

[@3985uprr]

They built that before the pandemic started for Brooklyn shuttle trains. It looks like it’s open I’ve never seen a train stop there

[@ThumperKJFK]

@@3985uprr Thank you much for the info. It's funny. Used to ride my bike along the fence that ran along that very area back when the Armor hotdog factory was still in full use. It used to have storage for broken equipment to to to Morris shops. And yes have lots of time just hung out inside with a hard hat watching from the side lines. Those were the day's any rail fan could just walk up to the doors or other area's un protected by any fence. I had even gotten a Blue media card from the Chef of Police upstairs of the old jamica station. Man his room was filled with old railroad stuff. I meet him one day while taking photos up at the old passenger yards. we became good friends from then on. The blue card was for if I was stopped by other police, show the card and No problem. :) I was 13 at that time. Thank you so much for your channel and your friends. you guy's do really great work. :)

[@arniegreenberg2719]

What does the little yellow sign with a "W" mean. In this video the train is going east so it can't be yhe direction. BTW I really like your narration. Lots of good information.

[@3985uprr]

Whistle post

[@MTA_9929]

11:48 metro north trains?

[@3985uprr]

Yes the guy with the sunglasses is a Metro-North engineer

[@esthertamdji415]

Kaden

[@henryostman5740]

Jamacia yard looks like some third world railroad, need to clean things up, this isn't up to Brit rail standards.

[@Chris-po9lk]

its been worked on for east side acess

[@Chris-po9lk]

brit rail isn't the best either that goes to Asia