4K/60p: LIRR M3 Front Window Babylon to Penn Station (Express Run)

[@Pete_Finch]

Some of the worst years of my life included commuting from Baldwin to Penn as a miserable NYC lawyer a decade ago, but the one thing I always loved was the train ride there and home if I got a good seat. Pop on some tunes and watch the scenery go by - this brings back so many memories, especially as the skyline comes into view.

[@sm1tty031]

@25:11 my old station. Rosedale. Then Laurelton, Locust Manor and Jamaica...Then I graduated to Metro North

[@KenK-mn3xc]

No Laurelton or Locust Manor on this route. The train went on the northern spur that passes St Albans station.

[@ATM015]

3:53 Lindenhurst (passthrough) 5:40 Copiague (passthrough) 6:53 Amityville (passthrough) 8:52 Massapequa Park (passthrough) 9:39 Massapequa (passthrough) 10:30 Seaford (passthrough) 11:40 Wantagh (passthrough) 12:40 Bellmore (passthrough) 13:49 Merrick (passthrough) 15:40 Freeport 18:26 Baldwin (passthrough) 20:20 Rockville Centre (passthrough) 21:56 Lynbrook (passthrough) 23:32 Valley Stream (passthrough) 25:05 Rosedale (passthrough) 25:50 A glimpse of Laurelton on the left 27:44 St. Albans (passthrough) 32:20 Jamaica 38:23 Kew Gardens (passthrough) 39:12 Forest Hills (passthrough) 42:14 Woodside 46:36 Queens bound 7 train when you look up Excellent video!!

[@paulmartin5642]

It's amazing how fast LIRR express trains can go when they're no local stops between point of origin and destination.

[@trapezemusic]

Still, I expected this train to go faster.

[@thephantomeagle2]

Having ridden trains in England, France, Holland and Germany, this is fast but in a good share of Europe , the “express” trains run separate tracks in some places. Paris has 2 different trains. The Metro (subway), and the RER, these run this speed on a completely different line to take you to major points faster. Holland had four different trains. They’ve got trams, in nearly every city, and even towns. Let’s say you live 15 miles from the next larger town where you might find better shopping, the trams go through small towns to bigger towns. Then you’ve got your local trains. This train would be stopping at every station on the line in this video. Then you’ve got your Snell trains, which stop at every half dozen stations. So you switch from the local to the Snell Train. Finally you’ve got the Thalys. That’s the TGV(French fast trains). They go 186MPH, on dedicated tracks. You can have a cup of coffee or soda on a table and it won’t even move at all. The liquid stays smooth. It’s that good of a ride.

[@epicpuppy613]

@@thephantomeagle2 If you look carefully, you can actually see that some sections have 4 lines of track, its most likely that the express trains would run on these tracks had there not been any maintenance.

[@frankswecker8230]

That's a nice stretch of rail! And a beautiful sunny day too☺️

[@TooRandomForYou]

Something satisfying as the train goes through the tunnel. nice video again!

[@MrMaster767]

Thanks!

[@ThomasELeClair]

,,,,,I was watching for Bellmore to come up,,,,,,,,.Friday nights in summer were car shows under the station.......So I see a station coming into view,,,and I remember the King Kullen market on the south side of Rt 27.......after 20 years of living out of NY.......at 73 memory diminishes......So to check my assumption ; I reverse the video and recheck,,,,so into the station , I stop the video,,,, I scream out damn.....I saw the Bellmore sign of the station.......Thanks for this awesome presentation.....

[@Han-wh5ie]

Toch leuk om thuis een cab ride van ver weg te beleven !

[@BaldwinBay]

Amityville. Massapequa Park.Freeport. Baldwin. Rockville Center..... Just a few towns along the way. Looking forward to getting back east.

[@marklimenfeld6035]

Hi this is Mark I'm 70 I live in Las Vegas and I grew up riding the Long Island Railroad Thanks for the Memories

[@MrMaster767]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@ebf82234]

I'm 72 (grew up in Massapequa Park), regret moving to Florida 4 months ago, giving up a 4th-floor (panoramic) view of Nassau Interlocking in Mineola. This video is outstanding.

[@mattkowal90]

Ah, whizzing past my hometowns along a safe haven of mine. Get this: Seven stations will finally become ADA accessible, and two stations will have their elevators replaced. Lindenhurst, Copiague, Amityville, Massapequa Park, Laurelton, Locust Manor, and St. Albans will finally get elevators. Meanwhile, Valley Stream and Auburndale will have their elevators replaced. After 42 years (this coming December 13th) of being fully grade-separated, the Babylon Branch will be fully ADA accessible.

[@MrMaster767]

It's about time!

[@kevinhoward9593]

couldn't have asked for a more beautiful day

[@ebf82234]

Only in New York, my friend...

[@gerardmoran9560]

What a great, clear and crisp video! I don't know enough about optics and filming but I always wonder why it's so easy to see the old PRR Position Light Signals in real life but almost impossible to discern them on video, regardless of the quality.

[@MrMaster767]

There's not many left on the property. Plus if an Engineer is sort of deemed color blind, a Road Foreman would take them into the field and in most cases if they are still able to read them and distinguish them, they can be cleared.

[@gerardmoran9560]

@@MrMaster767 Come to think of it, the PRR signals were much more user friendly for an operator with poor color discrimination. It's all about the position of the lit bulbs, not their colors.

[@OregonRailfan83]

Great video. Lived in Merrick for many years than used to visit there regularly for years. Great video. Miss standing in front of the train and seeing these views, but now I can do it vicariously thanks to you!

[@stuartaaron613]

Ex-Merrick here. Grew up there from June 1963 until June 1991 when I got married.

[@stevenwaldman1908]

Spectacular video thanks for sharing

[@phillipgrey]

I loved at 50:39 the arcing of the third rail. Great video. If you get up to Canada, check out the subway system in Toronto.

[@MrMaster767]

Only been there once when I was very little.

[@Hogdriver88]

Love it. Really miss making that trip. Thanks for the ride.

[@MrMaster767]

Anytime!

[@cats0182]

Just passed White Pot Underjump and site of the Rego Park Station,

[@paulstuart9959]

Always loved the long Island railway can remember being on it long time ago from massapequa park to penn station

[@kennym-mb3ll]

Well done. Thank you.

[@HumanCarBomb]

Magnificent clip from a perspective view only a selected few will ever see! Thanks....you gained a new sub!! (-;

[@TwstedTV]

This is so awesome. I wish it was longer Hahahaaa. 👀😋👍

[@raybame5816]

Another great vid....Thanks...Good Cam work..

[@MrMaster767]

Thank you!

[@alanmusicman3385]

I'm a Brit so this is perhaps a silly question - but anyway .... when the train arrives at Penn station there is a lot more infrastructure beyond the station itself. Is that a through line to somewhere, or is it "parking" area for trains at peak times, or is it kust a network of tunnels to get trains off the station and back in on another track ready for a return journey?

[@KenK-mn3xc]

To the two tunnels under the Hudson River that takes Amtrak and NJ Transit to the mainland, plus LIRR yard on Manhatttan west side ("Hudson Yards" ) , and Amtrak Hudson line up Manhattan westside going to Albany.

[@highvoltageswitcher6256]

@43:43. Wow! The City Centre Skyscrapers!

[@Hurricane1668]

5 days a week...I lived on the Montauk line. First from "Center Mo", then the Babylon express.

[@stuartaaron613]

Great video. I commuted from Lindenhurst from June 2017 until June 2018 (Lost my job 😞). Great ride.

[@MrMaster767]

Sorry to hear that

[@stuartaaron613]

@@MrMaster767 It's life. I just moved on.

[@osagiee.guobadia-secondytc4624]

The best LIRR train ride, I ever rode on. : )

[@MrMaster767]

Agreed!

[@osagiee.guobadia-secondytc4624]

@@MrMaster767 Thanks for replying. : )

[@jamallhayden2512]

Thanks for the video!

[@MrMaster767]

Thanks for watching!

[@bradycallahan3369]

Great vid man

[@MrMaster767]

Thanks!

[@SOUTHBEATS]

nice video sir, love the ny subway/railway videos. Can't wait to see more

[@gezag.hanniker1940]

This line is straight as an arrow with the use of slab track and no grade crossings...I'm surprised LIRR is not running 100 + mph on there express runs.

[@DirkNader]

Where did all these condo/Apt bldg come from around Jamaica station? Times are changing 💯

[@ENTERTAINMENT35]

I remember this day. 9913-9914 were the last 2 cars on this M3 and did the 7:51am Farmingdale to Penn (#2309) then the 9:22am from Penn to Babylon (#34) then this trip and the Ronkonkoma trip as you mention. The only thing I don't get is why the M3's never appear on the app heading west, only the trips out of Penn or Atlantic Terminal and it just says "Train makeup not available". I always thought that M3 cars not equipped with the tracking stuff couldn't be at the ends of the train.....

[@MrMaster767]

It's odd lol

[@El_tipazo.mp4]

relaxing video

[@Zzznorch]

I do not ride that line (I am on the Oyster Bay branch) but I work in Babylon near the railroad station and constantly drive under several of the overpasses early in the video as well as on Railroad Avenue which runs parallel, also in the beginning. Then in Massapequa I ride a bike on the bike trail under the overpass by the Massapequa station n

[@davecarll6957]

I love your front end vids when are you going to do the Port Jeff branch?

[@MrMaster767]

I'm trying to get Huntington and a trip to Port Wash from the front.

[@tobygoodguy4032]

You couldn't get me on that train if it ran at 2X playback speed. 🤠

[@Tom_239]

The displays on the platform at Penn say 12:07 am. From the schedule of #65 it looks like they should be reading 11:07 am.

[@MrMaster767]

It's a little off at times.

[@geoffreyyoung5419]

Love the train ride

[@MrMaster767]

Thanks!

[@justSTUMBLEDupon]

2:14 Where does that spur go to?

[@MrMaster767]

North to Hicksville. Known as the Central branch

[@timotheus30]

how do you get the info about the train? for example how did you know what track it went to in the yard and how did you know the turn around route was? i’m interested. thanks

[@MrMaster767]

Train Time and other stuff.

[@Urban_Man]

wow

[@ianhosier4042]

Is that third rail electric or diesel powered?

[@roygoodhand1301]

5:23 Look at the inside rail on the opposite side. That looks like a derailment waiting to happen in my opinion.

[@snapperhead273]

i dont think thats the rail. it looks like the guard that goes on top of the electrified third rail. its made out of fiberglass i think. the train wheels dont ride on that.

[@thephantomeagle2]

@@snapperhead273 you are correct. It helps with weathering of the third rail and also cuts way down on the chance of electrocution should there be an accident and a person gets thrown from the train.

[@Wallydaft]

I didn't think there were many Aston Villa fans on Long Island.. at 07:51

[@Baribrotzer]

Interesting. Never knew that the whole LIRR was powered with third rails like a subway, rather than overhead wires like most commuter trains. Which means that it CANNOT have grade crossings, and indeed I saw none. Wonder why they use those - so the trains can also run on the NYC subway? The third rails seem like they'd be considerably more dangerous, as well as hard to implement at the switchyard.

[@utahrailfan1946]

There's a few diesel branches. Also, the Ronkonkoma line does have grade crossings, as does the Chicago L.

[@Kalgon1]

at 2:13 can you tell me where that leads to on the right?

[@DJSI3434]

express cutthru to the mainline

[@ronaldhorley9186]

Did this ride 2006-2009.

[@brandongsvideosandvlogs775]

How come there hasn’t been any M3s this week on lirr

[@MrMaster767]

One ran this morning from Huntington.

[@justinpolanco5046]

Passing a homeless dude at 51:51, classic New York City, just how I remember it.

[@vanstrihaar]

Could you explain, please, for those, who live far away from this place, it is diesel rolling stock or 3rd rail catenary system?

[@sonnytaylor7521]

3rd rail, not catenary. I believe this is common on the Long Island Railroad.

[@christianpascarella2622]

This is an electric train powered by third rail. Some LIRR branches are not electrified. Those lines are served by diesel locomotive-hauled trainsets. A few of those diesel locomotives are dual-mode and can use third-rail for access to Penn Station via the East River tunnels.

[@michaelmarino7391]

Great upload! Keep it up! 👍 Looking forward to the next one! Enjoyed your Long Beach to Penn Station!

[@MrMaster767]

Thank you!

[@charlottewhyte9804]

Hi Where is this babylon to Penn ? what country?

[@MrMaster767]

North America

[@GlenTindal]

Babylon is on Long Island. Penn Station is in NYC.

[@krishnanschannel3562]

is it an electric train or a train run by diesel...?

[@MrMaster767]

Electric. Powered by the 3rd Rail

[@krishnanschannel3562]

@@MrMaster767 is that not risky?? There are un-fenced open lands on either sides and lot of possibilities for animals or human getting injured due to electric shock by accidental contact with live power steel current carriers???

[@lescobrandon3047]

Between the fifties and mid sixties I lived with my parents, brother and sister in Massapequa. The nightly whistles put me to sleep including from steam locos. Loved it and could even recognize which crew by the individual whistle sounds at grade crossings. I well remember the scents of coal smoke later replaced by some diesel stinks. 😩

[@tomoconnell2320]

Seems like these trains are only going 60mph most of the time. You could save a ton of time pushing it at 80mph instead. Pretty sure the track speed limit allows it too

[@MrMaster767]

Back then, yes but you also have a local in front of you. If you blast through at 80, you'd get coded down very quickly if you come up to another train or you'd be at a station for 7-10 minutes because you'll be too early. These cars are very fragile and still need to be maintained.

[@DBSGEEK7]

What is that rusty old train car at 27:55 on the right side of the embankment? It looks like it was either part of the LIRR or maybe the NYC Subway. There is another old car just light in front of it along that embankment.

[@MrMaster767]

Could be.

[@e-mailuser8130]

Old LIRR coaches.

[@stuartaaron613]

@@e-mailuser8130 Old Osgood-Bradley coaches. I believe that the LIRR got them second hand from the Boston and Maine.

[@ebf82234]

Those are ex-Boston & Maine "American Flyer" coaches the LIRR once used on East End runs...numbered (by the LIRR) in the 7500-series, if "memory serves me"!! They've been stored there for a long time.

[@eliasthienpont6330]

What are they doing to track 21?

[@MrMaster767]

Track Work.

[@robertparker1180]

Not just track work but an overhauled reconstruction of Penn Station