Narrated M3 RFW on LIRR train

[@paymenomind1604]

This has to be one of my favorite new videos on youtube. This was absolutely fascinating and so enjoyable. The combination of the sights, your expert commentary, and soothing voice made this amazing. Please let this be a series! Thank you sonmuch for sharing your knowledge!

[@3985uprr]

Believe me, I like to do as many of those as I am able to, but it takes luck, timing, being at the right place at the right time, and cooperation

[@paymenomind1604]

@3985uprr well that's even more impressive! Thank you, sir, and good luck!

[@NEFeldman]

Those Budd’s are built to last as long as you keep them well-maintained. Excellent video as always!

[@ariesarethebest271]

Exactly. Look at Metro-North's.

[@MrMaster767]

Excellent narration! That was me in the red at 55:19!

[@derrickwilson7467]

Your narration was just enough to let the viewer know what was going on. Thank you. Well done, sir.

[@joecentrone7053]

I'm a retired LIRR Conductor 1999. I must say things have changed so much . As for this video, I totally enjoyed it. The commentary was so informative and easy to listen to. Great job. Thank you for sharing.

[@3985uprr]

My pleasure!

[@belkisakpinar1328]

An absolutely fantastic video from both, a well informed narrative and video quality perspective. Thank you VERY, VERY much for this post and please keep them coming, if possible!!!!!

[@3985uprr]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@davelowenstein73]

Your informative commentary makes for an enjoyable and very interesting ride.

[@3985uprr]

I just can’t see shooting and saying nothing. Thanks much.

[@tokugawa12able]

Love me some M3s, Tim, they treat passengers well and get the job done … go Budd.

[@3985uprr]

I travel very far to get Railfan windows. Caltrain in the Fall

[@CarterAdames123A]

I like you vidoez

[@Mr77Texas]

There are sure al lot of bungalows along the way. And all of the buldings look very old. This is really grate to watch.

[@MTA_9929]

I love M3’s they’re the best in the MTA LIRR rn

[@JoeyLovesTrains]

Thanks so much!!! So happy to see more work with the Harold rebuild and all the new high speed turnouts, and the westbound Amtrak Harold bypass (planned to be open in 2024, and so far seems to be on time)

[@frederickplume2014]

Great video, I really enjoyed it. keep up the excellent videos you post

[@trainking076]

BRO!!!!!!!! If I was there today at ronkonama railfaning if I would have stayed there a little longer I would’ve have seen u today 😭but at least I got a shave and a haircut from a M7:)

[@hectorhardy-]

like lirr

[@earlknightjr.6161]

Let me add my 2 cents-ok. The M3'S AND THE M2'S ARE THE BEST LOOKING MU'S IN THE COUNTRY!!! THEY ALWAYS WERE!!! HELLO!!! From what i was told the Metropolitans won an award for their design, when they first came out in mint condition in the late 1960's!!! And dont forget the bells and whistles that came with them, that added all the more flavour to them.They even had door closing chimes!!! WOW!!! THEY'RE just the best out there , as long as the ace mechanics keep them up!!! THEY'RE EYE PLEASERS!!!! Earl of El Barrio,NYC,NY. 1:16 AM 8/16/23

[@3985uprr]

The design in the late 60s of these was revolutionary.

[@Mahees_230]

The canopy to the station was still there during my time working at PPC, and I used to take clients to the Deer Park DSS which is not far from the station.

[@ariesarethebest271]

Oh yeah! Looking forward to watching this as soon as I can. But a 👍 for sure.

[@3985uprr]

Everything clicked with this!!!

[@ariesarethebest271]

@@3985uprr This video was excellent. Really enjoyed the cannonball footage at the end.

[@3985uprr]

@@ariesarethebest271 Everything clicked. I gave the friendly engineer my KZbin channel and told him to watch out for this video and that he wouldn’t be disappointed.

[@Nibiru420]

Hey thanks for the videos! Watched a couple with my father who is a retired condcuctor who worked on the LIRR for 26 years. He was leaving when the M3s were out. I remember going to work with him and sitting in the cabs while he collected the tickets. Going to trainmens room with him. Good times.

[@3985uprr]

Very cool!

[@rickn501s]

Thanks for the ride. FYI, the over-crossings in Hicksville are (West to East) Jerusalem Avenue and Broadway (or at least they were 60 years ago.) Great video!!!!!!!

[@ronaryel6445]

The fatal mishap at Herricks Road involved the daughter of a County legislator and her friends trying to beat the train at a crossing. As I recall, the gates were down, lights flashing, and the train had already sounded the horn once, meaning only about ten seconds remained before the train hit the crossing. The driver (it might have been the daughter herself; I forget) went around the gates anyway. The train was running express, so 70-80 mph, and destroyed the van and everyone in it. That Nassau legislator then rammed through extra money in the budget to build the underpass.

[@LIMowersAndMore]

Their I am! Lol, great video as always and as always great m3s!

[@robertcantore330]

Would love to get to ride an M3 again guess they're only used for Rush Hour trains into and out of Penn I rarely see them on the app during off peak hours

[@3985uprr]

They do run off peak on occasion

[@robertcantore330]

@@3985uprr i got one today on a Ronkonkoma-Penn off peak!!!

[@scottyerkes1867]

Great ride!! Thanks Tim😀👌

[@NickyD]

1:20:54 anyone else think a third platform is coming to ronkonkoma since they cleared the weeds out and now has alot of space i wonder

[@tomoconnell2320]

The more RFW videos the better!

[@3985uprr]

Planning on Caltrain extravaganza in October. Hope to get plenty of RFW’s with a lot more info given than on many of the previous Caltrain RFW’s already posted by others. Many of which are very good.

[@c.j.w.0863]

Pretty cool video, Tim. That day I was railfanning Metro North at Croton Harmon and Cold Spring. I rode train 737, the 2:20pm train out of Grand Central Terminal which had M3A’s. Stayed at Croton Harmon a bit then went to Cold Spring then back to Grand Central. I heard that Metro North is gonna have a Conrail heritage unit- P32ACDM 201 soon!!!!!!!

[@leecornwell5632]

The p32 metro North genius is painted Conrail now.

[@leecornwell5632]

Matter of fact the Conrail Metro North genies is running in service right now 201.

[@aeoliankid1]

Very well-done video, and a great running commentary! Learned a lot about the LIRR from your info. I remember the little brick station at KO, and the depot at Peconic (NC). The LIRR sure has changed since the mid 1960's!

[@3985uprr]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@CarterAdames123A]

I love all set on the Lirr

[@OceanStateRail]

Gotta catch myself some M3s before it’s too late!

[@ENTERTAINMENT35]

I had no idea there was a Gruman (or However it was spelled) station back in the day before Bethpage

[@3985uprr]

Grumman

[@ICTRVAM_YT]

54:45 I like when da trains get 2 those crossing grades!

[@Motham51]

Thanks for the video. I grew up in Brentwood, about 2 miles north of the Brentwood Rd crossing off of Washington Ave. I left LI in 1979, came back for a visit in '87, haven't been back since. Brentwood, especially, has changed a lot, I remember Brentwood station being on the other side of the crossing. I have a picture from an LI calendar showing a steam engine crossing Brentwood Rd., one track and no crossing gates, no idea what the year was.😃

[@JeffFrmJoisey]

This was great, Thank You!! Your narration well explains what we’re seeing. Being a Subway fan from Bergen County, I never really was interested in NYC Commuter rail. The LIRR (and the rest) is new territory for me. Long Island too; going there is a rarity, and a treat - comparing how things look to what I’m accustomed to.

[@musicom67]

Awesome! Rode Babylon Branch for too many years and so remember that 'half seat'/jump seat - - the conductor would be pissed that I'd take, (and I'm tall too) for that best-view-ever (except the window was always dirty). PS So glad I moved to North Jersey 10 years ago 🤣🤣🤣

[@joscallinet6260]

@ Retired Railfan Horn Guy: Great video, as always! Do you know what the occasional bell rings are about? Does the bell ring every so often to test the alertness of the engineer who, when he hears the bell, has 15 seconds to press a button to signal he/she is alert and in full command of their train - or, failing a response, the train automatically comes to a full stop?

[@3985uprr]

That plus speed restrictions has bell ringing.

[@chriskratz5033]

The former company I worked for delivered to that Sysco facility in Central Islip

[@SoundmasterBlink]

Ngl, for the type of place Wyadnanch is, the train station is surprisingly nice

[@drbob3]

I believe the platforms were rebuilt and pedestrian bridge installed in 2018 to accommodate the new double-track and make the station ADA compliant.

[@samuelramos-ortiz3988]

why do they constantly ring bells?

[@3985uprr]

Speed restrictions

[@edwardadams7619]

I’m hoping that you can pool your resources and determine where the old Grumman station was on this line. I like identifying the spaces where old stations used to be. Hope you can do this. 👍🏽✌🏾

[@3985uprr]

Just past South oyster Bay Road

[@ChesterGlover]

Wasn’t the overpass was the old Bay Ridge branch of the LiRR?

[@3985uprr]

Further down. It was NH there

[@ChesterGlover]

@@3985uprr I’m confused I’m on maps looking where it probably split the lines with Lirr and NH

[@ChesterGlover]

@@3985uprr i figured it out

[@drbob3]

Did you ever find out why the train switched to Track 1 around Wyandanch?

[@3985uprr]

No idea why

[@sarahandrews3454]

I would love it if you shared the speed the train is running at sometimes. My dad is a retired freight railroad engineer and I grew up hearing about how different speeds were on different routes.

[@3985uprr]

I was not in a position where I can see how fast he was going, but he was doing 70’s in spots

[@bobrech3661]

RR. Is the Jamaica station the biggest/busiest station on the line? Nice video.

[@3985uprr]

I think Woodside is busier

[@josefstalin9068]

In terms of passenger numbers Jamaica takes the crown hands down, but by train numbers passing through it Woodside probably wins.

[@3985uprr]

@@josefstalin9068 Yes. With Woodside I was referring to train numbers

[@michaelpeterson8334]

Has there been any reports on the derailment a couple of weeks ago?

[@jackslc01]

Is it true Amtrak will be heading to LIRR Ronkonkoma Branch?

[@3985uprr]

Not sure about that.

[@jackslc01]

@@3985uprr I thought I’ve heard about it unless if I’m wrong or it’s not true

[@NERJ607]

On that one map they released on their 50th Anniversary for Amtrak's vision for ~2030 there was a line to Ronkonkoma but it is simply talk for the time being

[@jackslc01]

@@NERJ607 Oh ok so I wasn’t wrong I did saw on Wiki about the Ronkonkoma Branch and I saw Northeast Regional Amtrak and that got me curious whether I was right or wrong

[@NERJ607]

@@jackslc01 Yeah, It's a concept that Amtrak has been wanting to do for a long time now. I believe they will be branded as Northeast regionals which will run through NYP similar to Springfield, MA regionals

[@douglaswhite7328]

What is the "doorbell" that keeps ringing? (e.g. 44:19)

[@3985uprr]

Alerter that engineer has to acknowledge

[@CarterAdames123A]

It only pm rush hour

[@WazyKeys]

I will love if you did Vre front row from Spotsylvania to Washington DC Union Station

[@3985uprr]

I did Fredericksburg to DC in November . Came out very good. kzbin.info/www/bejne/oXrQmoGBjd2Njrs

[@WazyKeys]

@@3985uprr Do another I want to see what the new third track look like arkendale to Powell creek

[@MichaelBurkhead-v1w]

What does RFW stand for?

[@Markthebasketballplayer]

22:55

[@jackchen7003]

Why were the MBTA cab car videos deleted? I was in the middle of watching one 😢

[@3985uprr]

Sorry. I had to take them down.

[@Italman45]

This ride was torture and why are these new stations much longer than 12 cars ?

[@3985uprr]

They are 12 cars max. Sorry you had an unpleasant experience, but you were under no obligation to watch this.

[@ariesarethebest271]

You complain more than a woman going through menstruation....

[@OceanStateRail]

@@3985uprr The ride looked plenty comfortable and was entertaining. Your commentary always adds a nice charm to your content along with it being informational. I wouldn’t ask any other railfan about LIRR information.

[@3985uprr]

@@OceanStateRailThanks much!!!

[@Italman45]

@@3985uprr : Don't take my comment so personal...... LOL !