Nassau Tower 1999 Long Island Rail Road

[@prchristman]

I first stopped off at Mineola in 1966 to change trains for Oyster Bay on a trip from Stony Brook. It has changed since, but in one way it hasn't. It's the best train watching spot o Long Island. Thanks for bringing some of it back.

[@divisioneight]

Before they silenced those lovely harmonious horns.

[@Vxllain]

And eventually the tower itself

[@MC_Railfans]

@@Vxllain mad late

[@Vxllain]

@@MC_Railfans Shut up 🤓🤓

[@hakeemspiveyproductions2001]

The Horns aren’t silenced. They just are now controlled by a Manual Valve.

[@RailfanJalen]

The Horn For The Dm30ac & De30ac Diesels Was The Nathen Airchime Model K5LA (Very Rare Horn At The Time, Sadly They Restricted It In 2001)

[@LIMowersAndMore]

Shame they went into the quit effect in 2001

[@hakeemspiveyproductions2001]

As far as I'm concerned, those K5LLs, K5LAs and K5LLAs (and even the K5Ls on #510 and #516) are NOT restricted at all. They're LOUD as hell. I've heard them in person.

[@RaisedLetter]

Rare? Hardly

[@jonathantaylor5217]

Great video. I grew up a few blocks away from there. I lost most of my old pictures of the old Mineola train station. Used to go there with my dad growing up in the 90's just to watch the trains. You couldn't even recognize it now, since the third rail project. Nassau tower is gone. He crossing on the double switch is gone. It's not too often that you see GP-38 on the main line. And the sparks from the 3rd rail foot. I could watch this over and over

[@CaptainTransit]

0:39 now THAT’S A HORN!

[@michaelkujbus4327]

Exactly!

[@tomy.1846]

A long time ago I used to hang out and watch the freight trains at night by the tower. I was there so often, I was an obvious railfan. One night, the guy in the the tower asked me from that window, "What are you doing?" I replied "Just watching trains." I was 17 at the time. He let me go upstairs in the tower! After about 30-40 minutes of watching him throw those big Armstrong levers for the switches, some bells rang and he told me to throw 17 and 34. I think those were the numbers!?!. Anyway, after I threw them, he said "Now you can tell people that you threw the switches for the LIRR!" I still have a printout of the trains from that night, but I'll keep it vague I'm sure he's retired by now, but I don't want to get anyone in trouble. I'm glad I grew up back then! That guy certainly gave me a cool, LIRR railfan memory! Great video!

[@annetarozenberg5975]

Cool

[@TheChachLINY]

4:38 is the most amazing K5LA i have ever heard in my life

[@SamuraiXJay]

Ikr😊

[@willsarms3]

3:06 too

[@dcarpine28]

One of my favorite railroad vids on YT

[@relatable_reuploads]

Same

[@tomy.1846]

Classic video!!

[@antoniogoode4407]

I still miss the long Island railroad M1 and M3 Trains and R.i.p to the Nassau Tower it was part of my childhood 😢 😔 💯

[@ItsRich8303]

Same…

[@jdrailfan391]

1:35 Number 1. This on of the most detailed shots I've ever seen of a Railroad Crossing in those old 20th century train videos! And number 2. The gate had 4 gate lights on it! I've never seen anything like that! Was that more common on crossings back in the day?

[@Lirrguymta]

Prob

[@mattkowal90]

RIP Nassau Tower :( The tower was torn down on September 18th, 2021. It is also official that aside from the 2nd Street grade crossing on the Oyster Bay Branch, that Mineola is fully grade-separated. Well the Main Line is now that the pedestrian crossing is gone and Willis Avenue was eliminated on both branches, reopened on September 3rd, 2021.

[@CRtrain]

God, these are beautiful. Thanks for sharing

[@markschmalenberger8301]

I remember the old diesel trains blasting through there at top speed from Davenport Press . Work there with my dad in 68 when it was still a printing company, i was 14.

[@SamuraiXJay]

1:32 the echo is soo beautiful

[@sonicboy678]

Well, this is a pleasant surprise. In the future, things will be very different. For one, no more grade crossings, which will eliminate traffic conflicts between the streets and the rails (excited to see this one). Also, those last few clips only reinforce the need for the third track.

[@eoinpkav152]

Okay then...

[@RaisedLetter]

4:48 it's curious that they positioned the horns further back first before putting them in the front.

[@ghostengineer]

Awesome video. Thanks for sharing

[@System6VideoProductions]

ghost engineer! how are you doing buddy?

[@freddienz]

Nice to see the tower is still there on Streetview! :)

[@christhelongislandbusdude]

4:38 now that’s the sound I love! 415 is roaring by!

[@satriale66012]

Thats me and my Dad in that black ford ranger at that end parking spot

[@SoundmasterBlink]

1:08 that dm30ac train was most likely new then, yet it's so dirty, lol!

[@Vxllain]

Gonna miss the Nassau Tower. Sad we'll never see this view again

[@thexboxgamer9128]

This is an amazing shot at mineola back in the golden days of lirr, i hear their were plans to scrap and tear down that old nassau tower, im happy you caught the last few years of that tower in service, also you caught the Pullman P72 coaches STILL IN SERVICE JUST BEFORE THEY RETIRED. Their is many historic things about this video. Amazing video +1 like and i been subscribed to you, keep it up dude, were their some GP38-2S in there

[@Larry_P]

Dam! Incredible footage De/DMs starting to enter around that time diffirent sounding horns to.

[@Baldwindiesels]

Nice footage! Fanned there 1975-1980, then back recently.

[@fireballrobbie1744]

Wow! I use to live on Main St & 2nd Ave when I was a little kid. I love Mineola !

[@rochesterjohnny7555]

This must be one of the last days of the old blue and white diesels

[@mikeytrains1]

Most of them were off property by the early early 2000s for the GP38-2s at least iirc, so more like their last year or so Not the MP15s though!

[@christhelongislandbusdude]

I miss the GP-38s. Good thing we have a few around still.

[@tntplumbing24]

4:38 That train horn sounded like an airhorn!

[@nah_144]

It is the Nathan Chime K5LA. Sounds good tight!

[@ItsRich8303]

I love that horn! More louder!

[@longislandfanvictor3812]

That was a real treat, thankyou

[@railsofthelirr405]

Lots of good old catches there!

[@longislandfanvictor3812]

That was a real treat, thank you.

[@ENYoriginal]

Wouldn't be surprised if the NIMBYs in Greenport led the way to get LIRR to quiet down those horns on the DE/DM30ACs. Those could wake up the whole North Fork in the winter 😳

[@TheJeromeFanner]

2:32 and 7:46 M3 be hauling some serious a$$ At 7:46 it sounds like a m7 horn, lol.

[@Vxllain]

bossman, they both use the Leslie rs2m

[@Lirrguymta]

That sucks cus it will be hard to identity between M3 and M7

[@nah_144]

My favorite part is 7:46. I love S2M and How fast the M3 was going.

[@hoonami139]

I remember this era well, the changing of the guard from GP38s/MP15s,FAs/F7s and P72s to C3s/DE/DMs, I was 9 years old at the time. Nice to see an LIRR before M7s. I noticed no FAs and F7s in this video, I'm guessing they went to the torch first? Thanks for posting

[@meichen3171]

The MP15s are now road switchers

[@jamesleopard8518]

3:15 These are the regular Long Island Railroad old coaches

[@R162A-1-train]

1:47-1:53 love that horn

[@karatekidfahim3]

i think its supposed to be an M1

[@thexboxgamer9128]

Very few of them oldies still exist

[@qtrainprod]

Like the m3 and the one that has 2 floor

[@Lirrfilmer2004]

The Xbox Gamer now the trains on service are M3 C3 M7 and a few M9

[@warrenhoffman2006]

Nassau Interlocking looks a lot different now.

[@johnkaufmann8875]

Times have changed!!! 😣 M1/M3 Dominant and the DM30AC Locomotives were just starting to appear!

[@GLee-oe3op]

John Kaufmann you can say that again

[@NYer8301]

John Kaufmann I remember when I was 5, I rode the M1s before they retired. The first LIRR train I ever rode was the M7 when they were starting to appear

[@Lirrfilmer2004]

Now its M3 C3 and M7 soon it's about to be C3 M7 and M9

[@PW5RF70]

Absolutely fantastic stuff

[@amtrak706]

Mighty sound at 4:37

[@hakeemspiveyproductions2001]

At 4:34-5:08, listen to that K5LA on #415! Back when horns on the Island were still largely unrestricted. Even when the M7s first came in 2003-07, their horns were unrestricted until 2012.

[@supermarionathan1426]

I like the DM30AC/DE30AC’s old horn better

[@Lirrfilmer2004]

Supermario Nathan well not everything is gonna survive sadly or stay

[@LIMowersAndMore]

Supermario Nathan you can thank our governor.

[@RailfanJalen]

uh the airhorn is not used no more ask mta lirr

[@TrainMan2004]

Awesome K5LAs!!!!!!! The Sounds Heard 'Cross The Land!!!!!!!!!!👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@tntplumbing24]

5:39 That train horn sounded like an M7

[@Lirrfilmer2004]

TNT Plumbing ikr

[@ROTE]

TNT Plumbing It sounds nothing like it

[@aydenamaya7951]

@@ROTE well in a way it does. They both have rs2ms. just different tones

[@metrocityrr]

I like the m1 and m3 wish we ran those metropolitan car here in new jersey if only the m7 and m9 were designed to look like a futuristic m1/m3

[@PerfectCell1994]

Good ol days

[@johnniebee4328]

Mineola is the place to be, so many trains

[@AaronJrBrundidge]

It's part of Main Line -- it's always busy from Hicksville to NYC

[@nathantzhang]

the LIRR is using a locomotive from more than 20 years ago? I thought that loco was from 13-15!

[@NYer8301]

Nathan Zhang those DE/DM30s have been around since 1998

[@nathantzhang]

yeah so about 20@@NYer8301

[@jackslc01]

@@NYer8301 Did they ever used the automatic announcements for the C3 Cabs?

[@NYer8301]

@@jackslc01 they do use the automated announcements in the C3s, but it’s rare because from what I heard, it is a pain to work with

[@jackslc01]

@@NYer8301 pain to work that’s weird

[@jamesleopard8518]

3:19 Freight train and the coaches (combo)

[@Lirrfilmer2004]

Btw the last day was September 17th 2021

[@michaelkujbus4327]

It must be lucky to go in the tower

[@trainking076]

7:46

[@VibrancySirJuke]

Commuter service remained about the same for LIRR until 1997 & 1999.

[@FrankClampet]

What DE30AC Was That At 5:00 415?

[@NYer8301]

The Man Behind Who Knows MTA LIRR Very Well yes

[@mikeytrains1]

To think that now, the view from which most of this video was shot at is now to become a third track is depressing, considering the loss of Nassau Tower. what a sight, sad to see it go, but still a great part of buffing around Mineola

[@leomoretti961]

Was everything just dirty back then, bc the EMD DE/M30ACs, which were new at the time, already look stained and dusty af.

[@pablocersaodes9980]

Man, If I was there I would discover all the trains. And the video got shocked.

[@trainluvr]

wut

[@coffeecat4506]

Lol that doesn’t even make sense

[@onecolossalrubikscube2554]

And u should be

[@papasmurf555]

I'm shocked 2 bruh 🌱🔥👀

[@System6VideoProductions]

they should relocate nassau tower to a safe place

[@Vxllain]

Tower was torn down just last year :(((

[@SpeonkTheMighty]

What happened to the K5LA Horns on the DM/DE30ACs?

[@amtrak706]

They got replaced and/or silenced

[@sweetmyth2537]

Amtrak706 why

[@amtrak706]

K5LAs made since about 2005 are from a new casting and do not play the same harmonious chord as older ones. Even if a unit still has an old K5 it is probably silenced due to FRA horn volume standardization

[@youraveragegearhead9993]

@@amtrak706 Actuallly, 4:33

[@NEFeldman]

This looks more like 1999.

[@alexfeliciano111]

Are most of these M3s or M1s?

[@ilikequeens3110]

M3

[@tfp_4215]

Both

[@AlexanderPerez-hv4nu]

Mostly M1s since they were the main trains before the M7s took over 3 years later in 2002.

[@SamuraiXJay]

Ik I’m not born there but yeah both m1 and m3s run there while the double decker still runs till this day

[@eclipsegaming_]

There’s also a bit of DE30AC and DM30ACs

[@pablocersaodes9980]

Yellow diesel train sounded like GP38

[@josephnadler5521]

They are.

[@brandercolque6946]

What Month and Date was taken in 1999?

[@coolusername12]

noce

[@Lirrfilmer2004]

was the M7 made yet in that year?

[@mattkowal90]

M7 entered into service in 2002, the contract was signed by Bombardier to replace the M1 cars. Then the cars have to be tested and built which costs money and several hours of work, which in turn is why it takes a few years to have the new cars on the tracks after signing the contract. We have a pair of M9's built but they still need testing, and we were hoping to get them on the tracks by 2016 but it will be delayed until 2019 at least to replace the aging M3 car in anticipation for East Side Access being completed along with the second electrified track from Farmingdale to Ronkonkoma (which is in progress).

[@trainluvr]

I wish more people like you commented on my videos.

[@mattkowal90]

I know. I'm from Long Island and have been riding these trains since I was only a year old. I've been to all 124 stations, and if it wasn't so expensive to move back, I would be getting my own footage. Instead I have to live in Pennsylvania. I miss my LIRR trains, and I miss the M1 and the smell of those leather seats! Takes me back. Going to be 26, the derailment will not derail me from riding a train, and I've been on these bad boys for nearly 25 years.

[@Lirrfilmer2004]

so that means the M7 is 14 years old now btw M3 is still running on track

[@mattkowal90]

Demonic Taco41 The M3 is scheduled to be off the tracks and out of service within the next 5 years if we can get the M9 through testing and onto the tracks for East Side Access. The 770 M1 cars were delivered from late 1968 to early 1973. The M3 cars were delivered from 1984-1986, but they did couple M1 and M3 cars together (M1 has the engineer window slide up and down, M3 has the engineer window slide left and right) with the first revenue M1 being a rush hour Babylon local to Penn Station on December 30th, 1968. The stations on the Babylon Branch were not all elevated, it was blowing the horn through crossings in Lindenhurst, Copiague, Amityville, Massapequa Park, Bellmore, and Merrick. All stations in electrified territory had hi-level platforms installed for the cars since they decided not to put boarding stairs at the doors to make it quicker.

[@tm5506]

7:45 M3 Train was going fast

[@NYer8301]

What is the thing at 4:33?

[@jsunflyguy]

The layout seems to to be Queens interlocking, either this is an artifact or Nassau has a repeater to show which tracks are in use in Queens so they can better coordinate.

[@NYer8301]

Ok. What is the music that plays at 2:06?

[@qtrainprod]

@@NYer8301 maybe the ICE CREAM TRUCK

[@NYer8301]

The MTA NJT AMTRAK SEPTA PATH MBTA TTC it could be

[@youraveragegearhead9993]

What K5LA did DE30AC have?

[@HeyPal75]

A k5la?

[@easternroutemainlinevideos6823]

probably early 90s K5s

[@nah_144]

A 90s square tag K5LA

[@LSM_Lover]

Awesome video!!!

[@jackd.ripper9951]

How I miss the LIRR old rolling stock. The GP-38's, Alco FA-2's, the old passenger coaches (bar car included) and the M3's: they provided us Long Islanders a comfortable commute to and from the city. This new rolling stock I am so NOT loving it! The seats on the M7 and on the C3 double deckers are smaller. And there's less leg room. The EMD DM30AC Diesels have been plagued with mechanical problems that are still lingering to this day. And let's face it. These new trains are downright UGLY. They are such an eyesore.

[@ColdSid]

The new trains are beautiful you’re just stuck in the past

[@jackd.ripper9951]

@@ColdSid If being stuck in the past means having to put up with a less comfortable commute along with more delays and service disruptions, so be it.

[@blakemcnamara9105]

The M1s through M6s were built with class and comfort in mind; nearly gone are those days sadly as the M3s are all that is left.

[@blakemcnamara9105]

@@Dan_isreal.08 That's getting too old.

[@NickyD]

get with the times M7's arent tight whatsoever M3's were utter crap

[@rafaelasuncionXD2000216]

You used to work at the tower?

[@trainluvr]

No, I was there as a visitor.

[@AaronJrBrundidge]

I wanna visit there one day

[@TrainTrackTrav]

Any idea what that light was on top of the last train? Great footage!

[@amtrak706]

That was another train behind it

[@NickyD]

this had to be 1999 the new double deckers didn't come out until 1998

[@becausewhynot3921]

it isit says is in the title

[@tm5506]

5:09 m1 train going fast

[@thexboxgamer9128]

Fatiha Mannan you sure thats an m1 i think they were retired in early 90s

[@becausewhynot3921]

no they were retired in 2008 idiot

[@becausewhynot3921]

also that was an m3 because of its horn

[@tntplumbing24]

Because Whynot That’s actually M1. M3 have different horns. At 7:46 That train is an M3

[@tntplumbing24]

R32 R33 R36 R42 R46 R44 R62 R68 R40 R40M INFO M1s actually retired in 2007

[@elevatorsbylexi6778]

7:46-8:09 M3 AND M1 RUNNING ON THE WRONG TRACK!!!!!!!!!!!

[@nssteampunk4865]

WCH mechanical bells

[@LIMowersAndMore]

NS Steampunk yes they still use the same bells....the Ebell will be coming this year.

[@nssteampunk4865]

@@LIMowersAndMore General Signals Type 3 or WCH electronic bell?

[@LIMowersAndMore]

NS Steampunk don’t know I only maintain cars don’t know about railroad crossings what ever they are it’s gonna be annoying I hate e bells.

[@davidsteiner480]

good job ilove it 199

[@kevinwong6588]

Definitely 1999 or so. MP15AC 159 has the NYA logo and the M-1/M-3s have the high-mounted third headlamp, which was mandated (ditchlight rule) in 1997.

[@trainluvr]

Kevin Wong Thanks, I'll change it soon.

[@anthonyteney2068]

Glad I grew up in late 2000s cause the m3 horn sounded terrible 🤢🤮🤮🤮

[@tntplumbing24]

Love planes 23 That’s not M3 it’s M1

[@mikeytrains1]

Fortnitegod106 2345 Y’like fortnite m’dude, therefore your opinion on the horns of the M1 does not matter.

[@mikeytrains1]

ImMxsterJ this man seriously not taking a joke.

[@TheChachLINY]

FLNY Mike I don’t play fortnite but how was that funny? He’s probably just a little boy so leave him alone

[@kamarwaugh2861]

Mta LIB at 2:53

[@maxmartinez8396]

2018!

[@eoinpkav152]

No

[@byronchavarria4954]

Max martinez 2019