Still, I expected this train to go faster.

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.

@@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.

It's about time!

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

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

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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.

@@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.

Only in New York, my friend...

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Glad you enjoyed it

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.

Only been there once when I was very little.

Sorry to hear that

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

Agreed!

@@MrMaster767 Thanks for replying. : )

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Thank you!

Thanks for watching!

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.

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It's odd lol

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It's a little off at times.

Train Time and other stuff.

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

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

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

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.

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.

@@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.

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.

Could be.

Old LIRR coaches.

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

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.

Electric. Powered by the 3rd Rail

@@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???

North America

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

One ran this morning from Huntington.

Track Work.

Not just track work but an overhauled reconstruction of Penn Station