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Viewing Album:  LIRR Queens Village
 
By:Tom Beckett
Dates:1/1/1978 - 12/31/1999
Album Info:I lived in Queens Village for a little under four years. It was a great place to see the action. The station was on an embankment, and had a four track signal bridge at the east end, with PRR position lights, as was LIRR practice. This made for a great photo prop. The station waiting area was also intact, and could be worked into a shot. And there was lots of action, all day long.
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Old station
Title:  Old station
Description:  The waiting area of the Queens Village station is visible to the right of this eastbound Ronkonkoma train, led by former Bicentennial unit 252. The station has not had an agent in years, though the structure itself remains to provide some shelter from the elements.
Photo Date:  12/20/1987  Upload Date: 6/18/2015 1:33:55 AM
Location:  Queens Village, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Winter,Station,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  LI 252(GP38-2)
Views:  266   Comments: 0
Dodging the shadows
Title:  Dodging the shadows
Description:  The FA trailing this eastbound Ronkonkoma train is playing in the shadows of the signal bridge as it makes its way into Queens interlocking on a cold day shortly before Christmas. A month from now, this run will be covered by MUs.
Photo Date:  12/20/1987  Upload Date: 6/18/2015 1:39:19 AM
Location:  Queens Village, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Winter,Station,Signal,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  LI 607(Power Car)
Views:  268   Comments: 0
Busy time
Title:  Busy time
Description:  Queens Village was at the end of the four track Main Line. East of here, the two tracks to Hempstead separated at Queens, with the two Main Line tracks going on to Hicksville. As such, there was a lot of action. Here we see a Hempstead train pulling away, having just discharged its riders as an Oyster Bay train blows past on track 3. The Hempstead train will stay where it is, taking that track to Garden City, where it will turn south to the end of the line. The Oyster Bay train will cross over one track to the left and continue out Main Line track 2 to Mineola.
Photo Date:  12/20/1987  Upload Date: 6/18/2015 1:44:54 AM
Location:  Queens Village, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Winter,Station,Signal,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  LI 609(Power Car)
Views:  286   Comments: 0
Great light
Title:  Great light
Description:  One of the things about the winter was the low light, which offset the short days. An afternoon westbound from Ronkonkoma rolls toward Jamaica as the low sun lights up the FA leading the train.
Photo Date:  1/9/1988  Upload Date: 6/22/2015 3:54:44 AM
Location:  Queens Village, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Winter,Station,Signal,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  LI 609(Power Car)
Views:  218   Comments: 0
Passing the station
Title:  Passing the station
Description:  An eastbound Ronkonkoma train passes through Queens Village, caught for a moment at the station.
Photo Date:  1/10/1988  Upload Date: 6/25/2015 4:33:40 AM
Location:  Queens Village, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Station,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  LI 260(GP38-2)
Views:  164   Comments: 0
Pushing to Jamaica
Title:  Pushing to Jamaica
Description:  A westbound Ronkonkoma train pushes past Queens Village. It will be in Jamaica in about ten minutes.
Photo Date:  1/10/1988  Upload Date: 6/25/2015 4:37:30 AM
Location:  Queens Village, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Winter,Station,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  LI 276(GP38-2)
Views:  174   Comments: 0
Big picture
Title:  Big picture
Description:  This westbound led by an FA shows the whole Queens Village station area, as well as the west end of Queens interlocking-Queens tower is behind the third car in the train. The station is largely intact, the ticket office, though is down below off Springfield Blvd. Still, its a good looking structure in 1988. The signals are the west limit of Queens, where trains will go onto either the Main Line, which is the two north tracks;or the Hempstead Branch, the two south tracks. Theyll run alongside each other as far as Floral Park. The tower also controls the wye connection to the Belmont Spur, leading to Belmont Racetrack, which connects from track 4 at far right.
Photo Date:  1/10/1988  Upload Date: 6/25/2015 4:48:39 AM
Location:  Queens Village, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Winter,Station,Signal,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  LI 611(Power Car)
Views:  359   Comments: 1
F unit eastbound
Title:  F unit eastbound
Description:  An Oyster Bay train with an ex MILW F 9 power pack rolls through Queens Village, about to knock down the signal. It will cross over here and run east on the Main Line to Mineola.
Photo Date:  1/10/1988  Upload Date: 6/25/2015 4:52:06 AM
Location:  Queens Village, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Winter,Station,Signal,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  LI 619(Power Car)
Views:  333   Comments: 1
Under the boards
Title:  Under the boards
Description:  A westbond train from Huntington passes under the signals at the east end of the station as is runs hard for Jamaica and New York.
Photo Date:  1/10/1988  Upload Date: 6/25/2015 4:53:27 AM
Location:  Queens Village, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Winter,Station,Signal,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  LI 9413(M-1 Metropolitan)
Views:  124   Comments: 0
Rolling past Queens
Title:  Rolling past Queens
Description:  An eastbound Huntington train rolls past Queens tower, seen at left, and will cross over to the Main Line for the run to Hicksville.
Photo Date:  1/10/1988  Upload Date: 6/25/2015 4:55:34 AM
Location:  Queens Village, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Winter,Station,Signal,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  LI 9467(M-1 Metropolitan)
Views:  120   Comments: 0
Headed for Huntington
Title:  Headed for Huntington
Description:  An eastbound train rolls through Queens Village on track 3. Hell cross over in Queens interlocking to continue out the Main Line.
Photo Date:  1/10/1988  Upload Date: 6/25/2015 4:58:19 AM
Location:  Queens Village, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Winter,Station,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  LI 9672(M-1 Metropolitan)
Views:  133   Comments: 0
East under the signals
Title:  East under the signals
Description:  An eastbound Ronkonkoma train rolls under the signal bridge at Queens Village. It will cross over one track to Main Line track 2 here and roll on to Mineola.
Photo Date:  1/29/1988  Upload Date: 6/25/2015 3:52:42 AM
Location:  Queens Village, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Station,Signal,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  LI 166(MP15AC)
Views:  226   Comments: 0
Pushing home
Title:  Pushing home
Description:  A westbound Oyster Bay trains MP 15 pushes past the team tracks at Queens Village, the ladder track in the foreground.
Photo Date:  9/10/1989  Upload Date: 11/27/2015 4:23:50 AM
Location:  Queens Village, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  LI 154(MP15AC)
Views:  173   Comments: 0
Fantrip meet
Title:  Fantrip meet
Description:  The LIRR Kabin Kar Trek-a fantrip where passengers could ride in one of eight cabooses on the train-is overtaken by a Port Jeff train as they pass the team tracks.
Photo Date:  9/10/1989  Upload Date: 11/27/2015 4:30:41 AM
Location:  Queens Village, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  LI 254(GP38-2) LI 609(Power Car) LI 225(C420) LI 229(C420)
Views:  377   Comments: 0
Kabin Kars
Title:  Kabin Kars
Description:  The LIRR ran a Kabin Kar Trek on this Sunday, covering some of the freight only areas on the west end, including Bushwick Terminal and the Bay Ridge Branch. After swapping power at Jamaica, it ran out the Mitchell Field Secondary behind a set of Alcos. Here is is passing the Queens Village team yard with FA 609 leading a pair of C 420s repainted in the MTA scheme from the 1960s. The Centuries still have their 251 engines, but the FA has had its 244 removed and a Caterpillar engine/generator set installed. It's just along for the ride, but an Alco cab leading a pair of Centuries is still a good looking consist.
Photo Date:  9/10/1989  Upload Date: 11/27/2015 4:38:51 AM
Location:  Queens Village, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  LI 609(Power Car) LI 225(C420) LI 229(C420)
Views:  324   Comments: 0
Streamlined
Title:  Streamlined
Description:  FA 614 leads an Oyster Bay train through Queens Village, looking like a streamliner with its clean lines.
Photo Date:  9/10/1989  Upload Date: 11/27/2015 4:41:47 AM
Location:  Queens Village, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Station,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  LI 614(Power Car)
Views:  429   Comments: 0

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