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By:Mike Woodruff
Dates:1/1/1971 - 1/1/2001
Album Info:Roster and action views of Long Island Rail Road subjects
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LI 1519
Title:  LI 1519
Description:  Long Island Alco RS2 1519 works the Kings Park State Hospital spur. There was a short stretch of 5% grade on this 1.5 mile branch. LI 1519 was originally D&H 4019, scrapped at Morris Park 4/76.
Photo Date:  2/18/1971  Upload Date: 2/13/2021 6:48:30 PM
Location:  Kings Park, NY
Author:  Mike Woodruff
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Locomotives:  LI 1519(RS2)
Views:  99   Comments: 0
BAR 72
Title:  BAR 72
Description:  A pair of leased BAR Geeps duck under the N.Y. Connecting RR bridge at Fresh Pond Junction. Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  3/1/1971  Upload Date: 1/19/2020 2:58:20 PM
Location:  Fresh Pond Junction, NY
Author:  Mike Woodruff
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Locomotives:  BAR 72(GP7)
Views:  298   Comments: 0
LI 1560
Title:  LI 1560
Description:  A pair of RS3s coast downhill between Syosset and Cold Spring Harbor with the Port Jefferson freight.
Photo Date:  3/1/1971  Upload Date: 2/13/2021 7:32:02 PM
Location:  Syosset, NY
Author:  Mike Woodruff
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Locomotives:  LI 1560(RS3)
Views:  72   Comments: 0
LI 208
Title:  LI 208
Description:  Long Island C420s saw plenty of freight service later on, but in this era, they were rarely seen on freight. Here, the 208 is in the siding at Greenlawn on the Port Jefferson branch with a short consist. Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  3/1/1971  Upload Date: 2/13/2021 6:50:57 PM
Location:  Greenlawn, NY
Author:  Mike Woodruff
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Locomotives:  LI 208(C420)
Views:  117   Comments: 0
LI 208
Title:  LI 208
Description:  Long Island Alco C420 208 is eastbound on the Port Jefferson branch with a short freight consist. Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  3/1/1971  Upload Date: 3/1/2021 6:00:31 PM
Location:  Syosset, NY
Author:  Mike Woodruff
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Locomotives:  LI 208(C420)
Views:  102   Comments: 0
LI 208
Title:  LI 208
Description:  Long Island Alco C420 208 treads lightly on the questionable trackage of the Kings Park Hospital branch. Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  3/1/1971  Upload Date: 3/1/2021 6:01:00 PM
Location:  Kings Park, NY
Author:  Mike Woodruff
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Locomotives:  LI 208(C420)
Views:  120   Comments: 0
LI 208
Title:  LI 208
Description:  Long Island Alco C420 208 will have her hands full pulling empty hoppers off the coal trestle at Kings Park State Hospital. There is a short stretch of 5% grade leading up from this trestle. Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  3/1/1971  Upload Date: 3/1/2021 6:01:28 PM
Location:  Kings Park, NY
Author:  Mike Woodruff
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Locomotives:  LI 208(C420)
Views:  99   Comments: 0
LI 211
Title:  LI 211
Description:  LI 211 climbs the grade behind Syosset High School with an off-peak consist, very likely a Smithtown turn. The first two cars are the familiar P54 ping pong coaches. The third through fifth cars appear to be P71 or P71a coaches obtained from the MEC in 1962. Cars six and seven look like ex-D&H P69 coaches, and on the bottom is a ping pong combine. LI 211 was later D&H 211, R&S 41, DL/VLIX 41. Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  3/1/1971  Upload Date: 2/2/2021 8:58:59 PM
Location:  Syosset, NY
Author:  Mike Woodruff
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Locomotives:  LI 211(C420)
Views:  132   Comments: 0
LI 7505
Title:  LI 7505
Description:  P74A class heavyweight coach 7505 brings up the rear of a short westbound off-peak consist on the Port Jefferson branch. This car was originally built as 26-seat parlor car "Marie" for the Michigan Central. It was later rebuilt to a 60-reclining seat coach as NYC 2825, then sold to the LIRR in 1958 and converted to 3/2 walkover seats. Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  3/1/1971  Upload Date: 3/1/2021 6:00:14 PM
Location:  Syosset, NY
Author:  Mike Woodruff
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Views:  61   Comments: 0
LI 1559
Title:  LI 1559
Description:  Westbound on the Montauk branch. Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  3/1/1971  Upload Date: 1/13/2020 7:56:59 PM
Location:  Fresh Pond Junction, NY
Author:  Mike Woodruff
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Locomotives:  LI 1559(RS3)
Views:  327   Comments: 1
LI 203
Title:  LI 203
Description:  Eastbound on the Port Jefferson branch with a train of mostly P54 "ping pong" coaches. The third and eighth cars appear to be ex-D&H/nee-B&A P69 Osgood-Bradley coaches. Date approximate.
Photo Date:  3/1/1971  Upload Date: 1/13/2020 7:48:50 PM
Location:  Greenlawn, NY
Author:  Mike Woodruff
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Locomotives:  LI 203(C420)
Views:  239   Comments: 0
LI 218
Title:  LI 218
Description:  LI 218 works upgrade between Cold Spring Harbor and Syosset near the control point of Amott with a sixteen-car inbound rush hour commuter train. This was the ruling grade on the Port Jefferson branch, and would find the Alcos working all out to make 25 mph or so with a train of this size. Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  3/1/1971  Upload Date: 1/20/2020 7:33:56 PM
Location:  Syosset, NY
Author:  Mike Woodruff
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Locomotives:  LI 218(C420)
Views:  224   Comments: 0
LI 206
Title:  LI 206
Description:  Long Island Alco C420 206 is eastbound with a Ping Pong consist on the Port Jefferson branch. Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  4/1/1971  Upload Date: 3/1/2021 5:58:24 PM
Location:  Syosset, NY
Author:  Mike Woodruff
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Locomotives:  LI 206(C420)
Views:  70   Comments: 0
LI 463
Title:  LI 463
Description:  Long Island Alco RS1 463 with a short freight consist is eastbound at Syosset. Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  4/1/1971  Upload Date: 3/1/2021 5:59:05 PM
Location:  Syosset, NY
Author:  Mike Woodruff
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Locomotives:  LI 463(RS1)
Views:  97   Comments: 0
LI 204
Title:  LI 204
Description:  Long Island Alco C420 204 is eastbound at Syosset with a consist that includes a P57B ping pong combine, two P69 ex-D&H coaches, two P71 ex-MEC coaches, and four P54 ping pongs. Date of photo approximate.. Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  5/1/1971  Upload Date: 2/23/2021 6:36:09 PM
Location:  Syosset, NY
Author:  Mike Woodruff
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Locomotives:  LI 204(C420)
Views:  106   Comments: 0
LI 205
Title:  LI 205
Description:  Power balance or rescue? Not sure if Long Island 205 is performing a rescue, or if they just need an extra locomotive in Port Jefferson. Eastbound at Syosset, date approximate.
Photo Date:  5/1/1971  Upload Date: 2/19/2021 6:04:47 PM
Location:  Syosset, NY
Author:  Mike Woodruff
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Locomotives:  LI 205(C420) LI 220(C420)
Views:  211   Comments: 0
LI 212
Title:  LI 212
Description:  Long Island Alco C420 212 climbs the grade behind Syosset High School with a westbound train on the Port Jefferson branch. Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  5/1/1971  Upload Date: 3/1/2021 5:58:44 PM
Location:  Syosset, NY
Author:  Mike Woodruff
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Locomotives:  LI 212(C420)
Views:  122   Comments: 0
LI 220
Title:  LI 220
Description:  Long Island Alco C420 220 approaches the station at Hicksville with a short off-peak consist. The first car appears to be one of the P71 class Osgood Bradley coaches LIRR obtained from the Maine Central in 1962. Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  5/1/1971  Upload Date: 2/23/2021 6:34:37 PM
Location:  Hicksville, NY
Author:  Mike Woodruff
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Locomotives:  LI 220(C420)
Views:  122   Comments: 0
LI 463
Title:  LI 463
Description:  Long Island Alco RS1 463 with a short freight consist is eastbound at Hicksville. Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  5/1/1971  Upload Date: 2/23/2021 6:35:24 PM
Location:  Hicksville, NY
Author:  Mike Woodruff
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Locomotives:  LI 463(RS1)
Views:  96   Comments: 0
Westbound on the viaduct
Title:  Westbound on the viaduct
Description:  A westbound Port Jefferson train approaching the station at Hicksville. Date approximate.
Photo Date:  5/1/1971  Upload Date: 2/19/2021 6:06:06 PM
Location:  Hicksville, NY
Author:  Mike Woodruff
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Views:  69   Comments: 0
LI 2001
Title:  LI 2001
Description:  Long Island commuter club car "Syosset" brings up the rear of a outbound rush-hour Port Jefferson train. This was the first Syosset - built by Pullman in 1924 to plan 3410 as 12 section/1 drawing room sleeping car "McEwen." Wrecked 1973 and retired.
Photo Date:  6/1/1971  Upload Date: 2/2/2021 9:02:04 PM
Location:  Cold Spring Harbor, NY
Author:  Mike Woodruff
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Views:  73   Comments: 0
LI 214
Title:  LI 214
Description:  Long Island C420 214 handles an off-peak train of P54 "ping pong" coaches on the Port Jefferson branch.
Photo Date:  6/1/1971  Upload Date: 2/3/2021 8:02:14 PM
Location:  Greenlawn, NY
Author:  Mike Woodruff
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Locomotives:  LI 214(C420)
Views:  100   Comments: 0
LI 216
Title:  LI 216
Description:  Long Island C420 216 runs "backwards" with a short two-car Smithtown turn on the Port Jefferson branch.
Photo Date:  6/1/1971  Upload Date: 2/3/2021 8:02:55 PM
Location:  Greenlawn, NY
Author:  Mike Woodruff
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Locomotives:  LI 216(C420)
Views:  110   Comments: 1
LI 222
Title:  LI 222
Description:  Long Island Alco C420 222 approaches her station stop at Bethpage with a short Ping Pong consist. Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  6/1/1971  Upload Date: 2/20/2021 8:50:15 PM
Location:  Bethpage, NY
Author:  Mike Woodruff
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Locomotives:  LI 222(C420)
Views:  101   Comments: 0
LI 461
Title:  LI 461
Description:  Long Island Alco RS1 461 handles a freight consist on the Port Jefferson branch at Landia station. Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  6/1/1971  Upload Date: 3/1/2021 5:57:55 PM
Location:  Syosset, NY
Author:  Mike Woodruff
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Locomotives:  LI 461(RS1)
Views:  75   Comments: 0
LI 602
Title:  LI 602
Description:  LI "cab car" (railroad class PC-6) 602 heads up an eastbound train at the Rogue's Path crossing east of the Cold Spring Harbor station. She was originally L&N 309, and happily survives today (and is operational) as SLRS 309. Date approximate.
Photo Date:  6/1/1971  Upload Date: 2/2/2021 9:00:25 PM
Location:  Cold Spring Harbor, NY
Author:  Mike Woodruff
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Locomotives:  LI 602(Power Car)
Views:  156   Comments: 1
LI 602
Title:  LI 602
Description:  My buddy Dave (of the DL files: http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/archiveThumbs.aspx?id=8272) gets a good action shot of LI cab car 602. Ex-L&N 309, she survives as SLRS 309.
Photo Date:  6/1/1971  Upload Date: 2/3/2021 8:01:44 PM
Location:  Northport, NY
Author:  Mike Woodruff
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Locomotives:  LI 602(Power Car)
Views:  140   Comments: 0
Long Island M-1s
Title:  Long Island M-1s
Description:  A veritable sea of Budd M-1s as we look east from Jamaica station. That's the roof of Hall tower on the right. Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  6/1/1971  Upload Date: 2/20/2021 8:53:47 PM
Location:  Jamaica, NY
Author:  Mike Woodruff
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Views:  38   Comments: 0
LI 1310
Title:  LI 1310
Description:  Long Island double-deckers (class MP70B) lay up east of Jamaica station behind Hall tower. LI 1310 was the first double-decker painted in the "World's Fair" orange stripe scheme. Date approximate.
Photo Date:  6/1/1971  Upload Date: 2/2/2021 9:01:37 PM
Location:  Jamaica, NY
Author:  Mike Woodruff
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Views:  63   Comments: 0
LI 214
Title:  LI 214
Description:  LI 214 gets underway at CP Fox with her train of ping pong coaches after meeting an eastbound at Kings Park on the Port Jefferson branch. Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  6/1/1971  Upload Date: 1/20/2020 7:13:19 PM
Location:  Kings Park, NY
Author:  Mike Woodruff
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Locomotives:  LI 214(C420)
Views:  209   Comments: 0
LI 225
Title:  LI 225
Description:  Long Island RR trains meet at CP Fox, the west end of Kings Park, on the Port Jefferson branch. LI 225 with her outbound rush-hour train holds the main while LI 214 and her train of ping pongs is in the siding. Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  6/1/1971  Upload Date: 1/20/2020 7:13:01 PM
Location:  Kings Park, NY
Author:  Mike Woodruff
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Locomotives:  LI 225(C420) LI 214(C420)
Views:  318   Comments: 0
LI 1553
Title:  LI 1553
Description:  Long Island Alco RS3 works upgrade between Cold Spring Harbor and Syosset with a push-pull consist. The RS3s were rarely seen on these trains until a few years later, and then usually on shortened three to five car consists. LI 1553 was later D&M 1077. Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  7/1/1971  Upload Date: 2/13/2021 6:52:09 PM
Location:  Syosset, NY
Author:  Mike Woodruff
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Locomotives:  LI 1553(RS3)
Views:  108   Comments: 0
LI 1556
Title:  LI 1556
Description:  Long Island Alco RS3 1556 approaches the station at Hicksville with a short freight consist. Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  7/1/1971  Upload Date: 2/21/2021 3:03:02 PM
Location:  Hicksville, NY
Author:  Mike Woodruff
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Locomotives:  LI 1556(RS3)
Views:  164   Comments: 0
LI 1558
Title:  LI 1558
Description:  Long Island Alco RS3 1558 with a train of Ping Pongs at Bethpage. SJB shoots the action from ground level at left. Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  7/1/1971  Upload Date: 2/21/2021 2:56:31 PM
Location:  Bethpage, NY
Author:  Mike Woodruff
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Locomotives:  LI 1558(RS3)
Views:  100   Comments: 0
LI 1559
Title:  LI 1559
Description:  We're 45 miles from Long Island City as RS3 1559 works a Smithtown turn consist of ping pongs on the Port Jefferson branch. Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  7/1/1971  Upload Date: 2/24/2021 6:27:27 PM
Location:  Kings Park, NY
Author:  Mike Woodruff
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Locomotives:  LI 1559(RS3)
Views:  92   Comments: 0
LI 202
Title:  LI 202
Description:  Long Island Alco C420 202 ducks under the South Woods Road bridge near Syosset with a short off-peak consist. Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  7/1/1971  Upload Date: 2/23/2021 6:37:56 PM
Location:  Syosset, NY
Author:  Mike Woodruff
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Locomotives:  LI 202(C420)
Views:  96   Comments: 0
LI 203
Title:  LI 203
Description:  The Advance Cannon Ball at Bethpage. Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  7/1/1971  Upload Date: 2/21/2021 2:58:01 PM
Location:  Bethpage, NY
Author:  Mike Woodruff
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Locomotives:  LI 203(C420)
Views:  88   Comments: 0
LI 204
Title:  LI 204
Description:  LI 204 is eastbound on the Port Jefferson branch between Syosset and Cold Spring Harbor stations with an off-peak consist of four P54 "ping pong" coaches, two ex-D&H P69s and two ex-MEC P71s. Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  7/1/1971  Upload Date: 2/13/2021 6:51:38 PM
Location:  Syosset, NY
Author:  Mike Woodruff
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Locomotives:  LI 204(C420)
Views:  84   Comments: 0
LI 205
Title:  LI 205
Description:  A Smithtown turn coasts down grade between Syosset and Cold Spring Harbor on the Port Jefferson branch. Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  7/1/1971  Upload Date: 2/21/2021 3:01:30 PM
Location:  Syosset, NY
Author:  Mike Woodruff
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Locomotives:  LI 205(C420)
Views:  103   Comments: 0
LI 206
Title:  LI 206
Description:  An eastbound Port Jefferson branch train on the viaduct at Hicksville. Looks like the second and third coaches are P71 class cars obtained from the Maine Central in 1962. Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  7/1/1971  Upload Date: 2/11/2021 9:33:51 PM
Location:  Hicksville, NY
Author:  Mike Woodruff
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Locomotives:  LI 206(C420)
Views:  94   Comments: 0
LI 207
Title:  LI 207
Description:  Long Island Alco C420 207 arrives at Kings Park station on the Port Jefferson branch with a westbound train. Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  7/1/1971  Upload Date: 2/23/2021 6:33:01 PM
Location:  Kings Park, NY
Author:  Mike Woodruff
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Locomotives:  LI 207(C420)
Views:  104   Comments: 0
LI 208
Title:  LI 208
Description:  Long Island C420 208 passes Landia station with a westbound train of ping pongs. Landia was situated between Hicksville and Syosset on the Port Jefferson branch, and was established for use by workers at the nearby Cerro Wire factory, now a Superfund site. There was never a depot here, just a platform, served by one eastbound and one westbound train per day. The stop was abolished in 1973. Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  7/1/1971  Upload Date: 2/11/2021 9:27:10 PM
Location:  Syosset, NY
Author:  Mike Woodruff
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Locomotives:  LI 208(C420)
Views:  130   Comments: 0
LI 210
Title:  LI 210
Description:  Long Island Alco C420 210 approaches Jamaica station with a short off-peak consist of just three Ping Pongs. Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  7/1/1971  Upload Date: 2/21/2021 2:55:06 PM
Location:  Jamaica, NY
Author:  Mike Woodruff
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Locomotives:  LI 210(C420)
Views:  80   Comments: 0
LI 213
Title:  LI 213
Description:  Long Island C420 shoves an eastbound push-pull consist toward Huntington station. Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  7/1/1971  Upload Date: 2/11/2021 9:26:02 PM
Location:  Huntington, NY
Author:  Mike Woodruff
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Locomotives:  LI 213(C420)
Views:  132   Comments: 0
LI 213
Title:  LI 213
Description:  Long Island C420 213 pulls an eastbound rush-hour train of 15 coaches past Landia station. My conveyance for this expedition is at right.
Photo Date:  7/1/1971  Upload Date: 2/11/2021 9:28:56 PM
Location:  Syosset, NY
Author:  Mike Woodruff
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Locomotives:  LI 213(C420)
Views:  129   Comments: 0
LI 215
Title:  LI 215
Description:  With Jay tower in the background, a Port Jefferson train behind C420 215 arrives at Jamaica station from the coach yard. Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  7/1/1971  Upload Date: 2/24/2021 6:25:29 PM
Location:  Jamaica, NY
Author:  Mike Woodruff
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Locomotives:  LI 215(C420)
Views:  59   Comments: 0
LI 215
Title:  LI 215
Description:  Long Island Alco C420 215 runs short hood first near Syosset with a Smithtown turn consist of just three P72s. Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  7/1/1971  Upload Date: 2/24/2021 6:28:51 PM
Location:  Syosset, NY
Author:  Mike Woodruff
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Locomotives:  LI 215(C420)
Views:  109   Comments: 0
LI 216
Title:  LI 216
Description:  Long Island C420 216 with a two-car "Smithtown turn" between Cold Spring Harbor and Syosset.
Photo Date:  7/1/1971  Upload Date: 2/11/2021 9:26:40 PM
Location:  Syosset, NY
Author:  Mike Woodruff
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Locomotives:  LI 216(C420)
Views:  92   Comments: 0
LI 216
Title:  LI 216
Description:  A rush-hour Ronkonkoma bound train makes a station stop at Bethpage. Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  7/1/1971  Upload Date: 2/21/2021 2:59:43 PM
Location:  Bethpage, NY
Author:  Mike Woodruff
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Locomotives:  LI 216(C420)
Views:  94   Comments: 0
LI 216
Title:  LI 216
Description:  Long Island Alco C420 216 eastbound at Syosset with a Smithtown turn consist of just four ping pongs. Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  7/1/1971  Upload Date: 2/23/2021 6:38:32 PM
Location:  Syosset, NY
Author:  Mike Woodruff
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Locomotives:  LI 216(C420)
Views:  86   Comments: 0


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