LIRR train #557. RFW Oyster Bay to Jamaica. 6/9/23

Retired Railfan Horn Guy
Retired Railfan Horn Guy
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Published 2023-06-09
The crew on this train was very nice and allowed me to stand behind the cab and capture this ride.  You’ll get to see a lot of the automatic position light signals on this branch. Stations, interlockings, and passing trains are identified in addition to some of the automatic signal numbers. Very quaint branch that for now, like a part of the Montauk Branch, is mostly double track with automatic block signals.
All Comments (21)
  • @robertcantore330
    Ive never seen a C3 can view before so awesome and the Oyster Bay Branch is a beautiful branch!!!
  • @roberttapken1139
    You brought back a very "pleasant" memory from more than 50 years ago. Before we were married, my late wife and I went to visit my sister in Bayville. We took the LIRR from Jamaica to Oyster Bay. The only smoker on the train was an ancient car numbered 13. No a/c and the windows didn't open. But we needed the smoker bad. Since stopped smoking. Keep up the good work. Bob from Santa Barbara
  • @vfkbyj
    The rapidest transit system I've ever seen.
  • @JJRol.
    This branch gets really beautiful near the end. Love the cab footage as always!
  • @prchristman
    Love this video of one of my favorite branches. In Nassau County no less, no electrification for most of the line (and what little there is seems odd), a deer almost running across the tracks, an abandoned station at Mill Neck that is architecturally one of my favorites, and an air of Theodore Roosevelt a century after he died. Also the first LIRR branch not my home Port Jefferson line that I rode on my own at age 16. So thanks for posting. (Got one of Greenport to Ronkonkoma?)
  • @TheBronxFanner
    Great job on the RFW!! The Oyster Bay branch seems very interesting.
  • @jimpern
    I had never ridden that branch. I didn't realize how far it was from Oyster Bay to Mineola!
  • @MMCS87
    I’ve never seen a RFW ride out of a C3. Might be your best video and that’s saying a lot because they are all great.
  • @AaronJrBrundidge
    my god you got lucky, no one had ever did the entire C3 cab car in RFW
  • @MrMaster767
    Excellent! I was right by the stairs when you passed Hillside lol.
  • @thekamfanner
    This is great. It opens up a whole new world of possibility. Well done!
  • @Roamingaround77
    Finally was wondering when you would of done the old oyster bay branch. Good job always enjoyed your videos.
  • @sandydennisbrody4742
    Thanks!!! That was my favorite branch to run. Although I loved running GP-38's with power packs or MP-15's at the rear, the 'new" stuff was OK. That's the branch I broke in the 422 when new before it was put into regular service. The changes on the main line from Mineola to Floral Park was interesting. I plan to visit LI in the fall, looking forward to riding to Grand Central.
  • @scott5055
    This is awesome to see. I used to ride in the engine all the time. I remember the mp15 leaving oyster bay at night on these turns. You could Barly see around the bend. Brings back great memories.