The Long Island Rail Road (LIRR), chartered in 1834, is America's oldest continuously operating railroad, evolving from early steam lines connecting to ferries into a vast electrified system under the Pennsylvania Railroad by 1900, crucial for suburban growth, and eventually managed by the MTA, linking Long Island to Manhattan and expanding significantly with projects like the East Side Access to Grand Central Madison. Early Days & Consolidation (1830s-1890s) 1834: LIRR chartered to link New Yor
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The Long Island Rail Road (LIRR), chartered in 1834, is America's oldest continuously operating railroad, evolving from early steam lines connecting to ferries into a vast electrified system under the Pennsylvania Railroad by 1900, crucial for suburban growth, and eventually managed by the MTA, linking Long Island to Manhattan and expanding significantly with projects like the East Side Access to Grand Central Madison. Early Days & Consolidation (1830s-1890s) 1834: LIRR chartered to link New Yor
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LIRR Diesel Locomotives 154, 171, 150, 168 & 164 Running Together at Jamaica. #LIRR #LongIslandRailRoad #LIRRJamaica @MTALIRR @MTA M7 #M9 #MTASCAPES #LongIsland #KawasakiM9 #BombardierM7 #NYCTrain #PennStation #GrandCentral #GrandCentralMadison You can now buy me a coffee: https://bmc.link/NYCSubwayLife | NYC Subway Life
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LIRR Diesel Locomotives 154, 171, 150, 168 & 164 Running Together at Jamaica. #LIRR #LongIslandRailRoad #LIRRJamaica @MTALIRR @MTA M7 #M9 #MTASCAPES #LongIsland #KawasakiM9 #BombardierM7 #NYCTrain #PennStation #GrandCentral #GrandCentralMadison You can now buy me a coffee: https://bmc.link/NYCSubwayLife | NYC Subway Life
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Here comes the LIRR Holiday Train, spreading joy across Long Island! 🎄 This festive train is lighting up our diesel branches all season long, bringing holiday cheer to every stop along the way. | MTA LIRR
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Here comes the LIRR Holiday Train, spreading joy across Long Island! 🎄 This festive train is lighting up our diesel branches all season long, bringing holiday cheer to every stop along the way. | MTA LIRR
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Long Island Rail Road LIRR Rush Hour Action - Floral Park, Summer 1981
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Long Island Rail Road LIRR Rush Hour Action - Floral Park, Summer 1981
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"Memories of the LIRR" - Steam On Long Island (Ft. LIRR #39)
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"Pennsylvania Glory Volume 1" - Long Island Railroad Segment (Featuring LIRR #39)
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"Memories Of The Long Island Railroad" (Featuring LIRR #39)
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⭐️On The EIGHTH Day Of Christmas LIRR #39 Gave To Me!🎄 Last Ran The EIGHTH Day Of October 1955! Long Island Rail Road #39 last operated on October 8th, 1955 as part of the Long Island Rail Road’s End of Steam Ceremony: OPERATION CHANGEOVER. This event marked the transition of the famous Iron Horses that served Long Island faithfully, for the “modern” diesel locomotives of the future. This day also was the last occasion LIRR #39 operated for the Long Island Rail Road before her retirement, and d
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Long Island Residents Up in Arms Over Idling LIRR Trains
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Long Island “Z” Train Flies Through Merrick in Electric Mode! #lirr #trains #railfan
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