The M3 will always have a special place in my heart because i grew up w/them

I'm from Philly and it never ceases to amaze me the differences between our subways and NYC's. Another great video, thank you 👍🏾👊🏾

@MMitchellMarmel

Жыл бұрын

My condolences. I escaped to the Ozarks twenty years ago, but I DO return now and again...to remind myself why I left in the first place! 😈

@Mk99987

Жыл бұрын

LIRR is not a subway, it is a main line railroad.

@tokugawa12able

Жыл бұрын

Nothing quite like an M3 to brighten up one’s day!!!

@harveywachtel1091

Жыл бұрын

It would be more accurate to compare LIRR/Metro North to SEPTA Regional Rail. I moved a year and a half ago from Kew Gardens NY, where I had 30-minute headway to Penn Station on weekends to Rydal, PA, where it's 2 hours for a comparable trip to Center City, Philly. To be fair, the NY MTA has since screwed up the Kew Gardens service with its East Sude Access plan, but it's still one-hour headway at each Manhattan terminal. The Center City connector was a great plan but somehow the anticipated "S-Bahn tie service" never materialized. I'd like to use Regional Rail to the airport this August but I don't think I can wrangle our suitcases onto the train from our low-level platform. Anyone renember low-level platforms? platforms?

@Zzznorch

Жыл бұрын

At times it does look like the subway in places but it is the LIRR.

16:02 Woodhaven Junction, 16:10 Woodhaven Station (abandoned) to the former Rockaways line now operated by the A train 25:50 various MOW stuff parked on the left 26:30 two abandoned passenger cars on the left. Doesn't look like there's any rail under them. 26:49 abandoned siding on the right to former Naval Hospital coal siding (per Arrt's Archives) 27:59 Wonder why they put that wide space between the tracks. There was never a station there as far as I know. 28:34 Former NY & Rockaway trackage (what we're on) curves left (east) to parallel the former Jamaica & South Shore tracks, now all LIRR. It used to continue straight to Cedarhurst, was abandoned 1880, revived 1904, again abandoned 1919, rebuilt 1927-28, again abandoned 1934 for good. Only remains are some pilings in Hook Creek. 30:57 Far Rockaway branch curves right (south) 31:11 W Hempstead branch (single track) on left 33:26 Long Beach branch on right

@gerardmoran9560

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! I was wondering about that old station and tunnels.

@mozeki

11 ай бұрын

There is a sizable gap between East New York and Jamaica; one could argue that Woodhaven Station could return and it wouldn't add too much time to the trip.

@broyofroyo1207

11 ай бұрын

27:59 there was a station there once(an island platform)

@TravisDakota

10 ай бұрын

27:59 abandoned Springfield Gardens station. Thank you for pointing out all these features

Grew up in a NYC Subway and transit fan in Bergen County NJ. Long Island is a whole different world to me despite living on opposite sides of the same City. This is the 1st time I’ve “ridden” this line; the entire LIRR is a mystery to me!!Thanks for these trips, since I may never ride the LIRR.

@bhigdaddymark

Жыл бұрын

Sir, make it your MISSION to ride the LIRR, you'll LOVE it!

@imreallyagoat

3 ай бұрын

Same 😂 I haven’t rode the LIRR in so many years fr. I just usually take the subway to get around ngl. The LIRR to me is a train line that’s an outlier in NYC haha 😂

@Blakk_Wolf7

3 ай бұрын

Long Island Stand up! Is love to see other entire train lines, especially the Oyster Bay, & Ronkonkona lines

7:23 on right is never used junction with the PP&CI, the Prospect Park and Coney Island. The PP&CI was once owned by the LIRR; it was the route the LIRR used to access Coney Island in the steam age. By 1904 when the LIRR electrified the tracks between Flatbush and Jamaica and tunneled or elevated it’s Brooklyn line the old PP&CI was sold to the Brooklyn elevated lines, the northern part now known as the Franklin Ave Shuttle. The underground junction was roughed in on case the LIRR wanted to renew their access to Coney Island.

@JoeyLovesTrains

Жыл бұрын

Cool!

@one5398

Жыл бұрын

lirr should go back to coney island and prospect park it can relieve or run on certain hours

@sha1om

Жыл бұрын

You sure about that? The PP&CI was further west, at McDonald Avenue, and eventually became the BRT's Culver Line; it was elevated around 1918 (?) and the ground level track became part of the South Brooklyn RR. LIRR's connection to that was from the Kensington Jct at McDonald and Avenue I, where the ShopRite is now. The line that went to Franklin Ave was the Brooklyn, Flatbush & Coney Island, that is now the Brighton Line; south of Avenue H it was once a six track right of way, with four BRT/BMT tracks (still there) and two LIRR/Manhattan Beach RR tracks on the east side of the embankment. Those two tracks were replaced with houses, but you can still see the old stairs going up to the site of the LIRR station at Gravesend Neck Rd station. See "Arrt's Arrchives" (sic) for more info on this and all other aspects of LIRR history.

Jamaica's a big station! I've been to Jamaica, NYC and it's such awesome place abeilt only a short few days before flying back to England. Love the MTA rides!

I miss riding these trails been in Florida for 23 years nothing no trains except fright train's which I love... Been riding L. I. R. R. FOR 30 YEARS...., GREAT VIDEO, JOE

Long live the Electro-Pneumatic Interlocking and Pennsy Position Light dwarf! This has to be the clearest and sharpest video I have ever seen from an M3!

Love this! I've been a huge train fanatic all my life, trips to the city on the train have always been a stress reliever. Seeing the entire trip from Atlantic terminal, which was previously called Flatbush Ave is a real treat. I hope I can find other entire cab view trips, maybe Penn Station to Ronkonkona in Suffolk county where I live

You are definitely the MrMaster! You keep posting them! I'll keep clicking them! Superb job as always! Keep them coming!

@MrMaster767

Жыл бұрын

Thanks. Will do!

nice sharing✨ excellent video🤗

@MrMaster767

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

*21:28* *all those slip crossovers, turnouts, diamonds ..my favorite part*

Interlocking at Jamaica Ave is always the best view!

@MrMaster767

Жыл бұрын

It's like a maze when you look at it lol.

I’m excited 😊

Another Trip out of Brooklyn TY Sir.

@MrMaster767

Жыл бұрын

My pleasure!

always beautiful video MrMaster!! Thank you.

@MrMaster767

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

A nice relaxing ride. Thanks! :D

@MrMaster767

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

nice clear window thank you

Is this a new locomotive engineer? Just outstanding 🎉🎉🎉🎉

@MrMaster767

Жыл бұрын

Nope. Not qualified nor have interest in doing so. A Senior guy was actually running this.

Love it 👍

@MrMaster767

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

The LIRR is pretty well covered front window wise by several producers but there seems to be nothing for Metro North.

Im from California and the LIRR is so different from other railroads throughout the USA.

Dude, you should've taken the Acela south to D.C. S8nce I've got friends and family from Philly to D.C., anytime I go to visit them I jump on Amtrak regional or Acela. Only certain sections is track is Acela designated for super high speed, and than not north of NY. Those sections is track are from NY-DC. Now THAT'S the train you need to be on is your looking to get somewhere by train fast

Great lighting

Wow wonderful high definition view bro

@MrMaster767

Жыл бұрын

Indeed!

Play this at 2x speed and it looks just like a European railway!

Me like, me like!

Thanks for the great video. It might have been nice for the announcer/conductor to say "Thank You for riding the Long Island Railroad" at the last stop in Freeport.

@LosSantosUriels

4 ай бұрын

in all my years of riding back in the 80/90's and 2000's they've never said it, it was always that "make sure you get your crap and get off the train" jazz and yes it was modified because despite watching the vid I couldn't remember it word for word lmao

I always wonder what the freight elevators at the end of the platforms at Jamaica are for?

Splendid stuff. Is any part of the line covered by CBTC? There does seem to be some longish sections so I wondered if there is any in cab signalling overlaying the conventional lights on sticks? Cheers.

Any special reason for running left-hand when first starting out? I was wondering if maybe one of the crossovers nearer Atlantic was temporarily out of service, perhaps?

@MrMaster767

Жыл бұрын

Possibly.

Is this the Long Beach Branch?

What is the top speed on the LIRR? And of course this one looks like 70-75 mph am I correct?

@MrMaster767

7 ай бұрын

80 in 3rd Rail territory. 65 in non 3rd Rail territory

Do all trains have the front window access ?

@SomeRamdomAhole

Жыл бұрын

Only M3s for other trains you have to have permission from the crews (most are gonna say no )

@BrianMonroe

Жыл бұрын

Sadly, nope. From what I understand, it is only the M3's that do have the 1/2 size cabs that lets the public get an RFW aka front window access. Thats one of the many reasons why railfans love the older M3 trains.

@MrMaster767

Жыл бұрын

M3's only. It also comes down to who you know. Some say yes, some say no. Gotta know the right people.

@walkaboutboy72

Жыл бұрын

@@BrianMonroe cheers. well im coming over from UK in jan will hunt these down for sure. Nice one !

@walkaboutboy72

Жыл бұрын

@@MrMaster767 ok. excellent video ! LOVE IT ! i just made one on my channel - DLR light train london.. was a lot of fun

21:32 if you just went straight where would that take you to?

@MrMaster767

11 ай бұрын

To the Atlantic branch

@dannylok2812

11 ай бұрын

@@MrMaster767 oh cool

@AnthonySpalinger

3 ай бұрын

It would be nice to add all the stations, stopped at or not, disused and passed by, up in print when each one is reached. Noise and accents harm a good program on this issue.

LIRR Is just a suburban subway system.

Thank you for sharing this this video is pretty awesome. We definitely love this experience. 🫡

@MrMaster767

Жыл бұрын

I put a lot of time and effort into these kind of videos. I'm glad everyone still supports the M3s!