4 years of work. Ill post more when I get ambitious..
4 years of work. Ill post more when I get ambitious..
If you can't fix it with a hammer, you've got an electrical problem.
You did what work to it? Its looking real good.
"Well being as there's no other place around the place, I reckon this must be the place, I reckon."
Yes do tell.
Well, I was going to post the resto log (and still will) but heres what my weekend entitled..
To start 60 is owned by the Twin Forks Chapter, Built in 61.
Well, We start out 6 months ago (about?). The TA museum is interested in an exhibit for the upcoming 175th anniversary of the LIRR. Well, after a few more months of work, the ball really started rolling about February. They want it, and they want it in April. The race is on to finish the damn thing now. We get a date with the FRA inspector who gives us a list of issues to address. We knock them out and are given a clean bill of health. So, after a few more meetings, the date is set for the 4th. We rush to finish it. Many LONG weekdays and nights were put in. LIRR wants to use 2 MP15s, one on each end. I was surprised to see 3 that night... Who will take it to Fresh pond to hand off to NY&Atlantic, who will take it to Linden to hand off to South Brooklyn Railway.
Our adventure begins yesterday morning. I get up at 4:30AM and head over to Ronkonkoma. Our power came the night before so I snapped a shot of it in the wee morning hours. I have to pick up somebody and off to Riverhead we go.
We do some final prep work and she is all ready..
Power arrived at about 9.
Time to drag it out.
Never thought I would see the day..
60 in the hole, pushing the other stuff back.
no, the Dan's are not crooked. Its the window frame..
Setting up.
LI Extra 170 Set to go west. The original plan was to fly west before the first scoot but that was changed. We are now going west after the first scoot goes East. That was fine, until NYA was in YA dropping off some sand at Arriva. After they cleared up we went west, finally around noon. Yours truly and the chapter president were riding as tech advisor's.
Calverton spur.
Reflections.
We had a 15mph speed restriction.
Somewhere by Mannorville.
BNL spur.
112.
Never seen one of these.
Bearing checks at KO.
A platform.
CI for an eastbound.
LIRR had there own film crew to document it all, from Riverhead west. They paced us in Pinelawn.
Rounding Divide.
Hicksville.
SRS 128 in Hicksville.
They stuffed us down the Oyster Bay for a few to allow some trains to clear up.
We made Queens by 530 and had a crew change in Hillside.
Morris Park
We made it into Pond by 8. From here on its dark, And I had no tripod..
NYA 101 takes over.
Power in Pond.
Sitting in the Wye.
ENY Tunnel
Somewhere on the Ridge'
Linden Yard interchange track. SBK N1 and N2 were waiting with a rider car.
N2.
So how do you move a caboose on the Subway? Very carefully.
We had to use a coupler extension. This thing weighed about 200lbs, and is about 75 years old. It has seen steam.
Into the TA at about 11pm.
Williamsburg Bridge.
Coming off the bridge.
Into the tunnels.
Waiting.
..Waiting. Extension cord is for our lights inside.
Turning at 38th Street.
Waiting for a fresh crew at 38th Street.
We went from Linden, Up to Manhattan over the Willy B, Down into Brooklyn, Around Coney Island, back up over the Manhattan Bridge and North.
60 is in 207st yard getting prepped for the museum. They have to add some safety stuff. It will be on display for one year. I got home at 6am, this morning...
If you can't fix it with a hammer, you've got an electrical problem.
Great work and great shots! Thanks for the blow by blow. Awesome!
Call me a liar, you knew.
You were a fool, but that's cool, it's all right.
Call me the Devil, it's true.
Some can't accept but I crept inside you.
Very nice! Loved the story that went along with the pictures. Very very nice! TY for sharing this!
Great stuff, I like the tunnel shots.
That was really an enjoyable read & ride! Thanks for the blow by blow!
"Well being as there's no other place around the place, I reckon this must be the place, I reckon."
When you bring it back to Riverhead let me know, i'll take shots as you cross the two bridges at North Ocean Ave and Old Medford Ave. At 15 mph I could keep up with you... lol...
Post of the year!
great pics, and great play-by-play.
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