Amtrak7 Posted February 5, 2011 Share #26 Posted February 5, 2011 are you able to walk inside the M1 set in Riverhead? Yes, you can walk through it, as well as some coaches. It's right next to the ROW, too bad it's an inactive ROW on weekends. The museum is nice, but pretty small. There's a small scale riding train that circles the site (too bad I never rode it when I was there on the 175th tour). The station is 1 block away, but one can't arrive from the west by rail, visit the museum, go to the Greenport site by rail, and then come back, owing to the low frequencies. The S92 bus helps, but beware that it is horrendously unreliable during the warmer months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeystoneRegional Posted February 6, 2011 Share #27 Posted February 6, 2011 Please, watch the Nazi Banksters Crimes Ripple Effect at http://jforjustice.co.uk/banksters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mysterd429 Posted February 6, 2011 Share #28 Posted February 6, 2011 According to the MTA/LIRR web site, Greenport service will resume Memorial Day weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilbluefoxie Posted February 6, 2011 Share #29 Posted February 6, 2011 According to the MTA/LIRR web site, Greenport service will resume Memorial Day weekend. i think thats also when teh museum reopens Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gregorygrice Posted February 7, 2011 Share #30 Posted February 7, 2011 If you are willing to ride Metro North, Metro North has PLENTY of M3s that are out during the Rush Hour, mostly on the Harlem line and some on the Hudson. With Metro North, you are guranteed a ride on a M3! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mysterd429 Posted February 7, 2011 Share #31 Posted February 7, 2011 The museum repoens in early April 9th (sorry I wasn't more specific earlier, but I didn't remember the exact date). From the other posters, it seems your best bet to ride an M3 (and for variety of train spotting) is to go on the Metro North. Of course, you could always do one and then the other. Mineola sees a variety of passenger equipment, and the NYAR runs freight through Mineola to points east, but I have no idea what their schedule is like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeystoneRegional Posted February 9, 2011 Share #32 Posted February 9, 2011 Please, watch the Nazi Banksters Crimes Ripple Effect at http://jforjustice.co.uk/banksters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AgedPolaris Posted February 10, 2011 Share #33 Posted February 10, 2011 We're all in luck. I have drafted plans for a handheld meter that will track down any M3 currently in service on the LIRR. The gauge will rise and clicking/bee-boop noises will sound as the consist enters a one mile radius. Enough with waiting at certain stations or testing your luck at certain times of day. With this, there are no worries. As a delightful fluke, it also picks up Jersey Arrows for whatever reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilbluefoxie Posted February 10, 2011 Share #34 Posted February 10, 2011 We're all in luck. I have drafted plans for a handheld meter that will track down any M3 currently in service on the LIRR. The gauge will rise and clicking/bee-boop noises will sound as the consist enters a one mile radius. Enough with waiting at certain stations or testing your luck at certain times of day. With this, there are no worries. As a delightful fluke, it also picks up Jersey Arrows for whatever reason. I was gunna use a crystal ball to find where they are Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joel Up Front Posted February 10, 2011 Share #35 Posted February 10, 2011 I actually rode an M3 on the Babylon Branch yesterday... it was the 2:10 from Babylon headed for Penn. They're all over the place, but I'd look for branches that serve Penn Station directly (Babylon/Long Beach). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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