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I start the year off in Oyster Bay, I brought my camera with when I was on my errands in Oyster Bay and happened to be there in time to catch the Oyster Bay branch train coming in. 

 

More at: http://jonstrainphotos.com/photos/lirr/route/ob

 

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Hope you like, more to come as the year unfolds. If anyone has a particular station they wish to see photographed on the LIRR, let me know and if its not something insanely far out in Suffolk I will look into getting photos from that station for you.

 

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Nice photos!

 

I wish someone'd go out to Montauk and make pictures there but it doesn't seem to be a popular place (probably because of the few trains going there).

 

dankje :)

 

http://jonstrainphotos.com/photos/lirr/route/my  Ive been to Montauk back in 2011, and took photos there

 

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Theres more on the link to my site.

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LIRR Stations I have photographed:

 

Long Island City

Hunterspoint Ave

Penn Station

Atlantic Terminal

Woodside

Kew Gardens

Jamaica

Broadway

Great Neck

Manhasset

Port Washington

Valley Stream

Gibson

Woodmere

Cedarhurst

Lawrence

Lynbrook

East Rockaway

Long Beach

Belmont Park

Floral Park

Garden City

Country Life Press

Hempstead

Westwood

Malverne

West Hempstead

Mineola

Roslyn

Locust Valley

Oyster Bay

Wantagh

Seaford

Massapequa

Hicksville

Syosset

Cold Spring Harbor

Huntington

Bethpage

Farmingdale

Babylon

Bay Shore

Islip

Sayville

Patchogue

Deer Park

Stony Brook

Riverhead

Greenport

Montauk

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MBTA (Boston) Commuter Rail uses double decker trains and so does CalTrain (San Francisco's commuter rail)

 

But why on the pict you took wagon looks lower (or wider) than Chicago double decker train?

 

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And Chicago

Actually i like more this one.

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I wish someone'd go out to Montauk and make pictures there but it doesn't seem to be a popular place (probably because of the few trains going there).

 

Can i?? Pleaaaase!! :D

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Go in summertime on the weekend, theres more trains running out there so you wont have to wait in Montauk for hours.

 

I actually have problems to visit U.S., as i already wrote in my thread in New Member Introductions.

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But why on the pict you took wagon looks lower (or wider) than Chicago double decker train?

It is-the LIRR equipment has to fit through the Amtrak East River Tunnels. At 14 feet 8 inches, I'm pretty sure it is the tightest clearance standard for heavy rail passenger equipment in North America, and because its so busy, lots of equipment around the country is designed to fit.

 

Most commuter rail systems in the US use double decker equipment, either exclusively or mixed with single levels. SLE, MNR, WES, and SEPTA are probably the only exceptions I can think of.

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Here is the list of North American commuter systems that use either Bi-Level or Mulilevel rolling stock

 

Agence métropolitaine de transport in Montreal

Altamont Commuter Express in San Jose/Stockton

Caltrain in San Francisco/San Jose

FrontRunner in Salt Lake City

GO Transit in Toronto

Long Island Rail Road- in New York City

MARC- in Balitmore/Washington DC

MBTA - in Boston

Metra - in Chicago

Metrolink in Los Angeles

Metro-North Railroad  in New York City

Music City Star in Nashville

Coaster in San Diego

New Jersey Transit  - State of New Jersey

Rail Runner Express - in Albuquerque

Northstar - in Minneapolis/St. Paul

Sounder - in Seattle/Tacoma

Trinity Railway Express in Dallas/Fort Worth

Tri-Rail in Miami

Virginia Railway Express in Washington DC

West Coast Express in Vancouver

South Shore Line in Chicago/South Bend

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were you the Ukrainian guy? I forgot who posted about that

 

Yes, my thread called "Shalom!".

 

Here is the list of North American commuter systems that use either Bi-Level or Mulilevel rolling stock

 

Agence métropolitaine de transport in Montreal

Altamont Commuter Express in San Jose/Stockton

Caltrain in San Francisco/San Jose

FrontRunner in Salt Lake City

GO Transit in Toronto

Long Island Rail Road- in New York City

MARC- in Balitmore/Washington DC

MBTA - in Boston

Metra - in Chicago

Metrolink in Los Angeles

Metro-North Railroad  in New York City

Music City Star in Nashville

Coaster in San Diego

New Jersey Transit  - State of New Jersey

Rail Runner Express - in Albuquerque

Northstar - in Minneapolis/St. Paul

Sounder - in Seattle/Tacoma

Trinity Railway Express in Dallas/Fort Worth

Tri-Rail in Miami

Virginia Railway Express in Washington DC

West Coast Express in Vancouver

South Shore Line in Chicago/South Bend

 

Wow, really a lot, all the USA, and some in Canada. Thanks, couldn't even imagine!!!

All this trains are interstate, or internal?

 

Love it!

 

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It is-the LIRR equipment has to fit through the Amtrak East River Tunnels. At 14 feet 8 inches, I'm pretty sure it is the tightest clearance standard for heavy rail passenger equipment in North America, and because its so busy, lots of equipment around the country is designed to fit.

 

Most commuter rail systems in the US use double decker equipment, either exclusively or mixed with single levels. SLE, MNR, WES, and SEPTA are probably the only exceptions I can think of.

 

Now i understand, thanks. Same situation like in London (all this low bridges, tunnels), and all the world i guess.

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Wow, really a lot, all the USA, and some in Canada. Thanks, couldn't even imagine!!!

All this trains are interstate, or internal?

 

Many of them do cross state lines (MARC, Metra, NICTD, NJT, MBTA) but they are all centered on a metropolitan area. Unlike the Metropolitan Line of LU, it is absolutely forbidden to run commuter rail and subway on the same tracks in the US-when they parallel separate and usually fenced-off tracks need to be built.

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Many of them do cross state lines (MARC, Metra, NICTD, NJT, MBTA) but they are all centered on a metropolitan area. Unlike the Metropolitan Line of LU, it is absolutely forbidden to run commuter rail and subway on the same tracks in the US-when they parallel separate and usually fenced-off tracks need to be built.
 

Thanks! LU - London Underground?

 

You mean London uses the same tracks for both trains (subway and commuter)?

As i see on this pic here we have two types of rails, may be thats what you meant.

 

And as i understand in the USA there is just two parallel lines of subway and commuter, yes? Or am i wrong and confusing?

 

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Just looked for few pics of rails in New York here, on this forum, so i see that usually NY lines uses 3 rails, but im not guess that 3rd is subway (or conversely, commuter), cuz where is backward rail?

 

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Ohhh if you knew how much i want to come to NYC and to get all the answers to all my questions personally!!!!! :)

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Here is the list of North American commuter systems that use either Bi-Level or Mulilevel rolling stock

 

Agence métropolitaine de transport in Montreal

Altamont Commuter Express in San Jose/Stockton

Caltrain in San Francisco/San Jose

FrontRunner in Salt Lake City

GO Transit in Toronto

Long Island Rail Road- in New York City

MARC- in Balitmore/Washington DC

MBTA - in Boston

Metra - in Chicago

Metrolink in Los Angeles

Metro-North Railroad  in New York City

Music City Star in Nashville

Coaster in San Diego

New Jersey Transit  - State of New Jersey

Rail Runner Express - in Albuquerque

Northstar - in Minneapolis/St. Paul

Sounder - in Seattle/Tacoma

Trinity Railway Express in Dallas/Fort Worth

Tri-Rail in Miami

Virginia Railway Express in Washington DC

West Coast Express in Vancouver

South Shore Line in Chicago/South Bend

 

MNRR uses bi-level/multi-level? Since when?

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