Brighton Local Posted September 2, 2013 Share #1 Posted September 2, 2013 A few Quickies from the "Suburban Subway of Eastern Queens and Northern Long Island" 9-1-13 Enjoy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattTrain Posted September 2, 2013 Share #2 Posted September 2, 2013 Awesome M-3s at Port Washington, I gotta try to get some LIRR photos for a change! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbo19 Posted September 2, 2013 Share #3 Posted September 2, 2013 Radical shots! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brighton Local Posted September 2, 2013 Author Share #4 Posted September 2, 2013 Awesome M-3s at Port Washington, I gotta try to get some LIRR photos for a change! M-7s Radical shots! Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
realizm Posted September 3, 2013 Share #5 Posted September 3, 2013 Very good night shots on the M-3's, the photoset is a looker. +1. Awesome M-3s at Port Washington, I gotta try to get some LIRR photos for a change! Indeed, this got me motivated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lirr42 Posted September 5, 2013 Share #6 Posted September 5, 2013 Excellent photos, Mr. Summer! And yes, the MU's depicted in the photos above are M7's, not M3's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brighton Local Posted September 26, 2013 Author Share #7 Posted September 26, 2013 Thank you Gentlemen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CDTA Posted October 11, 2013 Share #8 Posted October 11, 2013 Quite spectacular Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minato ku Posted October 12, 2013 Share #9 Posted October 12, 2013 Why there are "watch the gap" sign? Those platforms seems to be high and without any curve. Are the platforms higher than the trains doors? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vistausss Posted October 12, 2013 Share #10 Posted October 12, 2013 There's a gap between the train and the platform. So if you were to not step over it, you'd become stuck between the train and the platform. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brighton Local Posted October 17, 2013 Author Share #11 Posted October 17, 2013 Correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe most or all of the LIRR platforms have a little extra clearance between the trains and platforms because, freight cars needed to/still pass through stations along the line. The freight cars need the extra room. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tun Posted October 18, 2013 Share #12 Posted October 18, 2013 There has to be a gap so that any train car (passenger or freight) doesn't side swipe the length of the platform at 80 mph. I think the average freight car is the same width or thinner than our passenger fleet, so that doesn't have anything to do with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brighton Local Posted March 6, 2014 Author Share #13 Posted March 6, 2014 Okay, well, I raise the freight question because when I was working there, I was told that some freight cars in the past have scraped along the platform edge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theaveragejoe Posted March 13, 2014 Share #14 Posted March 13, 2014 Depends on the plates (class) of the freight car Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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