http://www.trainsarefun.com/lirr/lirrwebsiteupdate.htm New Amityville, Freight House, and Express/Baggage House pages....
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dashindan139
Sep 27, 2011 1:25 am
Guys, anyone tell me which antenna(s) an early C420 would have and where it is located ? A photo would help Ken...
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Steven
nyandw
Sep 27, 2011 2:04 am
Hi Ken, How about John Scala? Steve...
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Kenneth Michaels
dashindan139
Sep 27, 2011 10:26 pm
I met him once how do I get in touch ________________________________ From: Steven <slynch@...> To: longislandrailroad@yahoogroups.com Sent:...
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Steven
nyandw
Oct 1, 2011 2:17 am
Ken, John emailed me that he had never seen one on an L-1 as he recalled and found it interesting. ________________________________________ Here's a photo of a...
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Steven
nyandw
Oct 1, 2011 2:23 am
Anyone have a track layout of this area and an idea what customers are already being served? Thank you; it's a bit hard to rail fan from 1250 miles away. :-)...
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M
mrhorn55
Oct 1, 2011 4:27 am
Go to http://www.trainsarefun.com/lirr/lirrtrackmaps/Brookhaven2009.pdf for a layout of the site. Dick Horn Railroad Museum of Long Island...
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Kenneth Michaels
dashindan139
Oct 1, 2011 2:06 pm
Thanx Steve, I also spoke to a couple of retired engineers last night at the W.I. and was told they did not have radios . Jobs worked off of block signals...
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Steve
nyandw
Oct 2, 2011 2:31 am
No problem, it was fun. Best, Steve From: longislandrailroad@yahoogroups.com [mailto:longislandrailroad@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Kenneth Michaels Sent:...
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Richard Makse
prairiegrass...
Oct 4, 2011 4:11 pm
Looks to me like a bit of overkill. I hope this is not being built as designed because then it is another case of government picking my pockets. If it is being...
Photos, info, rosters. Go to bottom of the page at: http://www.trainsarefun.com/lirr/lirrmow.htm...
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Jim Guthrie
jguthrie11220
Nov 8, 2011 12:26 pm
Colleagues: At the SIA meeting in Paterson Saturday, one of the presentations was regarding the Split Rock Furnace near Rockaway New Jersey. According to the...
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Richard F. Makse
prairiegrass...
Nov 9, 2011 3:35 am
My Dear James: This is a new subject to me since I have no familiarity with magnetite sand. I’m frankly having some difficulty figuring out where this...
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Steven
nyandw
Nov 9, 2011 4:27 am
Jim, Could you expand on the sand mining locations on LI and possible LIRR rail sidings? Isn't Halsite named after the salt mining pits in town of same name on...
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Jim Guthrie
jguthrie11220
Nov 9, 2011 12:53 pm
... I wish I could expand – that’s why I asked. The idea of “iron mining” on Long island is completely new to me, and I hope to find out more...
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Jim Guthrie
jguthrie11220
Nov 9, 2011 12:53 pm
Dear Trustee Delatour: The presenters were Bierce Riley and Joe Macasek, who I’m sure you know. They often lead walking tours to old mine sites in the...
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Dennis D.
ddhotrack
Nov 9, 2011 6:38 pm
Halsite is in Huntington - it is named after the place where Nathan Hale was captured by the British in the Revolution before being taken to Conn to be hung -...
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Richard F. Makse
prairiegrass...
Nov 24, 2011 3:50 am
Dennis: I so wish that the tales of Nathan Hale were true—I lived on the very edge of Halesite for the last three years. What we do know, for pretty sure, is...
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Steven
nyandw
Nov 24, 2011 3:51 am
I may be working as a volunteer again with the MTH sound guy. I was wondering if you can provide me with a text containing crew discussions and operations...
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Richard F. Makse
prairiegrass...
Nov 24, 2011 5:32 am
Steve: If J.J. Earle is on this list, he would be a source for “crew chatter”. But do keep in mind that in the days of RS-1s and RS-3s, radios didn’t...
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Steven
nyandw
Nov 25, 2011 5:39 am
Dick, Thanks for the heads-up! Did so and we shall see. BTW, your info was helpful, of course! Steve...
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Steven
nyandw
Nov 26, 2011 3:40 am
JJ Earl's response: The first engines to have built in radios came in 1976 from EMD. Alco S-1s and s-2s were used in Degnon and other siding jobs. RS1s were...
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Kenneth Michaels
dashindan139
Nov 26, 2011 9:53 pm
this is interesting , all this decoder talk from mth and the conclusion is that they mostly used hand signals seems to me someone went to do research...
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Jim Guthrie
jguthrie11220
Nov 26, 2011 11:57 pm
Some of you might enjoy the NYC Maps found here: http://gis.nyc.gov/doitt/nycitymap/ If you drill in, you'' find aerial photos of the entire city for 1924 and...
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Dennis D.
ddhotrack
Nov 28, 2011 4:29 pm
Dick - well I guess they duped me as well - I believed the story on the rock too - thanks for the truth. Dennis ... From: Richard F. Makse To:...
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Rich Valente
dratsf
Nov 29, 2011 9:07 pm
Ken, check out this animation: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hClMVyr04BQ Rich ... From: Kenneth Michaels <dashindan139@...> Subject: Re:...
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Kenneth Michaels
dashindan139
Nov 30, 2011 12:16 am
now that beats the sound of the wrong radio transmission every time Ken. p.s. hey rich , now that you have all thiss extra time on your hands cam we get...
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ocalamike1
Dec 1, 2011 2:59 pm
Has anyone on here read this yet? There's a fabulous picture of Holban Yard at the bottom of p. 86 attributed to Ron Ziel that was taken in 1959. I'm curious...
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Steven
nyandw
Dec 3, 2011 3:33 am
I believe the photo to which he's referring WAS shot from the Montauk branch overpass or flyover. It may very have been shot by Ziel. Info provided by: Dave...
