4K/60p: LIRR M3 Front Window Ronkonkoma to Penn Station (Featuring the FULL 3rd Track)

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On a rainy Monday morning on Oct 24th, #2012 had M3's to Ronkonkoma, and then for the return trip, #2039 had them. I've gotten a lot of requests for this and it took a while to put this together, and as promised, here is the full 3rd Track in service! I know the weather was terrible, but I stayed the course and the weather got better once we reached Bethpage area. This reminds me of the very first time I recorded this branch before the 2nd Track was built. Something interesting to note which not many people will realize at the end of the ride, but this M3 will go into Penn Station on Line 2. Obviously if Line 4 is occupied or shut down, Trains will enter this way but there's almost no head end footage of it. Of course Trains enter Line 2 all the time and it's nice to see Hunterspoint Avenue just before the tunnel. Enjoy!
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@PatricioGarcia1973 Год назад

I like this with the rain. Not always have great weather, plus who doesn’t like a train ride with the sound of rain? Greetings from way down south in Argentina 🇦🇷

@JoeyLovesTrains Год назад

it makes my brain happy to see concrete ties and moveable point switches. Makes for a very comfortable ride!

@MrMaster767 Год назад

Indeed!

@wickedpawn5437 Год назад

My LIRR line for two years! Used to take the 7:21 am express into Penn and 5:55 pm return. All my LIRR rides were full of excitement: Heading for work in the morning, fresh new day, sometimes trying to nap my ride away. I always took the same seat at Ronkonkoma. Same neighbors in front, back and side seats. Sitting dead on the afternoon train, but happy to be heading home back after a great day at work in Manhattan.

@MrMaster767 Год назад

Nice!

@suzannadannaTARDIS Год назад

I moved off LI in 1988 and remember the steam trains of the Ronkonkoma line coming through Merrick a few times a day. Even living a few miles from the station, you could hear them come through. How cool to see the line electrified.

@sm1tty031 Год назад

I enjoy these as a transplanted NYer now living in Texas. I commuted on the LIRR and then Metro North for years into Manhattan and boy do I have stories. One of the best was years ago I took the LIRR from Flatbush Avenue to Hicksville on the morning a blizzard was ramping up. Stupid decision but I had an appt and needed to keep it. By the time I got back to the Hicksville station a foot of snow had fallen and we were trapped at a little bar under the station where a stranger kept buying rounds for anyone stuck there. It was such an amazing moment. Finally had to go to my parents house in Queens by way of LIRR diesel! Couldnt get back to Brooklyn for 2 days! but what a memory

@Italman45 Год назад

1:11:30 ..... Love it, this is the way the M-1's used to go into the tunnels back in the late 60's & 70's when I was a kid.....You got knocked around a bit .... FAST ! FANTASTIC FOOTAGE !

@obscurelyvague Год назад

This is now a historic record of this train route. Wish there was some film of the first train to travel along the newly-built railroads of the earlier 1800s.

@jkrspecnet Год назад

Very enjoyable trip. It's great that while M3's have been pressed back into temporary service because of M9 delivery delays you are still documenting front end rail fan window views. Once M3's ultimately disappear from the scene, your M3 videos will become classics for the ages. Keep up the great work. Unfortunately, M3's will not see any temporary Grand Central East Side Access service. A Road Foreman told me last summer this is because M3's cannot handle the 3% grades associated with East Side Access tunnel use.

@MrMaster767 Год назад

Babylon will be live in a few hours! I got a BUNCH to show!

@3985uprr Год назад

The Ronkonkoma line is going to become what the Babylon Line used to be. Ground level railroading with grade crossings and a half hourly service

@MrMaster767 Год назад

We'll effectively get 50% more service on Ronkonkoma, Babylon and Port Jeff so these stations will be busy even during off peak hours.

@sweetmyth2537 Год назад

@@MrMaster767 nah

@F40PH-2CAT Год назад

Even without ESA that fully double tracked Ronkonkoma branch was badly needed. Should have been installed during electrification. Next up....electrifying to Yaphank and Northport.

@brianreed31 4 месяца назад

@F40PH-2CAT hell don't forget electrifying Port Jefferson branch fully

@giuseppenaylor 27 дней назад

Shocking that there are still wooden ties just outside of Hicksville…

@starztrukk 7 месяцев назад

Love this. I always figured the LIRR doesn't use Line 2 into Penn Station often and now I finally see why - would only give them access to Tracks 15 & 16. Wasn't certain how Amtrak & NJT were getting from Sunnyside to Penn until now either. Thanks for this.

@stuartaaron613 2 месяца назад

Actually Tunnel 2 gives LIRR access to tracks 13-17.

@stuartatkins5425 Год назад

Having not been back to the east coast since leaving in 1965 (now live in Nevada) this is very interesting because it lets me see that everything is very much the same as it was all those years ago. Out here in the west everything is so much more wide open. Thanks for sharing.

@hoonami139 Год назад

Great video, reminds me of doing this same ride back in 2005 on M1s, same rainy kind of day.

@3985uprr Год назад

Looks similar to my Metra ride Aurora to Chicago last summer. It was rainy but didn’t look too bad. As long as you are up against glass you can move camera around rain smudges

@MrMaster767 Год назад

Yeah, it's easy to find a clear spot.

@ntrainr160 Год назад

I notice most of the LIRR expansion projects are meant to benefit the Ronkonkoma Branch. I could see the ridership of this Branch matching the levels as those on the Babylon Branch the upcoming years.

@mattkowal90 Год назад

Except the Ronkonkoma Branch has NUMEROUS grade crossings. The Babylon Branch was grade separated from Babylon to Lynbrook from 1938-1980. Lynbrook in 1938, Rockville Centre in 1950, Massapequa in 1953, Baldwin in 1957, Freeport in 1960, Babylon in 1964, Seaford-Wantagh in 1968, Lindenhurst-Copiague-Amityville in 1973, Bellmore-Merrick in 1975, and Massapequa Park in 1980. Unfortunately, there is no room for shoo-fly tracks if they want to elevate.

@F40PH-2CAT Год назад

Due to ridership. Now they have to improve the north shore. I know full electrification to PJ is a bit much....but Northport is doable.

@albieh2563 Год назад

I believe the "little house" between D.P. and Wyandanch, referred to earlier, is the old Deer Park RR Station , not Republic. It is just before Deer Park Avenue. There was one in Wyandance which looked similar, when Wyandanch was called West Deer Park.

@jamallhayden2512 Год назад

Thanks for the video!

@MrMaster767 Год назад

Anytime!

@jutah Год назад

great video! that weather is perfect. skipped ahead towards the part going into the city 1:11:38 nice scene there .// enjoyed it!

@MrMaster767 Год назад

Thanks a lot!

@kaitoukiddo87 5 дней назад

hell yeah brother 👍🏼

@mattkowal90 Год назад

Ride occurred on my birthday, and if I still lived in Amityville or Wantagh, it would have been dreary.

@gmackrails1839 Год назад

You made a truly great video. I really enjoyed this. Keep up the good work.

@MrMaster767 Год назад

Thanks

@Oliver61500 Год назад

MrMaster, your video are always beautiful. Congrat !!!

@MrMaster767 Год назад

Thanks! Really means a lot!

@Tom_239 Год назад

An adjacent train fades in at 1:10:05 -- nice editing detail. Thanks for all these videos.

@MrMaster767 Год назад

You bet!

@denisryan8757 Год назад

Nice ride! enjoyed it. Good views of the new 3rd track!

@MrMaster767 Год назад

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it!

@denisryan8757 Год назад

@@MrMaster767 Thank you!

@USArailfan2000 11 месяцев назад

[1:11:28] Nice 'M3 vs. M7 Race' through "Harold" Interlocking!

@robertbeck168 Год назад

At 49.34 you can spot the spaceship between Floral Park and New Hyde Park on the north side of the ROW. It's been there for years. An old amusement park ride, I guess.

@philipnasadowski1060 Год назад

Hey! Western Nassau water plant 57/57A at 50 minutes ! I did the controls design for that place

@MrMaster767 Год назад

Nice!

@justSTUMBLEDupon 18 дней назад

If you hit pause and click on this timeline number 41:04 you will see the new type of frogs they use on commuter rail lines. I’m curious as to when they started using them versus what has been used for centuries. Anyone know?

@ilovelevators3699 Год назад

Amazing!

@MrMaster767 Год назад

Thanks!

@toosmart4you999 Год назад

Wow it is raining hard I have been in front of the driver before also you are near my house at 13:19

@MrMaster767 Год назад

Sweet!

@ryanveyr9195 Год назад

@ 45:38 if this video was recorded a couple hours later I would have been seen in this video trainspotting. my car would have appeared where that last silver car was parked on the left. i was on lunch break from jury duty lol

@MrMaster767 Год назад

Well that ship has sailed lol.

@ryanveyr9195 Год назад

@@MrMaster767 will there be a recording of the return trip from penn to ronk? is it from 10/24 as well?

@MrMaster767 Год назад

Working on it. Need to find a day and get to Jamaica or Penn early.

@egbutler114 Год назад

Great video ‼️

@MrMaster767 Год назад

Thanks!

@DJSI3434 2 месяца назад

What lies beyond the end of the journey? I thought Penn (and GC) were terminals, so what continues beyond? Is it just storage/parking?

@wurm90125 5 месяцев назад

Curious as to why we hear the door bell going on LIRR trips at random on the M3's. I never hear this on MNR trains.

@charlottewhyte9804 Год назад

cool jouney

@charlottewhyte9804 11 дней назад

why are they not using windscreen wipers?

@mateuszmattias 8 месяцев назад

Is Ronkonkoma the far east end of 3rd rail electrification?

@LIMowersAndMore Год назад

One day we can possibly see Amtrak trains running up and down the main!

@MrMaster767 Год назад

We'll see.

@harvey2465 Год назад

I was wondering about a through express from Long Island to Albany?

@walkaboutboy72 Год назад

hi from the UK. awesome video - ill be coming over soon - how do you find out which trains are running as an m3 ? cheers !

@b3j8 Год назад

Do the bells in the background let you know you can leave a station?

@joelk4751 Год назад

Is the little house on the north side of the tracks between Deer Park & Wyandanch an abandoned station?

@MrMaster767 Год назад

Republic Station yes

@joelk4751 Год назад

@@MrMaster767 Cool. My older brother worked at Republic after getting out of the Navy, when we lived in Levittown back in the 1960's. I remember the mess of tracks running thru Hicksville before they were elevated. One year in high school, I took the train to the city every Saturday for a computer science class at NYU.

@Anthony-tb5vg Год назад

Thank you friend for the enjoyable video. Just curious in your username with the numbers 767, is this because you are a fan of Boeing 767 aircraft?

@MrMaster767 Год назад

Kind of. I've flown Airbus more though lol.

@phsycopiano Год назад

Ok I’m finally going to ask, What’s with that alarm ringing?

@MrMaster767 Год назад

Short bells are the Alerter. Long bells are the speed code dropping.

@queens.dee.223 Год назад

What a neat video! At 40:05, do you know what the story is with the roof of that caboose? Thanks!

@TrainsPT Год назад

They using a new signalling system?

@MrMaster767 Год назад

Yes, Reduced Aspect. You follow cab signal indications.

@steel8675 Год назад

I appreciate the video, the rain effect is really soothing and its good to see the perspective of the rail engineer! Do you work multiple lines?

@MrMaster767 Год назад

It's an amazing view of what's in front of you since not many people know about this and even observe for themselves. If you're referring to if I'm an Engineer? No. I'm not Engineer qualified. I'm happy where I am right now.

@steel8675 Год назад

@@MrMaster767 Gotcha, I also appreciate the old Positional style signals still up in service too!

@frankswecker8230 Год назад

Why don't the platforms have protection from the weather? The poor passengers waiting in the rain.

@alkh3myst Год назад

They'd rather spend the money on overtime for their workers. The LIRR is close to 200 years old, and still can't fix many of its most basic problems.

@jameslithetaiwanesephotogr3986 Год назад

Why did this LIRR train use Line 2 of East River Tunnel? Most LIRR trains use Line 4 of East River Tunnel to access Penn Station.

@MrMaster767 Год назад

Line 2 is shared with Amtrak and NJT. Plus if Line 4 is occupied or shut down Trains can use Line 2.

@hornshowrailfan2554 Год назад

What kind of horn is that? Sounds similar to what we have on SEPTA.

@MrMaster767 Год назад

Leslie S2M

@atheman90 Год назад

It sounds similar because they have the same exact horn.

@hornshowrailfan2554 Год назад

@@atheman90 LOL

@Bivolari Год назад

Disabled train at 1:08:16?? The rescue train at 1:08:40??

@MrMaster767 Год назад

Probably testing.

@timcoyle50 Год назад

I notice a lot of overhead catenary, how often is it used?

@MrMaster767 Год назад

Every day. It's Amtrak territory.

@legendary39500 Год назад

Obviously Penn Station is the last stop, but I was always curious about the tracks that go beyond that, what does it look like there?

@MrMaster767 Год назад

Beyond Penn Station is West Side Yard. 30 storage tracks.

@legendary39500 Год назад

@@MrMaster767, that’s really interesting, thank you for answering! Do you happen to have footage of you bringing the train into the yard?

@MrMaster767 Год назад

@@legendary39500 I'm not Engineer qualified nor have any interest in applying. Even if I was, can't use phones or electronics in the operating cab while keyed into the console. All I'm doing is recording from a publicly accessible part of the Train, NOT in the Cab. The design of the M3's let's us do that.

@legendary39500 Год назад

@@MrMaster767 ah, gotcha. Thank you for answering though.

@utahrailfan1946 Год назад

The tracks beyond Penn Station are the Northeast Corridor tracks to DC. Amtrak to DC, NJ transit to points west, and Trenton, NJ, south of New York.

@railfanningisthebest Год назад

what do you use to get the perfect shot of this without the camera moving

@MrMaster767 Год назад

I have my phone resting on the flat surface of the window tilted very slightly and I'm using just 2 fingers to hold it against the glass. But now I have an item that can keep it anchored it to the window for me and I don't have to even touch it.

@chrishowell4845 Год назад

Just curious, will you be able to do any videos on the Easr Side Access when it opens ( front window, of course )?

@MrMaster767 Год назад

I'll see what I can arrange. Only M7s and M9s will be allowed into Grand Central.

@chrishowell4845 Год назад

@@MrMaster767 , I saw a story a while back about the possibility of a rail line being built that would connect Queens and Brooklyn, completely bypassing Manhattan.....any truth to that?

@MrMaster767 Год назад

@@chrishowell4845 Not that I know of.

@massbytrainmpw Год назад

You're thinking of the Interborough Express, that would run along the NYAR Bay Ridge Branch. Still not sure if that will be an LIRR service or a NYCT service, but it's going to happen at some point.

@_mynewcareer 9 дней назад

LIRR has much better infrastructure than NJT

@CanalJasonJo27823 Год назад

50:02

@tomoconnell2320 Год назад

47:00 you have 2 guys working and 5 guys watching. That’s why this project cost 10 billion dollars. Keep padding those unions ugh

@NYRangers520 Год назад

What a disgusting, rainy day it was on this day!! Yuck!☁️🌧️☔ It ruined a nice video that's for sure. It would've been amazing if it was a beautiful sunny day.

@MrMaster767 Год назад

Yeah, but I didn't want to miss the opportunity.

@Blippity_Bloop64 Год назад

Although I've only visited the NYC area a few times, I've always been fascinated with the mass transit system. I even bought a pretty cool book of all the track maps. I wondered what purpose the abandoned lines around 1:13:00 previously served. Google maps shows an overgrown path heading south and gradually disappearing into what looks like regular freight lines. Did the LIRR have a branch down there? Thanks!

@danloeser 8 месяцев назад

That line is called the Montauk Cutoff. It was used to move freight trains between Jamaica and the car float docks and other freight facilities in Long Island City, without jamming up the approaches to the Penn Station tunnels. They were cut off.. so to speak.. when they replaced the former freight yard with a storage yard for trains going to Grand Central.