4K: LIRR M3 Front Window Atlantic Terminal to Jamaica (Express Run) 

To someone who hasn't seen these images, and been hearing the trains for years, these images look great....

My observations. Correct me where I am wrong as I am doing this off the top of my head. At 1:18 you see the new portal into the Vanderbilt yard. This portal allows trains to enter the yard from the west. At 3:22 you see what is left of the old westbound portal into the Carlton Ave yard. The old yard for LIRR commuter trains. I believe this portal was discontinued in the late '60s. At 3:55 on the right, you see the west bound portal to the Vanderbilt yard. My understanding is the LIRR started using this portal for their commuter trains cutting through the Vanderbilt yard on its way to the Carlton Ave yard. I believe this started after freight service ended on the Atlantic branch in the 60's. At 5:00 you see a connecting tunnel on the right. This tunnel was meant to connect the LIRR to the BMT. It was never used. It dead ends about 30 feet in. At 5:47 the train climbs up onto the Atlantic Ave. viaduct. The viaduct was originally built in 1903. It was refurbished in 1993. I remember reading an MTA sign saying that this capital improvement would give 50 more years life to this structure. However, at sometime in the 2000's/2010's, it was totally rebuilt. Why? At 12:49 you see a tunnel on the right that took trains to and from the now abandoned Rockaway Beach Branch. East bound trains would be turned right and climb up above the street level to Ozone Park Station. This was abandoned in 1962 At 12:59 you see Woodhaven Station. I believe this was abandoned sometime in the 70's.

This is the first cab video of LIRR that I've seen out of Brooklyn. So well done. Bravo !! Aarre Peltomaa

I used to take the LIRR from Flatbush Avenue to the Far Rockaway line all the time when I worked in Brooklyn. I loved the RFW - there’s a lot to see. The yard turnouts east of Atlantic Terminal, the very cool elevated run over Atlantic Avenue, the straight, fast run in the tunnel between East New York and Jamaica, the old tunnel portals that once connected to the Rockaway Beach line and the closed Woodhaven station. I once rode a train that hit 75 mph in that tunnel. Very cool.

As an electrician, I had to notice the conduit, caballing, and lighting work. Nice craftsmanship especially in a non public setting !

I remember reading that there was once a connection from the IRT subway adjacent to Atlantic Terminal where August Belmont would switch his private train car from the LIRR to the IRT, and vice versa. The track is long gone, but the trackway was supposedly still there.

At 5:00, on right is the roughed in link with what is now called the Franklin Ave Shuttle. When this was built in 1904/5, the LIRR still had hopes of running trains to Coney island via this route in the pre BRT days, alas, rail link was never installed. This route was once the steam powered Prospect Park and Coney Island RR, owned by the LIRR in the 19th Century, later became the BMT. At 12:50 is another cut out in the wall. This one was actually used between 1941 and 1955. It connected these underground tracks with the LIRR Rockaway Beach division. Scheduled service on this link ended after the Jamaica Bay trestle fire in 1950, only Aqueduct Race Specials used it during racing season until 1955.

Nice video!! Showing some love to the Atlantic Branch at last 👍 That RFW of the M3 is stunning, but what’s even better is the camera !

Remember living in Brooklyn and visiting folks in Huntington. Took gray owl-eye MUs from Atlantic to Jamaica transferred to the Pingpong coaches with diesel locos .... 1950s The real LIRR

At 1:28. Where do the tracks that veer off to the right go? At 12:50, most likely where the Rockaway Beach Branch trains left the Atlantic Branch. At 12:58 the eastbound platform of the abandoned Woodhaven Station. As I remember reading, Rockaway Beach Trains left the Atlantic Branch BEFORE the Woodhaven station. Oh man, what a trip. Been looking for an eastbound trip like this for ages. I plan to view this again. Thanks for the ride.

As I remember from Jamaica...it was East New York, Nostrand Avenue...FLATBUSH AVENUE..BROOKLYN!!!

This part of Brooklyn sure looks better than it did 30 years ago!

Cool. Can you do a 2019 version of the JFK airtrain?

Another great video!! Thank you MrMaster!!

I still miss the M1 and M3 long Island railroad Trains

Who's seen these images in TSW 12:11

All these videos are gold for PCing Ty

Awesome video! As a commuter I don’t mind getting a rare M3 so I can see out front. One thing I’ve always wondered and never asked is what is that phone bell ringing sound on those particular train models

12:57, is that Woodhaven station? I’ve always wanted to railfan there, it’d be so cool! If it wasn’t closed...

Trips to Huntington...on old gray MU owl eyes! Change st Jamica for Ping Pong coaches with Alco diesels. The real LIRR.

im curious to how the tunnel was built. seems rather modern for being built in the 1860s. it doesnt have the whole "Cut and Cover" feel to it.

Whats with those two mad max looking M3s near jamaica station?

6:02 - Nossshhhhtint.

15:47 What's with the gravel and bridge to the right ?? New access to storage yard ? Aarre Peltomaa

At 3:56 there is a track entering the Branch from the right. It appears to be no longer in use. Any idea what that's about? Thank you.

Does the Rule Book give a speed limit for bypassing stations?

How many branches of the LIRR go into Atlantic terminal??

Cool video blog post and do a video blog post on the m9 lir train cars

The switch at 17:58, how is there enough clearance for that?

What’s that small station right after the train exits out of the tunnel right before Jamaica

like train

RFW? Huh?

Appalling state of tunnelled tracking at the beginning here.

I'm the 420th like 😁😁😁😑😑😑😑

How fast are they going at the 11:30 mark?

lmfao yall noticed the horns on that work train M3 at 14:24 ?

I have tsw 2020 it looks just like the real stations