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Title: |
LIRR RS1 #466 - Long Island RR |
Description: |
Built in 1950 by Alco for the Long Island RR, this road switcher was an all purpose locomotive with a 1000 hp power unit and produced a tractive effort of 34,000 lb. Here it is team up with other switchers to haul a string of freight cars near Fresh Pond tower. Date is approximate. No photographer listed. |
Photo Date: |
6/1/1960 Upload Date: 6/6/2014 10:07:34 PM |
Location: |
Fresh Pond Junction, NY |
Author: |
Gary Everhart |
Categories: |
Roster,Action |
Locomotives: |
LI 466(RS1) |
Views: |
450 Comments: 3 |
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Title: |
LIRR RS1 #466 - Long Island RR |
Description: |
#466 is again heading up a string of road switchers hauling loaded coal cars and kicking up a dense cloud of smoking doing so. With Tom Beckett's help (see comment below), the location has been identified as the Mt Olivet grade in Maspeth on the Montauk Branch in Queens. Date is approximate. No photographer listed. |
Photo Date: |
6/1/1960 Upload Date: 6/6/2014 10:07:51 PM |
Location: |
Maspeth, NY |
Author: |
Gary Everhart |
Categories: |
Roster,Action |
Locomotives: |
LI 466(RS1) |
Views: |
397 Comments: 3 |
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