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Posted by AlM on Sun Sep 8 11:50:34 2019, in response to suggestions for first LIRR or Metro North ride, posted by JRR4 on Sun Sep 8 11:42:21 2019. My vote would be Poughkeepsie and back. Or save time and just go to Peekskill, and have time for something else. Get a window seat on the west side of the train. I think (someone else should verify) that there is also a railfan window on the very south end of the train (it's a diesel whose engine is always on the north end). |
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Posted by Joe V on Sun Sep 8 12:01:08 2019, in response to suggestions for first LIRR or Metro North ride, posted by JRR4 on Sun Sep 8 11:42:21 2019. http://web.mta.info/lirr/getaways/longisland/index.htm |
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Posted by AlM on Sun Sep 8 12:01:41 2019, in response to Re: suggestions for first LIRR or Metro North ride, posted by AlM on Sun Sep 8 11:50:34 2019. I meant Beacon, not Peekskill. On weekends it allows you to return back to NY on the train prior to the one you would catch if you went all the way to Pgh. And the river gets less interesting north of Beacon. |
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Posted by Henry R32 #3730 on Sun Sep 8 12:07:12 2019, in response to suggestions for first LIRR or Metro North ride, posted by JRR4 on Sun Sep 8 11:42:21 2019. I used to do trips of precisely that length after school. Here are the fun ones I remember:MNRR to Croton-Harmon (nice view of the Hudson river, and Croton Harmon station is practically in the railyard). MNRR to Stamford (fastest trackage on MNRR is the express as you pass Harrison, Mamaroneck and Larchmont). LIRR express to Babylon (if you take a diesel one way and electric the other, you'll likely get a completely different route each direction). LIRR to Long Beach LIRR to West Hempstead, grab a bite at White Castle (if it's still there), walk or take a bus to Hempstead, return on the Hempstead Branch. As an aside, if you want to do NJT, go for Rahway. |
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Posted by R33/r36 mainline on Sun Sep 8 12:40:52 2019, in response to suggestions for first LIRR or Metro North ride, posted by JRR4 on Sun Sep 8 11:42:21 2019. Hudson line to Corton Harmon, take an express diesel train to CH and an local MU back. |
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Posted by Dutchrailnut on Sun Sep 8 13:03:56 2019, in response to Re: suggestions for first LIRR or Metro North ride, posted by AlM on Sun Sep 8 12:01:41 2019. or go to poughkeepsie and take elevator up to walkway over hudson (old Maybrook line Bridge) |
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Posted by JRR4 on Sun Sep 8 14:19:17 2019, in response to Re: suggestions for first LIRR or Metro North ride, posted by R33/r36 mainline on Sun Sep 8 12:40:52 2019. Thinking about all the way to POUGHKEEPSIE since only time I may do it. Thoughts? |
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Posted by AlM on Sun Sep 8 14:35:02 2019, in response to Re: suggestions for first LIRR or Metro North ride, posted by JRR4 on Sun Sep 8 14:19:17 2019. The landscape gets more boring after Beacon, though not sure what freight rail and yard activity you might see at Pgh. |
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Posted by AlM on Sun Sep 8 14:35:29 2019, in response to Re: suggestions for first LIRR or Metro North ride, posted by Dutchrailnut on Sun Sep 8 13:03:56 2019. Good point. |
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Posted by JRR4 on Sun Sep 8 14:39:16 2019, in response to Re: suggestions for first LIRR or Metro North ride, posted by AlM on Sun Sep 8 14:35:02 2019. Thanks for the advice. I just need to be sure to get on the "River" side of the train at GCT. Hoping there are some good restaurants in Pgh withing waling distance. I'm really looking forward to this. |
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Posted by JRR4 on Sun Sep 8 14:45:44 2019, in response to Re: suggestions for first LIRR or Metro North ride, posted by Dutchrailnut on Sun Sep 8 13:03:56 2019. Thinking I'll do just that. Hopefully there's some food places close once I arrive. I'm thinking left side of train for river views on way up. |
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Posted by IRTRedbirdR33 on Sun Sep 8 15:05:12 2019, in response to Re: suggestions for first LIRR or Metro North ride, posted by JRR4 on Sun Sep 8 14:45:44 2019. Thinking I'll do just that. Hopefully there's some food places close once I arrive. I'm thinking left side of train for river views on way up. If your thinking of some nice food places I would suggest getting off at Cold Spring. There are several food places within easy walking distance of the station including "Hudson Hills" which has some intersting dishes. The is a restaurant located in the former train depot. It worthwhile checking out but the service leaves something to be desired. The staff is friendly enough but the server tends to dissapear into the mountains after she takes your oder. (I speak from experience). Cold Spring is situated in between two mountains and one can sit on the pier and enjoy the view. Beacon has some good restaurants including Brothers Trattoria and the Yankee Clipper. However there are no food establishments anywhere near the station. They all require a long walk uphill. Larry,RedbirdR33 |
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Posted by JRR4 on Sun Sep 8 15:09:47 2019, in response to Re: suggestions for first LIRR or Metro North ride, posted by IRTRedbirdR33 on Sun Sep 8 15:05:12 2019. Thanks Larry, Cold Spring it is! |
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Posted by Dutchrailnut on Sun Sep 8 15:13:54 2019, in response to Re: suggestions for first LIRR or Metro North ride, posted by JRR4 on Sun Sep 8 14:45:44 2019. there is few places right opposite station , think the pizza place still makes absolute best Stromboli, and enough for two. |
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Posted by 3-9 on Sun Sep 8 15:21:42 2019, in response to Re: suggestions for first LIRR or Metro North ride, posted by IRTRedbirdR33 on Sun Sep 8 15:05:12 2019. I can't fully testify to the food, but Cold Spring does have a VERY nice view of the Hudson (and the West Shore freight line :-)). At the station, you have to walk away from Manhattan-bound side (the Poughkeepsie-bound side leads to the town, which isn't as interesting as used to be, IMHO) and just walk a couple of blocks until you reach the landing which juts out onto the Hudson.Otherwise, I also recommend going to Poughkeepsie. The station is historic, and if you really need to tide yourself over, there is newsstand food. :-) |
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Posted by ChicagoMotorman on Sun Sep 8 15:23:51 2019, in response to Re: suggestions for first LIRR or Metro North ride, posted by AlM on Sun Sep 8 11:50:34 2019. The most scenic commuter line I ever rode. |
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Posted by 3-9 on Sun Sep 8 15:26:08 2019, in response to suggestions for first LIRR or Metro North ride, posted by JRR4 on Sun Sep 8 11:42:21 2019. One last thing: if you're planning on doing stopovers, you'll have to buy tickets for each leg of the trip. Just an FYI, unless someone has more accurate information. |
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Posted by Dutchrailnut on Sun Sep 8 15:29:15 2019, in response to Re: suggestions for first LIRR or Metro North ride, posted by Dutchrailnut on Sun Sep 8 15:13:54 2019. map, it shows river station a restaurantand amicci's a restaurant and few others right near southend of station , forget the newsstand food someone suggested. https://www.google.com/maps/@41.7067565,-73.9368417,18z the elevator to bridge is at north west end of station easy to find it has a bridge over it :-) |
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Posted by Broadway Lion on Sun Sep 8 15:57:25 2019, in response to suggestions for first LIRR or Metro North ride, posted by JRR4 on Sun Sep 8 11:42:21 2019. LION recommends a trip on MNRR to Heartsdale to visit Enrico's Bakery, just a few steps away from the station.I was in a conversation with a friend in Hamburg, we were talking about Berliners and he showed an awful picture of a jelly donut. I'd not go to germany to get one, but I googled Jelly Donuts and way down near the bottom were the donuts that I remembered from when I was a kid. (Well, I am still a kid, really) were the donuts that Stern's Bakery used to make. WTH... If you ride out to Coney Island for a hot doge, which are nowhere near as good as they were before Super Storm Sandy, Then why not go to Heartsdale for some donuts. ROAR |
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Posted by AEM-7AC #901 on Sun Sep 8 16:08:23 2019, in response to Re: suggestions for first LIRR or Metro North ride, posted by JRR4 on Sun Sep 8 14:39:16 2019. FWIW, if you're going up to Poughkeepsie, if you're bored and have some cash to spare, ride Metro North one way and Amtrak the other way. That way it's a slightly more interesting loop, and you get the comfort of an Amfleet. :-) |
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Posted by AlM on Sun Sep 8 16:18:48 2019, in response to Re: suggestions for first LIRR or Metro North ride, posted by Broadway Lion on Sun Sep 8 15:57:25 2019. It's the valley of the hart, not the heart. |
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Posted by Broadway Lion on Sun Sep 8 16:51:17 2019, in response to Re: suggestions for first LIRR or Metro North ride, posted by AlM on Sun Sep 8 16:18:48 2019. yeah, I thought that it did not look quite right.ROAR |
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Posted by Bill Newkirk on Sun Sep 8 17:10:24 2019, in response to Re: suggestions for first LIRR or Metro North ride, posted by ChicagoMotorman on Sun Sep 8 15:23:51 2019. If you venture north of MNRR Poughkeepsie station, there's the Amtrak Rhinecliff station. (June 2002) |
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Posted by Dutchrailnut on Sun Sep 8 17:11:48 2019, in response to Re: suggestions for first LIRR or Metro North ride, posted by Broadway Lion on Sun Sep 8 15:57:25 2019. stick to pussy |
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Posted by italianstallion on Sun Sep 8 17:16:24 2019, in response to Re: suggestions for first LIRR or Metro North ride, posted by Henry R32 #3730 on Sun Sep 8 12:07:12 2019. Rahway is ugly. |
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Posted by italianstallion on Sun Sep 8 17:18:02 2019, in response to Re: suggestions for first LIRR or Metro North ride, posted by Broadway Lion on Sun Sep 8 15:57:25 2019. "Ich bin ein Berliner." |
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Posted by AlM on Sun Sep 8 17:20:20 2019, in response to [PHOTO] Re: suggestions for first LIRR or Metro North ride, posted by Bill Newkirk on Sun Sep 8 17:10:24 2019. Nice. |
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Posted by Joe V on Sun Sep 8 18:29:05 2019, in response to Re: suggestions for first LIRR or Metro North ride, posted by Henry R32 #3730 on Sun Sep 8 12:07:12 2019. Hempstead bus terminal is disgusting. Stay away. |
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Posted by Henry R32 #3730 on Sun Sep 8 18:49:20 2019, in response to Re: suggestions for first LIRR or Metro North ride, posted by Joe V on Sun Sep 8 18:29:05 2019. The idea isn't to spend more than 15 seconds there running screaming for the LIRR. That said has it really gotten that bad? It was ok in the early 00s... |
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Posted by Spider-Pig on Sun Sep 8 19:06:56 2019, in response to Re: suggestions for first LIRR or Metro North ride, posted by Joe V on Sun Sep 8 18:29:05 2019. Unnecessary paranoia. |
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Posted by Bill Newkirk on Sun Sep 8 19:46:18 2019, in response to Re: [PHOTO] Re: suggestions for first LIRR or Metro North ride, posted by AlM on Sun Sep 8 17:20:20 2019. Thanks AlM.Bill Newkirk |
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Posted by AEM-7AC #901 on Sun Sep 8 19:49:44 2019, in response to Re: suggestions for first LIRR or Metro North ride, posted by Spider-Pig on Sun Sep 8 19:06:56 2019. Unnecessary paranoia.FWIW, some of my former coworkers are or were former Hempstead village residents, and the bus terminal was a bit of a running joke for them. It's not some horrible place where you're going to be murdered, but your likelihood of seeing a crackhead and aggressive panhandlers is somewhat high compared to say, Mineola. |
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Posted by Mitch45 on Sun Sep 8 19:50:19 2019, in response to suggestions for first LIRR or Metro North ride, posted by JRR4 on Sun Sep 8 11:42:21 2019. LIRR Jamaica to Atlantic Terminal, Brooklyn. It’s a short trip but one loaded with early LIRR history. The line has been running for over 100 years.Interesting things to see on the line are the following. 1) “Boland’s Landing” - The short, wooden platform that only LIRR employees use. 2) The abandoned Woodhaven station, closed in 1976. This station replaced a station that was at grade in 1942, after much of the surface LIRR line that ran on Atlantic Avenue was replaced by a 2-track tunnel. The station used to function as a transfer point to the LIRR Rockaway line Woodhaven station until that service ended in 1962. The Woodhaven station in the tunnel looks like an IND subway station, down to the style of tiling. 3) In the same area, you can see the trackway turnouts that used to connect the Atlantic Avenue tunnel to the elevated LIRR Rockaway line tracks. Today the mouth of the tunnel and it’s adjacent area are used for parking by a school bus company. 4) The tunnel ride itself - the tunnel is arrow-straight from Boland’s Landing to East New York, and LIRR M-7 trains have hit 70 mph in the tunnel! 5) The East New York LIRR Station - runs at surface level and has the roadway of Atlantic Avenue running above it. Some ornate ironwork remains. 6) The elevated line and Nostrand Avenue station - the line runs elevated, subway style, above Atlantic Avenue, giving you a good look at central Brooklyn. 7) Atlantic Terminal - renovated, brightly lit station that directly connects to several subway lines and lies beneath the Atlantic Terminal mall. The Barclays Center is directly across the street. |
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Posted by JRR4 on Sun Sep 8 19:59:40 2019, in response to Re: suggestions for first LIRR or Metro North ride, posted by Mitch45 on Sun Sep 8 19:50:19 2019. Thanks bud! |
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Posted by 3-9 on Sun Sep 8 20:24:29 2019, in response to Re: suggestions for first LIRR or Metro North ride, posted by Mitch45 on Sun Sep 8 19:50:19 2019. This requires a certain amount of planning. To really appreciate it (especially the turnouts and Woodhaven Blvd station) you need to be looking out the front of first car, and that pretty much means an M3, where the first car is open and the front rows are not roped off. If you can get the chance to do this, it's worth it, but realize that your efforts may be in vain if there are no M3s available from Atlantic. |
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Posted by Bill from Maspeth on Sun Sep 8 20:46:40 2019, in response to Re: suggestions for first LIRR or Metro North ride, posted by Henry R32 #3730 on Sun Sep 8 18:49:20 2019. Hempstead Bus Terminal is horrid. Blame NICE. Rosa Parks is doing flips in her grave. |
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Posted by Bill from Maspeth on Sun Sep 8 20:47:56 2019, in response to Re: suggestions for first LIRR or Metro North ride, posted by Spider-Pig on Sun Sep 8 19:06:56 2019. When was the last time you were at Hempstead (Rosa Parks) Bus Terminal? |
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Posted by 3-9 on Sun Sep 8 21:32:35 2019, in response to Re: suggestions for first LIRR or Metro North ride, posted by AEM-7AC #901 on Sun Sep 8 19:49:44 2019. That sounds like lots of major NYC subway stations. :-S |
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Posted by Andrew Saucci on Sun Sep 8 21:41:24 2019, in response to Re: suggestions for first LIRR or Metro North ride, posted by 3-9 on Sun Sep 8 20:24:29 2019. One can see the underground Woodhaven station from the side windows if highly focused on the task. If the ticket collector hits you just as you are passing the station, you'll miss it. Going eastbound, the turnout is a cue that the station is next; the sound of the train is a bit different passing the turnout. The station has only a dim light or two of its own, so it may be a bit hard to make out much detail though, and the trains do pass quite fast, as others have noted. I don't recall ever being in the front of an M-1 or M-3 going through there, but that probably is more interesting. |
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Posted by 3-9 on Mon Sep 9 00:45:53 2019, in response to Re: suggestions for first LIRR or Metro North ride, posted by Andrew Saucci on Sun Sep 8 21:41:24 2019. All those features are basically "blink and you'll miss it", though. Once you get on the elevated, at least you'll get scenery. |
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Posted by Nilet on Mon Sep 9 05:52:32 2019, in response to Re: suggestions for first LIRR or Metro North ride, posted by Mitch45 on Sun Sep 8 19:50:19 2019. 1) “Boland’s Landing” - The short, wooden platform that only LIRR employees use.There's a public-facing timetable for Boland's Landing and from the brief glimpse I caught out the window of a passing train it seems at least one platform has street access. Has anyone just gone to Boland's Landing and tried to catch a train as if it was no big deal? ("Nah man, I used to take the bus to Atlantic Avenue but the train made a stop called 'Poland Landing' and I was like shit, that's right near me maybe I'll just get the train there!") |
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Posted by Nilet on Mon Sep 9 05:57:56 2019, in response to Re: suggestions for first LIRR or Metro North ride, posted by 3-9 on Sun Sep 8 20:24:29 2019. I got an M3 on a weekend and rode for free (due to LIRR cross-honouring for cancelled J train).I've taken to hanging out around Penn at rush hour to scrounge an M3, and so far I've caught a RFW to Port Washington, Long Beach, and Huntington. I might try Atlantic next time I get a chance (hoping for West Hempstead!) but unfortunately, I only rarely have the time to go railfanning the LIRR during rush hour and with the dark half of the year fast approaching my peak-fanning will have to be placed on hold until April-ish. Here's hoping the M3s survive until 2024 after all! |
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Posted by New Flyer #857 on Mon Sep 9 08:14:52 2019, in response to Re: suggestions for first LIRR or Metro North ride, posted by Nilet on Mon Sep 9 05:57:56 2019. How has it been with T/O interaction (if any)? Are you able to fully enjoy the RFW or are you working around open cab doors or unhappy C/Rs (on Metro North they've told me to move away), etc? |
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Posted by MorningsideHeightsM100 on Mon Sep 9 09:29:34 2019, in response to Re: suggestions for first LIRR or Metro North ride, posted by 3-9 on Sun Sep 8 15:21:42 2019. The last time I went to pick my feet in Poughkeepsie, there was a very nice Italian restaurant within walking distance.Mind you that was years ago, and not sure if its still there or not. |
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Posted by Bill Newkirk on Mon Sep 9 09:39:25 2019, in response to Re: suggestions for first LIRR or Metro North ride, posted by MorningsideHeightsM100 on Mon Sep 9 09:29:34 2019. The last time I went to pick my feet in Poughkeepsie, there was a very nice Italian restaurant within walking distance.Mind you that was years ago, and not sure if its still there or not. I remember that restaurant that I had lunch with two friends of mine. But that was back in the day when the SPV-2000's still running, so I'm not sure if it's still open or not. Bill Newkirk |
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Posted by Broadway Lion on Mon Sep 9 10:00:26 2019, in response to Re: suggestions for first LIRR or Metro North ride, posted by Dutchrailnut on Sun Sep 8 17:11:48 2019. Sorry, I'm Celibate.ROAR |
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Posted by Dutchrailnut on Mon Sep 9 12:49:13 2019, in response to Re: suggestions for first LIRR or Metro North ride, posted by Bill Newkirk on Mon Sep 9 09:39:25 2019. There is two Italian restaurants , one up road at south end of platform and other in mini mall in old plumber wholesale , plus there is River Station. |
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Posted by Bill Newkirk on Mon Sep 9 13:13:17 2019, in response to Re: suggestions for first LIRR or Metro North ride, posted by Dutchrailnut on Mon Sep 9 12:49:13 2019. There is two Italian restaurants , one up road at south end of platform and other in mini mall in old plumber wholesale , plus there is River Station.It could have been Emiliano's. It was a small older style store as opposed to a larger restaurant. I do remember Perry St. as we were looking for a spot to chow down, not knowing the landscape of Poughkeepsie. Poughkeepsie satellite |
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Posted by Bill Newkirk on Mon Sep 9 13:14:14 2019, in response to Re: suggestions for first LIRR or Metro North ride, posted by Dutchrailnut on Mon Sep 9 12:49:13 2019. There is two Italian restaurants , one up road at south end of platform and other in mini mall in old plumber wholesale , plus there is River Station.It could have been Emiliano's. It was a small older style store as opposed to a larger restaurant. I do remember Perry St. as we were looking for a spot to chow down, not knowing the landscape of Poughkeepsie. That was the last time I rode an SPV-2000. Poughkeepsie satellite |
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