That’s extremely rare to see a couple cars designed to run run under the city of New York to not only moving around on the national rail network, but under its own power!
What a really neat video seeing it at jamcia i mean one i never thought those trains could run on LIRR but to see how small it is dam. I hope the MTA shares footage it took of the train testing in the 63rd st tube
I've been reading the comments about these track inspection cars on LIRR TRACKAGE it's rare to see this set of Division A type cars to run out there! Fantastic!
You're making cool videos. I've never thought, that NY Subway system may be so interesting, cause I live in Moscow and the design of our stations is amazing. I'm making videos about subway too and I want to make something like MetroCommunity of bloggers)
It possible nycta subway trains can run on the lirr line in theory however it has happened before where the original r42 or r46 had ran on them there are pictures most people never knew or maybe know my family member once told me a story before the Jamaica parson station was built they were going to have the E subway train come up from the ground and run on the lirr tracks where they were going to go who knows just like the nycta had plans to extend the F train to the border to Nassau County yet it was money issues and budget cuts plus it would be interesting if lirr train ran in a subway tunnel unless the train is too big who knows it neat to see
I mean the original Rockaway part for the A was used by the LIRR. I’m not sure if they improved the tracks but I’m sure that most subway trains can’t use the tracks
@@_nolan_nolan physically, the NYC Subway, SIR, & PATH can fit, as the track gauge is the same. However, there may be issues due to 3rd rail voltage. There would also be problems with platform height, gaps, signal system, & FRA regulations. LIRR trains cannot fit in the subway
In theory, yes, Subway trains can run on Metro North/Lirr track but not vice versa. In fact in September of 1968, an eight car R32A set of cars(modified 3rd rail shoes)ran from Mott Haven yard to Grand Central and sat for several hours
@@Mnrr6131 R44 cars were also tested on the LIRR. I'm not sure about the R44 cars, but apparently there were some minor issues with the motors on the R32 cars due to the voltage difference
Honestly, if ever the Bay Ridge Branch is activated, I would love to see what the MTA has to offer the public of what to run on that line. Imagine LIRR running along the Bay Ridge Branch to near the Fresh Pond Rd junction and traverse along the Lower Montauk Branch to either Jamaica, Long Island City, or East Williamsburg (if they ever reactivate that Branch). Or the Metro-North, after crossing Hells Gate, runs along the Bay Ridge Branch to its end terminal at Brooklyn Army Terminal, sharing tracks with the LIRR. And then they proceed through the Verrezano Narrows to Staten Island. Or they have a totally new line, Triboro RX, run the entire length of the Bay Ridge Branch. Overall, it would be nice!
Anjan Nandi They should do TriBoro as a separate but FRA heavy rail line, Newark Airport to Co-op City in the Bronx, would share most of the route with Conrail for cross-harbor freight.
Subway cars used to be delivered to the NYCT via the Bay Ridge Branch and the connection to the NYCT-owned South Brooklyn Railway which ran at street level on MacDonald Avenue (the original right of way of the Culver Line) and into the subway system's Coney Island yards. There are photos of the R32s being delivered this way in the mid 1960s. However, those tracks have been paved over. The South Brooklyn Railway now connects with the subway system at Fourth Avenue in South Brooklyn, and with the Bay Ridge Branch via street running along Second Avenue in Brooklyn. But, as another poster noted, the connection in this video was made via Linden Yard in Brownsville. The connection is not used in regular operations.
Does the TGC4 run on the third rail too, or does it only run as a diesel? If so, then would that mean it runs on diesel fuel while in the NYC subway tunnels?!
It runs on diesel fuel. Same as the GE, Republic, and MPI diesel locomotives in the subway system. The only difference is that Track/MOW operates it with a Motorman acting as pilot.
There is a switch near Gate 6 at Linden Yard (padlocked) that leads to the LIRR Bay Ridge branch. It's how gondolas of CWR rails are brought into Linden Yard.
Unique, one would wonder how they got them there? 🤔 It's interesting that PATH can meet up with New Jersey Transit & Amtrak.. but our subways don't interconnect with the other railroads L.I.R.R. METRO NORTH is another story and it's connections onto it's territory..🤔
No wonder MTA is flat, scot broke. Instead of hiring Sperry Rail Services, MTA has it's own car and it's own crew to do what is already being done quite well by private industry.
That’s extremely rare to see a couple cars designed to run run under the city of New York to not only moving around on the national rail network, but under its own power!
What a really neat video seeing it at jamcia i mean one i never thought those trains could run on LIRR but to see how small it is dam. I hope the MTA shares footage it took of the train testing in the 63rd st tube
Right I was was thinking the same thing!!! They are the same size and height of the A division subway cars....a very rare catch
I've always wanted to see a subway car on the lirr tracks...this is close enough lol
But an set of r46s been on it
@@lopwr1212 I wasn't alive to see it.
@@m3lgar582 me neither
The R44 and R46 would fit good on the LIRR, they are similar
@@ROTE because their design was based off the m1
This was Amazing. What a nice video to see TGC4 on the LlRR. Good work DJH Trains
Just the connection from the LIRR to the Subway is very interesting. Very nice video. Thanks for sharing!
I've been reading the comments about these track inspection cars on LIRR TRACKAGE it's rare to see this set of Division A type cars to run out there! Fantastic!
You're making cool videos. I've never thought, that NY Subway system may be so interesting, cause I live in Moscow and the design of our stations is amazing. I'm making videos about subway too and I want to make something like MetroCommunity of bloggers)
Im actually surprise this is quite unusual I never seen on the LIRR the holy grail if it's on the Metro North
8:49- 11:05 Wrong railing on the L line at Livonia avenue. Rare catch.
you guys make awsome videos keep it up!
Thanks!! We appreciate It!
Nice video by the way DJH trains 👍
Wow, I have never seen these new things before on the LIRR.
It possible nycta subway trains can run on the lirr line in theory however it has happened before where the original r42 or r46 had ran on them there are pictures most people never knew or maybe know my family member once told me a story before the Jamaica parson station was built they were going to have the E subway train come up from the ground and run on the lirr tracks where they were going to go who knows just like the nycta had plans to extend the F train to the border to Nassau County yet it was money issues and budget cuts plus it would be interesting if lirr train ran in a subway tunnel unless the train is too big who knows it neat to see
I mean the original Rockaway part for the A was used by the LIRR. I’m not sure if they improved the tracks but I’m sure that most subway trains can’t use the tracks
@@_nolan_nolan physically, the NYC Subway, SIR, & PATH can fit, as the track gauge is the same. However, there may be issues due to 3rd rail voltage. There would also be problems with platform height, gaps, signal system, & FRA regulations.
LIRR trains cannot fit in the subway
In theory, yes, Subway trains can run on Metro North/Lirr track but not vice versa. In fact in September of 1968, an eight car R32A set of cars(modified 3rd rail shoes)ran from Mott Haven yard to Grand Central and sat for several hours
@@Mnrr6131 R44 cars were also tested on the LIRR. I'm not sure about the R44 cars, but apparently there were some minor issues with the motors on the R32 cars due to the voltage difference
Rafael Ortiz and the Path PA-1s
A couple months late but it’s cool to see MTA equipment on The Bay ridge branch.
Nice catch
Are those subway operators operating it? How do they even know how to operate on a railroad?
Yup it was cool
Honestly, if ever the Bay Ridge Branch is activated, I would love to see what the MTA has to offer the public of what to run on that line. Imagine LIRR running along the Bay Ridge Branch to near the Fresh Pond Rd junction and traverse along the Lower Montauk Branch to either Jamaica, Long Island City, or East Williamsburg (if they ever reactivate that Branch). Or the Metro-North, after crossing Hells Gate, runs along the Bay Ridge Branch to its end terminal at Brooklyn Army Terminal, sharing tracks with the LIRR. And then they proceed through the Verrezano Narrows to Staten Island. Or they have a totally new line, Triboro RX, run the entire length of the Bay Ridge Branch. Overall, it would be nice!
Anjan Nandi They should do TriBoro as a separate but FRA heavy rail line, Newark Airport to Co-op City in the Bronx, would share most of the route with Conrail for cross-harbor freight.
I always wondered if there is a connection from the subway to the lirr
Its indirect and involves some backtracking, but there's one
@@this51man its in south brooklyn isnt it?
@@matthewhernandez8342 it's via Linden Yard in Brownsville
Subway cars used to be delivered to the NYCT via the Bay Ridge Branch and the connection to the NYCT-owned South Brooklyn Railway which ran at street level on MacDonald Avenue (the original right of way of the Culver Line) and into the subway system's Coney Island yards. There are photos of the R32s being delivered this way in the mid 1960s. However, those tracks have been paved over. The South Brooklyn Railway now connects with the subway system at Fourth Avenue in South Brooklyn, and with the Bay Ridge Branch via street running along Second Avenue in Brooklyn. But, as another poster noted, the connection in this video was made via Linden Yard in Brownsville. The connection is not used in regular operations.
So it is possible to get from LIRR to the subway of MTA and v.v..?
2 connections
1. New York & Atlantic Railroad - Linden Yard
2. South Brooklyn Railway: South Brooklyn Marine Terminal - 36/38th St. Yard
Great video! 👍 Like!
Very much interesting
Does the TGC4 run on the third rail too, or does it only run as a diesel? If so, then would that mean it runs on diesel fuel while in the NYC subway tunnels?!
It runs on diesel fuel. Same as the GE, Republic, and MPI diesel locomotives in the subway system. The only difference is that Track/MOW operates it with a Motorman acting as pilot.
In this instance a FRA certified Engineer is acting as pilot, or operating the TGC.
How they got the track inspector train to LIRR tracks from the nyc subway tracks?
There is a switch near Gate 6 at Linden Yard (padlocked) that leads to the LIRR Bay Ridge branch. It's how gondolas of CWR rails are brought into Linden Yard.
@@ArgosySpecOps there is also a connection just outside of the tunnel portal that connects the 4th Ave line to the West End line
So they wanna use the frieght tracks for revenue service?
No. It had to get from NYCT to LIRR.
@@woodalexander well they are still studying it
A transit man will operate. A LIRR man will pilot.
Unique, one would wonder how they got them there? 🤔 It's interesting that PATH can meet up with New Jersey Transit & Amtrak.. but our subways don't interconnect with the other railroads L.I.R.R. METRO NORTH is another story and it's connections onto it's territory..🤔
The track inspection 2 car train is in IRT DIVISION A design so it can fit on Divisions A & B!🤔
there are two connections between the LIRR and NYCTA one of which is shown 8n this video! it’s rarely used, but it’s used.
Is the TGC4 a test train?
No, it's the track geometry car
Oh I have to learn about the tgc4
@Isaac M NYCTransit&vlog It does a bit more than that, according to Wikipedia -en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Track_geometry_car
It meets FRA standards.
How could an NYCS track inspection car go on LIRR tracks? It’s baffling.
Ooooo Bay Ridge
Since when did these "Lower Montauk" and "Bay Ridge" branches exist? Is it part of the East Side Access project and still being constructed?
Anurag Das No. they’ve been there for over 100 years.
the lines are two of the oldest LIRR lines, just that one lost its infrequent service a few years ago and the other lost service a century ago
How does it work?
7:20 where is that?
Right by Atlantic Avenue ( L ) line & Right by East NY LiRR Station
@@redlyfe4203 I figured I did hear the M3 started moving
Hello 👋
No wonder MTA is flat, scot broke. Instead of hiring Sperry Rail Services, MTA has it's own car and it's own crew to do what is already being done quite well by private industry.
They also use Sperry. And other railroads also have their own Track Geometry cars. Sperry doesn't do the same work as a Track Geometry Car.
You do realize that private industry charges money for their services right?
Nice catch