A Nighttime Rescue Operation at Kings Park

Tonight was quite the unfortunate night for the Port Jeff branch, all starting with 657 breaking down in Kings Park. A rescue engine was sent out from Jamaica around 5 PM to retrieve the equipment, but later signal trouble at Huntington would force the engine to wait at Hicksville as even more delays were created. I had been waiting for about four hours when the rescue engine finally arrived, and they quickly coupled up and headed back West in a cloud of smoke. Between all the rescue moves I've seen this was the first time I've seen something break down in Kings Park, so it was nice to get a change of scenery for the operation.
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[@Pensyfan19]

Great footage as always. I feel the pain of waiting forever for something cool, especially if said cool thing isn't that long.

[@railsofthelirr405]

Great footage!

[@James_lirr-ict_catches]

Pretty amazing action right here, also i believe the rescue was on the radar i checked but really rare catch and nice to see my favorite mp15ac

[@Daniel540-longisland]

Good news is that when this train got stuck in Kings Park yesterday, it’s running again, but has a new engine. It went from 407, which had the problem, and it’s now 421.

[@NewYorkerSaif]

6:50 Click!

[@RichardNickels-ot6iq]

I Love Those 😈🔥

[@jackchen7003]

Just the day before, a train hit a car on the Port Jeff line... massive delays

[@user-gk8gg1zt7l]

Nice video, Like!

[@cryorig_transit05]

That thang is smoky, Jesus Christ

[@superimposter001]

I gues de30ac 407 broke down

[@RichardNickels-ot6iq]

🤣 That's 🚒 My 🤣 Engine 🤣🚒

[@NickyD]

lirr really needs new deisel trains mta really is a joke

[@paulmartin5642]

LIRR Already Put In An Order For The Soon To Be Built Siemens SC-42 DM Charger Alongside Amtrak And Metro-North.

[@mrvwbug4423]

@@paulmartin5642 I've heard Amtrak will be using a setup where there's a second power car that will be battery powered for getting into/out of Penn rather than a 3rd rail dual mode. Will also act as an extra power reserve for acceleration that they can charge while cruising and under dynamic braking. And have heard the 2nd power car solution will be used for the NEC trains as well, with a pantograph instead of batteries, which should give the NEC Chargers the equivalent of 2 locos when on the wire.