If you PAY ATTENTION you will see that there is NO 3rd Rail, NO Electric Train capability, only Diesel. It is used for freight only. Ergo this is from a Caboose.
I really like the abandoned look of those track-side industrial buildings in the first part of the clip. This place looks untouched for the last 100 years.
In 1870 two Railroads were joined, the southside railroad and the Bushwick to ? and they were purchased by the LIRR and joined to form the line from Brooklyn to Montauk, so it has been called the Montauk Branch ever since. Probably some kind of Railroad speak from those days seemed make sense even today. This branch is still not electrified, and may never be since the passenger traffic potential does not justify the cost, and most of old stations no longerexist along its length. Only diesel trains can use it, so it is used for hauling freight only.
@@NaYawkr It has been leased to the NY and Atlantic freight railroad as the LIRR secondary because the LIRR would have had to install PTC on it were it to continue its use for passenger service and that would not have been cost effective.
I really wished they used this for east side access or something i could see them using this to add a 2nd line into the city and adding a train service in parts of the boro that lacks it. Most of this is gone now so i dont see it ever happeing
@@K1_Trains After 5:20 the train starts to move again. A few feet later as the “Citywide” building comes into view, the overpass has been ripped up and the tracks come to an abrupt end. Fun fact: Mark Wahlberg movie “The Yards” was filmed at the depot at the end the video in year 2000.
There's another video posted somewhere of a passenger train on the Montauk Cutoff from the 1950's or so. Thanks for posting. This is great.
Quite possibly the last train ever on that line !
very cool, today it is now lowley linked to a park and the track are fully abandoned and u can go on top
damn i remember walking those tracks from fresh pond a couple years back.
That line deserves to be restored!
Nice man. Good you put this up cuz those bogies are gone and the lower Montauk cut off is demolished for ESA.
Damn shame look at all those abandoned sidings freight business dried up many years ago !
Amazing network of tracks
Yeah it was torn down about 3 months ago
If you PAY ATTENTION you will see that there is NO 3rd Rail, NO Electric Train capability, only Diesel. It is used for freight only. Ergo this is from a Caboose.
I really like the abandoned look of those track-side industrial buildings in the first part of the clip. This place looks untouched for the last 100 years.
Pretty sure this thing is gone due to the east side access project but the siding at the end to the right is still there..
Is this near BLISS?
Why is it called the "Montauk Cut-Off" when the train in not in Montauk?
russ117044 because it is the Montauk Branch. They sometimes call it the lower Montauk. If you take it all the way east it will take you to Montauk.
In 1870 two Railroads were joined, the southside railroad and the Bushwick to ? and they were purchased by the LIRR and joined to form the line from Brooklyn to Montauk, so it has been called the Montauk Branch ever since. Probably some kind of Railroad speak from those days seemed make sense even today. This branch is still not electrified, and may never be since the passenger traffic potential does not justify the cost, and most of old stations no longerexist along its length. Only diesel trains can use it, so it is used for hauling freight only.
@@NaYawkr It has been leased to the NY and Atlantic freight railroad as the LIRR secondary because the LIRR would have had to install PTC on it were it to continue its use for passenger service and that would not have been cost effective.
it's "cut off" from a rail branch that goes to Montauk.
@@NaYawkr recently lirr electrified Montauk and first M7 went to montauk on June 4th this year, but it still rare M7 going to montauk.
Wow ActionKid just did a video of this!
Great video, should have been restored for a short tourist line.🇺🇸
thanks for posting this it was cool to check out
I really wished they used this for east side access or something i could see them using this to add a 2nd line into the city and adding a train service in parts of the boro that lacks it. Most of this is gone now so i dont see it ever happeing
It's never gonna happen anyway because diesel locomotive wont fit in lirr grand central.
@@kenjiharima23nep91 won’t clear the third rail
Cool slice of history 👍🏻
Good video!👍
Is this still a thing? Please leave info
No. It was abandon awhile ago and the bridge was torn down.
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Thank you. By the way was there a cost? Is there a website for this type thing?
Everything after 5:20 was removed the line The line itself from 1:19 Onward is abandoned but the right of way/ tracks still exists.
@@K1_Trains After 5:20 the train starts to move again. A few feet later as the “Citywide”
building comes into view, the overpass has been ripped up and the tracks come to an abrupt end. Fun fact: Mark Wahlberg movie “The Yards” was filmed at the depot at the end the video in year 2000.
Very interesting video another perspective of the LIRR ROW, thank you Sir.
That track looks like it should have been abandoned in the 50s.
I saw the old and new lighthouse at Montauk.,with surfers below it.