Long Island Railroad Pulling into Station
by John Telfer
Title
Long Island Railroad Pulling into Station
Artist
John Telfer
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
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Photograph of the Long Island Rail Road train coming into one of its stations, just as it was making a turn on the tracks to straighten out. Took this photo in black and white to give it that vintage feeling of the past with trains running through the plains and forests. In order to get this angle of the train stood right on the middle of the track so I could capture the train coming right directly into the station. Did not want to take it from an angle I wanted the full impression of the train coming right at the viewer. The Long Island Rail Road (reporting mark LI) or LIRR is a commuter rail system serving the length of Long Island, New York, stretching from Manhattan to the easternmost tip of Suffolk County, New York. It is the second busiest commuter railroad in North America (only recently surpassed by its sister railroad, Metro-North), serving about 81 million passengers each year.[1] Established in 1834 and having operated continuously since then, it is the oldest US railroad still operating under its original name and charter.[2] There are 124 stations on the LIRR, and more than 700 miles (1,100 km) of track[3] on its two lines to the two forks of the island and eight major branches. Each weekday, the LIRR provides more than 303,000 rides to customers.[4] It is publicly owned by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, which has styled it MTA Long Island Rail Road. The current LIRR logo combines the circular MTA logo with the text Long Island Rail Road, and appears on the sides of trains. The LIRR is one of two commuter rail systems owned by the MTA; the other one is Metro-North Railroad.
The LIRR is the only commuter passenger railroad in the United States to operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week, with significant off peak, weekend, and holiday service.
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July 21st, 2012
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