Eastbound surprise         
In 1978, the LIRR extended a couple of Ronkonkoma trains to Yaphank in response to the growing traffic as population on Long Island grew. Aside from the benefit to far east end riders, the bonus to fans was that they usually drew a C 420, which was becoming a rare event in those days, as the GP 38s had largely taken over the passenger duties. I caught one at Ronkonkoma, almost close enough to grab it. This was early in my photography career, and I still had a thing or two to learn about composition.
Date: 7/18/1977 Location: Ronkonkoma, NY   Map Show Ronkonkoma on a rail map Views: 349 Collection Of:   Tom Beckett
Locomotives: LI 225(C420)    Author:  Tom Beckett
Eastbound surprise
Picture Categories: Station,Passenger,Action This picture is part of album:  Long Island RR
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