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.
@@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.
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
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.
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.
Dirty Ribz My fault.....I assume it was Conrail because of the blue and white paint visible on the side. However, you make a valid point about the picture being too clean for it to be an older video
10 years later and this line sadly doesn’t get much attention
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..
That line deserves to be restored!
Where is this ?
very cool, today it is now lowley linked to a park and the track are fully abandoned and u can go on top
Great video, should have been restored for a short tourist line.🇺🇸
Cool slice of history 👍🏻
Great video Tom enjoyed the view!
Good video!👍
Quite possibly the last train ever on that line !
Damn shame look at all those abandoned sidings freight business dried up many years ago !
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.
Is this still a thing? Please leave info
No. It was abandon awhile ago and the bridge was torn down.
@@aj_lirr8756 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.
Wow ActionKid just did a video of this!
Amazing network of tracks
Yeah it was torn down about 3 months ago
I saw the old and new lighthouse at Montauk.,with surfers below it.
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.
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
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.
damn i remember walking those tracks from fresh pond a couple years back.
That track looks like it should have been abandoned in the 50s.
Nice man. Good you put this up cuz those bogies are gone and the lower Montauk cut off is demolished for ESA.
Is this near BLISS?
its in Long Island City, headed to Sunnyside yard
Very interesting video another perspective of the LIRR ROW, thank you Sir.
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.
great video
Nice angle. Good to see rare footage of Conrail crossing the bridge👍
Calvin Byer is it conrail? This footage is too clean for that time .
CSX
Dirty Ribz My fault.....I assume it was Conrail because of the blue and white paint visible on the side. However, you make a valid point about the picture being too clean for it to be an older video
Its a GMTX leased locomotive
CSX
thanks for posting this it was cool to check out