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» Long Island Railroad (more..)
» EMD MP15AC (more..) |
» Malverne Station (West Hempstead Branch)
» Malverne, New York, USA (more..)
» October 19, 2020 |
| Locomotive No./Train ID |
Photographer |
» LI 158 (more..)
» LI LaserTrain (more..) |
» Greg Grice (more..)
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| "LaserTrain at Malverne"
Long Island Rail Road's "LaserTrain" heads west past Malverne Station towards Valley Stream on the West Hempstead Branch. Opened in the early 1900s as "Norwood", Malverne is the old surviving station along the West Hempstead Branch.
LIRR's LaserTrains consist of two MP15ACs sandwiching a retired Budd M3 pair equipped with technology installed by Laser Precision Solutions. They are tasked with vaporizing leaf residue off of the rails throughout the system. During the fall season, leaves fall onto the tracks which cause slip slide conditions when ran over by trains. Many railroads utilize rail washers for this issue but the LIRR has recently turned to this technology for the task. |
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