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Hicksville Grime

“That has to be the nastiest looking engine I’ve ever seen.”

 

 

That’s a comment from an LIRR employee I showed this image to on the day it was captured. LI 167, an unkept and malnourished looking MP15AC, drags a train of empties across the viaduct at Hicksville, NY. I could hear the sputtering of her engine from across town. She’s on her way to Wellwood Siding in North Lindenhurst, a base of operations for railroad maintenance in western Suffolk County.

 

While thunderclouds gather above the viaduct, a pair of refurbished old cars sit below - probably dating from when the E15s were in their prime.

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Uploaded on April 27, 2024
Taken on April 24, 2024