Train Tracks Running Through The Forest

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While looking for a train depot to shoot and give it an old vintage look I crossed over these... more

by John Telfer

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Train Tracks Running Through The Forest

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John Telfer

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While looking for a train depot to shoot and give it an old vintage look I crossed over these sets of train tracks in New Hyde Park, New York located on Long Island for the Long Island Railroad. I got out of my car because my eye was caught by the long and winding train tracks that ran behind the suburban town in Long Island covered by the trees, with the impression that they just continued to run for ever. I stood right in the middle of the tracks and set my camera to black and white and took this shot right down the tracks giving it that old abandoned and vintage look that I was looking for. 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