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10/31/2024
 
 
 
 
 
By:Mike Woodruff
Dates:1/1/1950 - 1/1/2005
Album Info:Interesting photos taken by Stephen J. Benkovitz
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PRR 4710
Title:  PRR 4710
Description:  A pair of Pennsy P5a electrics with a westbound hopper train at Elizabeth, NJ. Date approximate.
Photo Date:  1/1/1950  Upload Date: 8/20/2007 8:21:35 PM
Location:  Elizabeth, NJ
Author:  Stephen J. Benkovitz
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Locomotives:  PRR 4710(4-6-4)
Views:  1205   Comments: 0
RF&P 1107
Title:  RF&P 1107
Description:  ABB F7s bring a northbound RF&P freight into Alexandria bound for Potomac Yard. Date approximate.
Photo Date:  6/1/1950  Upload Date: 12/23/2007 9:23:04 PM
Location:  Alexandria, VA
Author:  Stephen J. Benkovitz
Categories: 
Locomotives:  RFP 1107(F7A)
Views:  1178   Comments: 1
LIRR 450
Title:  LIRR 450
Description:  Long Island's only 1,000 hp Baldwin switcher handles an eastbound freight at New Hyde Park, NY. Date approximate.
Photo Date:  7/1/1950  Upload Date: 12/23/2007 9:01:02 PM
Location:  New Hyde Park, NY
Author:  Stephen J. Benkovitz
Categories: 
Locomotives:  LI 450(DS44-1000)
Views:  1198   Comments: 0
NYC 8224
Title:  NYC 8224
Description:  A NYC RS3 wearing lightning stripes and a pair of coaches subsitutes for the usual Budd RDC "Beeliner" at Worcester, Mass.
Photo Date:  12/1/1950  Upload Date: 12/23/2007 9:13:27 PM
Location:  Worcester, MA
Author:  Stephen J. Benkovitz
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Locomotives:  NYC 8224(RS3)
Views:  2603   Comments: 2
PRR 5750
Title:  PRR 5750
Description:  An ABA set of Pennsy PAs at Harrisburg with the Washington DC section of the eastbound Gotham Limited.
Photo Date:  9/3/1951  Upload Date: 12/23/2007 8:39:31 PM
Location:  Harrisburg, PA
Author:  Stephen J. Benkovitz
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 5750(PA1)
Views:  3057   Comments: 0
LI 1506
Title:  LI 1506
Description:  The date is just a guess, based on the Tichy paint scheme on the loco and all but one of the cars, and what I believe to be a '52 Chevy parked at the depot.
Photo Date:  8/3/1954  Upload Date: 6/23/2014 9:54:58 PM
Location:  Deer Park, NY
Author:  Stephen J. Benkovitz
Categories: 
Locomotives:  LI 1506(H-16-44)
Views:  470   Comments: 2
LI 3101
Title:  LI 3101
Description:  Long Island owned just two RDCs. The 3101, running as Ronkonkoma-Greenport train #204, hit a gravel truck at a grade crossing east of Holtsville, NY on 10/18/1967, killing her engineer, Patrick Dolese. She was subsequently sold for scrap. Actual date and location of this photo unknown.
Photo Date:  6/1/1960  Upload Date: 1/13/2020 7:42:48 PM
Location:  Ronkonkoma, NY
Author:  Stephen J. Benkovitz
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Locomotives:  LI 3101(RDC1)
Views:  300   Comments: 1
Monon 505
Title:  Monon 505
Description:  NB Monon freight sets off at Dyer.
Photo Date:  6/17/1969  Upload Date: 1/28/2006 2:36:02 PM
Location:  Dyer, IN
Author:  Stephen J. Benkovitz
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MON 505(C420)
Views:  2255   Comments: 1
LI 1519
Title:  LI 1519
Description:  LIRR RS2 1519 works upgrade on the Kings Park Hospital branch. She was originally D&H 4019. Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  2/18/1971  Upload Date: 1/18/2020 11:36:05 AM
Location:  Kings Park, NY
Author:  Stephen J. Benkovitz
Categories: 
Locomotives:  LI 1519(RS2)
Views:  318   Comments: 0
LI 601
Title:  LI 601
Description:  Long Island's original FA cab car (ex-L&N 317) lays over at Port Jefferson. Note that the cab car faces east in this early view. Later on, all the push-pull trainsets were turned so that the cab cars faced west. Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  7/1/1971  Upload Date: 11/24/2010 1:39:48 PM
Location:  Port Jefferson, NY
Author:  Stephen J. Benkovitz
Categories:  Passenger
Locomotives:  LI 601(Power Car)
Views:  23196   Comments: 3
LI 602
Title:  LI 602
Description:  This was the second paint scheme variation applied to LIRR's FA cab cars, adding yellow on the pilot area. Shot on the Port Jefferson branch at MP 45 (from Penn Station) between Smithtown and Kings Park. Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  7/1/1971  Upload Date: 11/23/2010 9:43:26 PM
Location:  Smithtown, NY
Author:  Stephen J. Benkovitz
Categories: 
Locomotives:  LI 602(Power Car)
Views:  929   Comments: 2
LI 611
Title:  LI 611
Description:  A former SP&S Alco FA on a LIRR passenger train departing St. James on the Port Jefferson branch. Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  1/1/1973  Upload Date: 12/3/2010 11:28:33 AM
Location:  Saint James, NY
Author:  Stephen J. Benkovitz
Categories: 
Locomotives:  LI 611(Power Car)
Views:  746   Comments: 1
LV 313
Title:  LV 313
Description: 
Photo Date:  2/14/1973  Upload Date: 12/2/2005 10:32:26 AM
Location:  Allentown, PA
Author:  Stephen J. Benkovitz
Categories: 
Locomotives:  LV 313(GP38AC)
Views:  2186   Comments: 4
RDG 3601
Title:  RDG 3601
Description:  Reading freight enters Allentown Yard at R tower. RDG 3601 was later Conrail 2169.
Photo Date:  2/14/1973  Upload Date: 12/13/2010 9:11:42 PM
Location:  Allentown, PA
Author:  Stephen J. Benkovitz
Categories: 
Locomotives:  RDG 3601(GP30)
Views:  810   Comments: 0
LI 604
Title:  LI 604
Description:  Westbound passenger train on the trestle over Town Line Road, between Kings Park and Northport on the Port Jefferson branch. LI 604 was originally L&N 314. Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  3/1/1973  Upload Date: 12/4/2010 12:42:50 PM
Location:  Kings Park, NY
Author:  Stephen J. Benkovitz
Categories: 
Locomotives:  LI 604(Power Car)
Views:  596   Comments: 1
LI 606
Title:  LI 606
Description:  Long Island cab car 606 (originally L&N FA2 321) brings up the rear of an eastbound train, shown on the trestle which spans Town Line Road between Northport and Kings Park on the Port Jefferson branch. Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  3/1/1973  Upload Date: 12/4/2010 12:19:17 PM
Location:  Kings Park, NY
Author:  Stephen J. Benkovitz
Categories: 
Locomotives:  LI 606(Power Car)
Views:  611   Comments: 1
LI 600
Title:  LI 600
Description:  After a little over a month in service, LI 600 still looks pretty clean here at Pine Aire on a Ronkonkoma train. She was ex-PC 1302, nee-NYC 1102. Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  4/1/1973  Upload Date: 12/8/2010 10:00:37 PM
Location:  Pine Aire, NY
Author:  Stephen J. Benkovitz
Categories: 
Locomotives:  LI 600(Power Car)
Views:  889   Comments: 0
LI 217
Title:  LI 217
Description:  LI 217 on an eastbound Ronkonkoma train passes LI 214, a light engine in the siding at Pine Aire. Note the different styles of marker lights.
Photo Date:  4/6/1973  Upload Date: 12/8/2010 10:29:02 PM
Location:  Pine Aire, NY
Author:  Stephen J. Benkovitz
Categories: 
Locomotives:  LI 217(C420) LI 214(C420)
Views:  825   Comments: 0
L&HR 27
Title:  L&HR 27
Description:  L&HR C420s outside the diesel shop at Warwick.
Photo Date:  5/26/1973  Upload Date: 12/1/2010 9:45:07 PM
Location:  Warwick, NY
Author:  Stephen J. Benkovitz
Categories: 
Locomotives:  LHR 27(C420) LHR 24(C420)
Views:  1821   Comments: 0
EL 3319
Title:  EL 3319
Description:  Westbound freight ready to depart on the former Erie at Port Jervis. Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  6/1/1973  Upload Date: 12/1/2010 9:26:53 PM
Location:  Port Jervis, NY
Author:  Stephen J. Benkovitz
Categories: 
Locomotives:  EL 3319(U36C)
Views:  1227   Comments: 1
LI 1551
Title:  LI 1551
Description:  Long Island's Port Jeff freight on the Kings Park State Hospital branch. Pretty sure there is track somewhere under those weeds! LI 1551 was scrapped at Morris Park shops 11/76. Happily, LI 1559 survives at the Monticello Railroad Museum in Illinois as faux IC 704.
Photo Date:  7/1/1973  Upload Date: 12/4/2010 1:41:08 PM
Location:  Kings Park, NY
Author:  Stephen J. Benkovitz
Categories: 
Locomotives:  LI 1551(RS3) LI 1559(RS3)
Views:  976   Comments: 0
LI 1557
Title:  LI 1557
Description:  Not sure what is going on here at Huntington on the Port Jefferson branch, as an RS3 couples FA cab cars 602 and 607 to a push-pull trainset led by FA 601. LI 1557 later went to the Gettysburg RR and was used as a parts source. Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  7/1/1973  Upload Date: 12/4/2010 1:01:08 PM
Location:  Huntington, NY
Author:  Stephen J. Benkovitz
Categories: 
Locomotives:  LI 1557(RS3)
Views:  555   Comments: 1
LI 612
Title:  LI 612
Description:  A Long Island push-pull trainset lays over just west of the depot at Huntington on the Port Jefferson branch. Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  7/1/1973  Upload Date: 12/4/2010 1:29:32 PM
Location:  Huntington, NY
Author:  Stephen J. Benkovitz
Categories: 
Locomotives:  LI 612(Power Car)
Views:  611   Comments: 0
EL 3608
Title:  EL 3608
Description:  Three EL SD45s lead train ES-99 on the CNJ under the PC mainline at Elizabeth. EL 3608 was later Conrail 6073.
Photo Date:  7/22/1973  Upload Date: 12/11/2010 11:32:41 AM
Location:  Elizabeth, NJ
Author:  Stephen J. Benkovitz
Categories: 
Locomotives:  EL 3608(SD45)
Views:  883   Comments: 1
LI 202
Title:  LI 202
Description:  Train RF-56 backed into the Kings Park hospital spur. LI 202 was later VNOR 202. Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  8/1/1973  Upload Date: 12/7/2010 8:27:33 PM
Location:  Kings Park, NY
Author:  Stephen J. Benkovitz
Categories: 
Locomotives:  LI 202(C420)
Views:  708   Comments: 1
LI 463
Title:  LI 463
Description:  What appears to be train RF-56 prepares to work an industrial spur near Greenlawn, NY. You can see the brakeman on the ground about 10 carlengths back. LI 463 suffered a fire and was retired 4/76. Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  8/1/1973  Upload Date: 12/7/2010 8:06:52 PM
Location:  Greenlawn, NY
Author:  Stephen J. Benkovitz
Categories: 
Locomotives:  LI 463(RS1)
Views:  540   Comments: 1
LI 616
Title:  LI 616
Description:  Nearly "new" cab car 616 (in-service date 7/28/73; date on slide mount AUG73) sits all by herself at Huntington. Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  8/1/1973  Upload Date: 12/7/2010 8:46:04 PM
Location:  Huntington, NY
Author:  Stephen J. Benkovitz
Categories: 
Locomotives:  LI 616(Power Car)
Views:  890   Comments: 1
LI 611
Title:  LI 611
Description:  An eastbound push-pull passenger train in "pull" mode departs Smithtown on the Port Jefferson branch. LI 611 was ex-BN 4102, nee-SP&S 857. Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  9/1/1973  Upload Date: 12/3/2010 10:25:50 AM
Location:  Smithtown, NY
Author:  Stephen J. Benkovitz
Categories: 
Locomotives:  LI 611(Power Car)
Views:  714   Comments: 0
CNJ 2508
Title:  CNJ 2508
Description:  CNJ eastbound freight works the small yard at Bound Brook. CNJ 2508 was later CR 6047.
Photo Date:  9/28/1973  Upload Date: 11/28/2010 11:03:04 PM
Location:  Bound Brook, NJ
Author:  Stephen J. Benkovitz
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CNJ 2508(SD35)
Views:  739   Comments: 0
CNJ 3067
Title:  CNJ 3067
Description:  CNJ train ES99 heads west past the depot at Bound Brook. CNJ 3067 was later CR 6921, EMDX 6417, UP 4770:1, UP 2820, EMDX 2820.
Photo Date:  9/28/1973  Upload Date: 11/28/2010 9:28:27 PM
Location:  Bound Brook, NJ
Author:  Stephen J. Benkovitz
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CNJ 3067(SD40)
Views:  1307   Comments: 0
EL 1057
Title:  EL 1057
Description:  EL's only Phase III RS3, rebuilt 3/73 from retired B&M 1507, is shown working a CNJ local freight at Bound Brook.
Photo Date:  9/28/1973  Upload Date: 12/11/2010 12:06:22 PM
Location:  Bound Brook, NJ
Author:  Stephen J. Benkovitz
Categories: 
Locomotives:  EL 1057(RS3M)
Views:  1477   Comments: 0
LV 627
Title:  LV 627
Description:  EB LV freight works the CNJ interchange yard at Bound Brook.
Photo Date:  9/28/1973  Upload Date: 9/25/2006 8:51:56 PM
Location:  Bound Brook, NJ
Author:  Stephen J. Benkovitz
Categories: 
Locomotives:  LV 627(C628)
Views:  1423   Comments: 0
LI 609
Title:  LI 609
Description:  Ready to depart Port Jeffereson, LI 609 was originally WM 301. Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  11/1/1973  Upload Date: 12/3/2010 11:00:16 AM
Location:  Port Jefferson, NY
Author:  Stephen J. Benkovitz
Categories: 
Locomotives:  LI 609(Power Car)
Views:  543   Comments: 1
LI 609
Title:  LI 609
Description:  Push-pull trainset has just arrived from Port Jefferson. LI 609 was originally WM 301. Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  2/1/1974  Upload Date: 12/8/2010 11:34:40 AM
Location:  Huntington, NY
Author:  Stephen J. Benkovitz
Categories: 
Locomotives:  LI 609(Power Car)
Views:  501   Comments: 0
LIRR 212
Title:  LIRR 212
Description:  C420 212 and an ex-KCS coach have just arrived from Greenport with the "scoot".
Photo Date:  3/20/1974  Upload Date: 1/13/2006 6:50:19 PM
Location:  Ronkonkoma, NY
Author:  Stephen J. Benkovitz
Categories: 
Locomotives:  LI 212(C420)
Views:  980   Comments: 0
LI 200
Title:  LI 200
Description:  LI 200 departing Kings Park on a westbound passenger train passes LI 468 in the siding with a weed-sprayer train. LI 200 was later VAMD 200, is extant as LAL 200. LI 468 was sold 6/16/77 to Naporano Iron & Metal for parts, body cut up at Jamaica, NY.
Photo Date:  4/8/1974  Upload Date: 12/8/2010 10:35:59 PM
Location:  Kings Park, NY
Author:  Stephen J. Benkovitz
Categories: 
Locomotives:  LI 200(C420) LI 468(RS1)
Views:  978   Comments: 0
LI 468
Title:  LI 468
Description:  LI RS1 468 works a weed-sprayer train on the Port Jefferson branch. Retired in 1976, she was sold to Naporano for parts 6/16/77.
Photo Date:  4/8/1974  Upload Date: 12/9/2010 9:44:25 AM
Location:  Smithtown, NY
Author:  Stephen J. Benkovitz
Categories: 
Locomotives:  LI 468(RS1)
Views:  562   Comments: 0
BAR 60
Title:  BAR 60
Description:  A leased BAR Geep with a pair of LI RS3s at the Ronkonkoma engine facility. BAR 60 is five years older than LI 1552 and would outlive her by over 20 years. Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  5/1/1974  Upload Date: 12/9/2010 10:16:02 AM
Location:  Ronkonkoma, NY
Author:  Stephen J. Benkovitz
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BAR 60(GP7) LI 1552(RS3)
Views:  1171   Comments: 1
BAR 66
Title:  BAR 66
Description:  A leased BAR Geep with a pair of LI RS3s at the Ronkonkoma engine facility. Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  5/1/1974  Upload Date: 12/9/2010 8:11:02 PM
Location:  Ronkonkoma, NY
Author:  Stephen J. Benkovitz
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BAR 66(GP7) LI 1552(RS3) LI 1556(RS3)
Views:  1193   Comments: 0
PNCX 1702
Title:  PNCX 1702
Description:  Leased Precision National GP9 works freight at Pine Aire. Originally C&O 6019, PNCX 1702 was later MTI 1702 working at Port St. Joe, FL, then went to the Valdosta Railway and finally to the Martin Marietta quarry in Junction City, GA.
Photo Date:  5/1/1974  Upload Date: 12/9/2010 10:00:42 AM
Location:  Pine Aire, NY
Author:  Stephen J. Benkovitz
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PNCX 1702(GP9)
Views:  657   Comments: 0
PC 2222
Title:  PC 2222
Description:  A GP30/GP9B/GP38-2 combo southbound under the wires on the NEC at Elizabeth, NJ.
Photo Date:  6/15/1974  Upload Date: 1/13/2006 7:09:43 PM
Location:  Elizabeth, NJ
Author:  Stephen A. Benkovitz
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PC 2222(GP30)
Views:  819   Comments: 1
LI 1556
Title:  LI 1556
Description:  An RS3 and a leased BAR Geep team up on what I believe is train RF-60 at Pine Aire. LI 1556 was sold via Naporano Iron & Metal and G. R. Silcott to the Gettysburg RR 6/77.
Photo Date:  6/28/1974  Upload Date: 12/9/2010 12:27:07 PM
Location:  Pine Aire, NY
Author:  Stephen J. Benkovitz
Categories: 
Locomotives:  LI 1556(RS3)
Views:  782   Comments: 0
CNJ 2509
Title:  CNJ 2509
Description:  A pair of Jersey Central SD35s on train GJ-2 work the LV interchange yard at Bound Brook. Date approximate.
Photo Date:  7/1/1974  Upload Date: 11/26/2010 3:59:16 PM
Location:  Bound Brook, NJ
Author:  Stephen J. Benkovitz
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CNJ 2509(SD35)
Views:  818   Comments: 2
LI 1556
Title:  LI 1556
Description:  The leased Geeps are ganging up on the home road Alco at Ronkonkoma. PNCX 1706 was originally C&O 6229, later C&NW 4452, ITAX 4452. Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  7/1/1974  Upload Date: 12/9/2010 12:53:00 PM
Location:  Ronkonkoma, NY
Author:  Stephen J. Benkovitz
Categories: 
Locomotives:  LI 1556(RS3) PNCX 1706(GP9) BAR 64(GP7)
Views:  1205   Comments: 0
LI 223
Title:  LI 223
Description:  A C420 and an RS3 team up on what I believe is train 648. This was the first evening rush hour train on the Port Jefferson branch and normally ran 14-16 cars. Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  7/1/1974  Upload Date: 12/9/2010 11:19:18 AM
Location:  Kings Park, NY
Author:  Stephen J. Benkovitz
Categories: 
Locomotives:  LI 223(C420)
Views:  659   Comments: 0
BAR 69
Title:  BAR 69
Description:  Leased BAR Geep works with LI 1553 at Farmingdale.
Photo Date:  7/8/1974  Upload Date: 12/9/2010 9:26:27 PM
Location:  Farmingdale, NY
Author:  Stephen J. Benkovitz
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BAR 69(GP7) LI 1553(RS3)
Views:  1097   Comments: 1
N&W 1309
Title:  N&W 1309
Description:  An eastbound on the former Nickel Plate passes State Line tower. The tracks in the foreground belong to Monon and B&OCT. Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  8/1/1974  Upload Date: 3/12/2009 1:14:36 PM
Location:  Hammond, IN
Author:  Stephen J. Benkovitz
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NW 1309(GP35)
Views:  690   Comments: 0
BAR 74
Title:  BAR 74
Description:  Leased Geeps outnumber the home road Alco at the Ronkonkoma enginehouse.
Photo Date:  8/12/1974  Upload Date: 1/13/2006 7:20:32 PM
Location:  Ronkonkoma, NY
Author:  Stephen J. Benkovitz
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  BAR 74(GP7) LI 1553(RS3) PNCX 1706(GP9)
Views:  1578   Comments: 0
PNCX 1702
Title:  PNCX 1702
Description:  Leased Precision National GP9 #1702 and a former KCS coach assigned to the Ronkonkoma-Greenport "scoot". PNCX 1702 was later MTI 1702 working at Port St. Joe, FL, then went to the Valdosta Railway and finally to the Martin Marietta quarry in Junction City, GA.
Photo Date:  8/13/1974  Upload Date: 1/13/2006 7:31:13 PM
Location:  Ronkonkoma, NY
Author:  Stephen J. Benkovitz
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PNCX 1702(GP9)
Views:  811   Comments: 0
L&N 1059
Title:  L&N 1059
Description:  Switching in the former Monon's namesake town. L&N 1059 is ex-MP 591, nee-C&EI 240, was later SBD 1390.
Photo Date:  8/15/1974  Upload Date: 11/11/2006 3:38:19 PM
Location:  Monon, IN
Author:  Stephen J. Benkovitz
Categories: 
Locomotives:  LN 1059(GP30)
Views:  1270   Comments: 2


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