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» Long Island Railroad (more..)
» EMD MP15AC (more..) |
» Westwood Station (West Hempstead Branch)
» Malverne, New York, USA (more..)
» October 24, 2020 |
| Locomotive No./Train ID |
Photographer |
» LI 163 (more..)
» LI LaserTrain (more..) |
» Greg Grice (more..)
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| "Glass Out at Westwood"
Long Island Rail Road's "LaserTrain" heads west past Westwood Station on the West Hempstead Branch with "glass out" MP15AC 163 leading the way.
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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