LIRR Bi-levels with Metra E-8 Units 8-19-91

Описание: Took this on August 19, 1991 the same day that Hurricane Bob hit Long Island. By the time the train arrived Smithtown the hurricane was gone and the sun was shining. The railroad had it's own problems with delays. East of Smithown in those days was manual block. A train had to remain at Smithtown until the one ahead of it cleared at "BK" Stony Brook. Train #660 with the Metra units is first seen at the west end of Smithtown waiting for train # 658 to leave. Since I know it will be in the station for about fifteen minutes I take a few videos of engine # 605 on train # 657 a westbound that originates out of Smithtown. I then drive over and take some more videos of the Metra E-8 # 516. These old units look like they're built like a tank. Finally they depart east but very slowly as train # 662 arrives and waits it's turn. I take more video of 662's engine # 251. The red recepticle says " For Bilevel Service Only" The LIRR already had this engine along with 259-266-269 ready in the wings ready to haul the bi-level C-1 cars. After finishing up the videos I returned to my car. I turned on the scanner only to hear that train # 660 (Metra bi-levels) was having problems climbing the grade east of Smithtown. I drove over towards St.James and stopped at the Borrella farm stand on Edgewood Ave. I monitor the scanner. Finally the train seems to make it up the grade and gets moving along. I then head over to St.James station where I capture it mid train as it's leaving St. James heading to Stony Brook. By the next week the Metra units are out and the LIRR's own GP-38's are in charge of hauling this train.