Sunnyside Yard - a photo on Flickriver

Sunnyside Yard

            I spent the weekend with the URHS crew, aboard their time machine NYC Hickory Creek. Here it is, in damp repose, aside some neighboring Amtrak equipment. Standing there in the rain taking these photos, it struck me that this scene really is a multigenerational story of post-war passenger railroading: Amfleets were the first new cars purchased by NRPC in 1975, ACS-64s are the modern electric power on the NEC, and of course in the middle is this 1948 Pullman-built obs lounge, the crown jewel of a train dedicated by none other than Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower himself. Sunnyside, once the largest coach yard anywhere, is a location steeped in history, and still serves as the nerve center of passenger operations in New York City, stabling Amtrak, NJ Transit, and LIRR trains between runs. 
   

Taken in: United States / New York / Sunnyside Gardens (show map)

Taken on: October 31, 2021

Tags:

New York, NY

Sunnyside Yard

New York Central

20th Century Limited

Hickory Creek

Amtrak

ACS-64

Amfleet « less

Groups appears in: • Night Images • Quality and Exceptional Railway Photographs more » • Railfan Atlas • Your Best Shot 2021 « less

Camera: Fujifilm X-E3, f/2.8, 1/8 sec, 18mm (=27mm), ISO 1600 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Fujifilm X-E3
Lens:	XF18-55mmF2.8-4 R LM OIS
Aperture:	f/2.8
Exposure Time:	0.125 sec (1/8)
Focal Length:	18mm (35mm equivalent: 27mm)
ISO:	1600
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	No Flash
Exposure Program:	Program AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Sharpness:	Hard
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Adobe Photoshop 22.1 (Macintosh)
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