End of the line  Contributor's Pick!       
The remaining 8 C 420s that had been working in freight service on the LIRR sit outside the Morris Park shops after being pulled from service following the opening of the Ronkonkoma electrification. The retirement would be short, as several would return to service, including 225 and 229, which would be repainted in the 1960s era blue and yellow MTA scheme.
Date: 1/21/1988 Location: Jamaica, NY Views: 978 Collection Of:   Tom Beckett
Locomotives: LI 229(C420) LI 223(C420) LI 228(C420) LI 222(C420)    Author:  Tom Beckett
End of the line
Picture Categories: Roster,Yard This picture is part of album:  Long Island RR
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Tim Darnell General Sad sight. I remember the L-1s this way 9/18/2019 5:13:14 PM

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