Alcohol train   Contributor's Pick!       
The alcohol train is a specially equipped car that sprays an alcohol solution on the third rail to prevent icing, allowing MU cars to maintain good contact in snow and ice conditions. Here it is passing over Little Neck Parkway on the Port Washington Branch.
Date: 1/11/1984 Location: Little Neck, NY   Map Show Little Neck on a rail map Views: 1248 Collection Of:   Tom Beckett
Locomotives: LI 163(MP15AC) LI 229(C420)    Author:  Tom Beckett
Alcohol train
Picture Categories: Winter,Station,Signal,Action This picture is part of album:  Long Island RR
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Michael Desoi General N I C E ! ! ! ! 9/23/2011 1:47:13 PM
robert tricaro General This shot deserves to be on the cover of Trains magazine. 8/3/2014 7:16:42 PM
Tim Darnell General Great catch! 8/16/2019 11:17:19 PM

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