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6/15/2025
 
 
 
 
 
Owner: Long Island Rail Road Company
Model:Alco RS3Built As:LI 1559 (RS3)
Serial Number:81357Order No:20975
Frame Number:prime mover # 13947Built:9/1955
Notes:blt 9/55, class AGP-16MSC
Other locos with this serial:  LI 1557(RS3) MMID 56(RS3)
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LI 1557
Title:  LI 1557
Description:  LI RS3 #1557 takes a weekend break in front of the small enginehouse at Ronkonkoma. Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  3/1/1972  Upload Date: 12/6/2008 11:12:38 AM
Location:  Ronkonkoma, NY
Author:  Mike Woodruff
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Locomotives:  LI 1557(RS3)
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LI 1557
Title:  LI 1557
Description:  Long Island RS3s sleep the weekend away at Ronkonkoma. Delivery of this group of units in 1955 allowed Long Island to retire the last of their G5 4-6-0s. Date approximate.
Photo Date:  3/1/1972  Upload Date: 12/6/2008 1:12:45 PM
Location:  Ronkonkoma, NY
Author:  Mike Woodruff
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Locomotives:  LI 1557(RS3) LI 1555(RS3)
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LI 202
Title:  LI 202
Description:  A Port Jefferson train prepares to depart the Hunterspoint Avenue station. C420 #202 later worked on the Vermont Northern.
Photo Date:  7/19/1974  Upload Date: 12/30/2008 11:52:00 AM
Location:  Long Island City, NY
Author:  Vincent J. Benkovitz
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Locomotives:  LI 202(C420) LI 1557(RS3)
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LI 1557
Title:  LI 1557
Description:  Three of Long Island's ten RS3s lay over at Ronkonkoma. These were the locomotives that shut down LIRR steam operations for good in 1955.
Photo Date:  9/8/1974  Upload Date: 1/22/2009 4:21:21 PM
Location:  Ronkonkoma, NY
Author:  Vincent J. Benkovitz
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Locomotives:  LI 1557(RS3)
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