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The Long Island Railroad In Color 
Volume 1: 1949-1966

By: Arthur J. Erdman

Morning Sun Books, Inc., 2010
Hardcover, 128 pages, All Color

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This chronological look back at Long Island Railroad operations begins with steam displacement by FM C-liners and RS3's and ends with the introduction of new Alco Century 420's.

Contents Include:

Introduction...3

Part 1 - 1949 to 1955 Steam to Diesel...6

Part 2 - 1955 to 1964 - The Diesels Take Over...22
"A Hazard of Train order Delivery"...34
"The RS3 Surprise"...36
"Sister Mary Elizabeth versus the LIRR H14-44's"...44
"The Delaware and Hudson RS2 Engines"...45
"Crafty"...46
"The Pink Cadillac"...49
"The Great Victory Container Factory Fire"...60
"The LIRR Summer Service to the Hamptons"...70
"A Close Encounter at "S" Cabin"...77
"First Cab Ride"...79
"The LIRR's Unlucky C-Liner"...82
"The Varsity Rock Throwing Team"...98
"The LIRR Bus"...103

Part 3 - 1964 to 1967 - The World's Fair Era...104
"The Arrival of the Century 420 Power"...108
"The New York World's Fair of 1964-1965"...111

Part 4 - Odds and Ends...104