LIRR 8554-8568 and 8572
Kansas City Southern Coaches


 

Former KCS coaches highballing behind an Alco C420 locomotive.
Long Island is a long way way from the route of the Kansas City Southern's Southern Belle!
Photo/scan by Tim Darnell

Two of LIRR's former KCS coaches; the car on the right is one of LIRR's former FEC coaches.
Photo/scan by Richard Glueck

Coach 8555 freshly repainted at Richmond Hill. Note the coach to the right is still in KCS colors.
Photo/scan by Steve Hoskins

Coach 8559 at Sayville.
Photo/scan by Tim Darnell

Coach 8559 at Montauk.
Photo/scan by Tim Darnell

Coach 8560 at Greenport.
Photo/scan by Tim Darnell

Coach 8573 at Mineola.
Photo/scan by Tim Darnell

Coach 8562 at Mineola.
Photo/scan by Tim Darnell

8560 in the scrapline at Corona.
Photo/scan by Tim Darnell

8554 burned while sitting in the scrapline at Corona. The track leading to this scrapline was part of
the LIRR's original (long abandoned) Whitestone Branch. Did you notice the "Unisphere",
which was the centerpiece of the New York World's Fair of 1964-1965,
visible in the distance directly over the furthest car in the string of 4 cars?
Photo/scan by Tim Darnell

8554 burned while sitting in the scrapline at Corona.
Photo/scan by Tim Darnell

8564 is the car on the right at Sunnyside Yard.
Photo/scan by Tim Darnell

 


Updated on 4/04/2008