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Rare Sighting Travels Through Ronkonkoma

A vintage freight train pulled by the New York and Atlantic Railway passes westbound through Ronkonkoma station.

This amateur video, captured by YouTube user and train enthusiast "LIRR409" depicts a rare sighting of a vintage New York & Atlantic Railway train hauling five cars through the Ronkonkoma train station en route to New York City.

The train is described as a GP38 270, and commenters on the video congratulated the user for catching this rare train in action during the daylight hours.

For vintage train enthusiasts, click on the video and watch it chug on through.

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