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NYandW
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« on: March 01, 2010, 09:59:56 PM »

LIRR tug May 7, 1960 at the Brooklyn Bridge

LIRR Tug Colors Orange/Black or Orange/Gray or? Other photos available?
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« Reply #1 on: March 01, 2010, 10:36:31 PM »
They most certainly were orange. Plenty of shots in Flaggs books.
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« Reply #2 on: March 01, 2010, 10:43:49 PM »
Thanks Paul.

LIRR Tug "Garden City" Collection: R. McEnery
Just wanted to hear from a Tug guy. Anyone on the stacks and logo?
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« Reply #3 on: March 02, 2010, 12:03:58 AM »
Eh?

Oh, to those who care, Witte cutup the last bit of the Garden City down in Staten Island.
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« Reply #4 on: March 02, 2010, 10:06:53 AM »
The tugboats had the keystone logo with the initials LIRR like on the timetables from the 30s & 40s. Then like above, the stack had the circle with LI.
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