Hempstead Gardens
LIRRLIHempstead Gardens, NY
Arrivals & departures
Next ~4 hours. Live trip updates from the operator's GTFS-RT feed where available; schedule-based otherwise. Delays surface as a red chip when the feed reports them.
- LIRR GO201_26_1718Arr 4:26:07 PMDep 4:26:07 PMscheduled+11 min
- LIRR GO201_26_1721Arr 4:32:40 PMDep 4:32:40 PMscheduled+5 min
- LIRR GO201_26_1750Arr 5:16:25 PMDep 5:16:25 PMscheduled+1 min
- LIRR GO201_26_1753Arr 5:28:00 PMDep 5:28:00 PMscheduledOn time
- LIRR GO201_26_1752Arr 6:15:00 PMDep 6:15:00 PMscheduledOn time
- LIRR GO201_26_1754Arr 7:31:00 PMDep 7:31:00 PMscheduledOn time
Plan your visit
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Gear up
The starter kit serious railfans wish they'd bought day one. Each link earns us a small Amazon Associates referral — we only list gear we'd actually carry.
Florida + Texas + Arizona + Southern California railfanning is unforgiving at noon. UPF 50 wide-brim with a chin strap so it doesn't blow off in the train slipstream. ($15-$30)
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Budget gateway scanner — under $30. Program the 97 AAR channels yourself (CHIRP software is free) and you have a real working scanner for the price of dinner. Most railfans owned one before they upgraded. ($25-$35)
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Reading a CSX road number off a passing unit at half a mile = magic. 10x42 is the railfan sweet spot — enough power, still light enough to hold steady. Nikon's PROSTAFF 3S is the standard recommendation: under $150 and the optics punch above the price. ($120-$170)
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Nearby railfan spots
Curated viewing locations within 7 miles of this station.
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Nearby community sightings
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