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New York and Atlantic Railway
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New York and Atlantic Railway
The
New York and Atlantic Railway
(
NY&A
) is a
short line railroad
formed in 1997 to provide freight service over the tracks of the
Long Island Rail Road
, a public
commuter rail
agency which had decided to privatize its freight operations. An affiliate of the
Anacostia and Pacific Company
, NY&A operates exclusively on
Long Island
,
New York
and is connected to the mainland via CSX's line over the
Hell Gate Bridge
. It also interchanges with
New York New Jersey Rail
's
car float
at the
65th Street Yard
and
US Rail of New York
in Yaphank, NY. Its primary freight yard is
Fresh Pond Junction
in Queens. The NY&A officially took over Long Island Rail Road's freight operations on May 11, 1997. The initial franchise was for 20 years.
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