New York and Atlantic Railway

New York and Atlantic Railway
	Map of NY&A System
	New York and Atlantic Railroad #300 at 7th avenue in Brooklyn
Overview
Headquarters	Glendale, Queens
Reporting mark	NYA
Locale	Long Island, New York
Dates of operation	1997–present
Technical
Track gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Other
Website	www.anacostia.com/railroads/nya

The New York and Atlantic Railway (NY&A) (reporting mark NYA) is a short line railroad on Long Island, within the southeastern portion of the U.S. state of New York. It was 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. A subsidiary of the Anacostia Rail Holdings Company, NY&A operates exclusively on Long Island and is connected to the U.S. mainland via CSX's Fremont Secondary over the Hell Gate Bridge.^[1] 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, New York.^[2] Its primary freight yard is Fresh Pond Junction in Queens. It has another yard, Pine Aire Yard, in northern Bay Shore, New York. The NY&A officially took over Long Island Rail Road's freight operations on May 11, 1997, with an initial franchise for 20 years.^[2]

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^ ^a ^b "New York & Atlantic Railway Begins Long Island Rail Freight Service" (Press release). New York & Atlantic Railway Co. May 12, 1997. Retrieved August 12, 2011.