21st Century Long Island Freight
The New York & Atlantic
RR services Coastal
Distribution; a transload facility for construction and demolition debris
(C&D). It is built on the previous LIRR site of an existing wye
that extended north of the main line.
Coastal
is one of NY&A's largest customers. It loads about 10-15 gondolas 6 days
a week. I believe it has its own trucks (I've seen at least 5 tractor
trailers) and its own railcars (CDEX cars). It is an empties-in/loads-out
operation.
It
may recycle some metal found in the debris that the tractor trailers bring
in, but the majority of the waste is C&D (sheetrock, lumber, etc.)
This is what the corrugated steel shed on the east leg
of the wye houses. The trucks dump their loads and then in it is loaded by
grapple and loaders into the high side gondolas for disposal in landfills.
(Sent to Ohio, I believe.)
The
west wye leg crosses New Highway and enters the fenced property through a
gate. Coastal
Distribution. However, currently, switching is performed on the east leg of
the wye only. Loads are pulled out, then the empties are shoved in, both on
the east leg of the wye. It doesn't make sense to put the emptied through
the west leg, as the engines are on the wrong end of the drag. Usually the
job that switches coastal takes care of business there, then either
continues east to Wyandanch to
switch the container customer before heading back west, or they just run
around at Farmingdale and head back from there.
A new
longer siding has been laid north of the team track and it looks like it
extends far enough west to reach a sand and gravel lot.
The
wye goes back to the early 20th century, c.1916, when Bloch and Guggenheimer
(B&G) Pickle's siding occupied the west wye leg site area followed by
Republic Aviation during WW II, when in full swing, building fighter planes
for the war effort. As the LIRR rules prevented steam engines from running
tender first on the main line, the wye was essential for turning them for
the westbound runs. The building was later used as a warehouse.
Farmingdale wye - Coastal Distribution, LLC
aerial
Note: Abandoned ex-B&G Pickles/Republic siding prior to raze in 3/2013
Farmingdale track view E
NYA Farmingdale at New Highway Map 3-20-2013 Note: Indicates previous razed B&G siding
West view Farmingdale wye
3-18-2013
Farmingdale new switch view W
from New Hwy 3-23-13
Coastal Distribution gate west leg of wye view NE across New Hwy. 3-18-2013
Coastal Distribution view S 3-18-2013
Farmingdale turnout ready for installation view W 3-18-2013
Farmingdale concrete plant view W end of new sidings 03-23-13
Coastal Distribution view S 3-23-2013
Farmingdale wye view W the old and new turnout for the teamtrack 3-18-2013
Farmingdale wye view W new siding for Coastal Distribution 3-18-2013
Farmingdale switch into concrete siding view E 3-23-13
Farmingdale concrete plant view W from New Hwy 03-23-13
Farmingdale concrete plant off loading site under construction view W 03-23-13
Farmingdale concrete plant
view NW 3-23-13
Farmingdale ex-B&G Pickle Co. and Republic Warehouse view E 3-23-13
Note: The previous razed siding loading docks.
LIRR #271 & 156 1/24/01 Pine Aire, Train RS60 - Don C.
cleaning number boards and lights as Jay E. looks on.
Photo: William Skeats
NYA #151and NYA #101 eastbound Smithtown
10/2001 Photo: John Volpi
NYA #261 & # 151 with the Railbox car
have been turned. The train backs up to couple
up to the remaining cars. 02/04/06
Photo: John Volpi
Pulver Gas Bridgehampton Plant & Fuel Station
Sign Photo: Mike McDermet
NYA #106, #159 Blissville Yard View NW 09-06-09
NYA #151 Deer Park, Train RS40 done switching Southern Container and Tanger Outlets C&D-tree waste 03/01/2007 Photo: William J. Skeats
NYA #106, #159 Under Greenpoint Ave. Blissville 09-06-09
Islip westbound at ex-84 Lumber 3/16/12
Photo: Glen Johnson
RS #303 Amco Plastics, Farmingdale 1/15/05
carfloat #278 with 14 car load, 40 min.trip 11/13/14 Photo: Richard Perry - NY Times
NYA 65th St. View E 11/13/14
Photo: Richard Perry - NY Times
Paraco Gas Riverhead view N 2017
Paraco Gas view E 1/27/2017
Photo: Steve Rothaug
Paraco Gas propane tanks view E 1/27/2017
Photo: Steve Rothaug
Paraco has three spots for LPG tank car unloading on their siding; located at 44 Kroemer Ave., Riverhead. The eight white tanks have a capacity of 30,000 gallons of propane, but are not filled all the way to allow for expansion. I was told they are filled with about 28,000 gallons. Info: Steve Rothaug