21st
Century Long Island Freight |
Today, in 2020, NYAR has only one active customer on the Port Jeff line:
Kleet Lumber. Virtually none throughout Nassau county unless somebody
moves again to the Hicksville Team yard. The Central Branch has one world
recycling which ships out C&D, and takes in stone and lumber. All the
other costumers on Central Branch are gone along with West Hempstead and
Montauk Branch (Freeport team). Thus, leaving the mainline with the bulk
freight activity out in Suffolk. NYA controls the Bay Ridge and Bushwick
Branch tracks with perhaps growth potential.
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LIRR 'Green' locomotives on the way - Newsday 9/26/2018 Archive: Dave
Morrison
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LIRR Should Run Own Freight Service - Newsday 3/06/2018 Archive: Dave
Morrison
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New York & Atlantic Railway - Railroads Illustrated April, 2012
Photos/Article: William Skeats
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Farmingdale - Coastal
Distribution, LLC |
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
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Farmingdale track view E
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NYA Farmingdale at New Highway Map
3/20/2013 Note: Indicates previous razed B&G siding
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West view Farmingdale wye
3/18/2013
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Farmingdale new switch view W
from New Hwy 3/23/2013
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Coastal
Distribution gate west leg of wye view NE across New Hwy. 3-18-2013 |

Coastal Distribution view S
3/23/2013 |

Farmingdale turnout ready for installation
view W 3/23/2013 |
Farmingdale concrete plant view W
end of new sidings 3/23/20133 |
Coastal Distribution view S 3/23/2013
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Farmingdale wye view W the old and new turnout for the teamtrack
3/18/2013
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Farmingdale wye view W new siding for Coastal Distribution 3/18/2013
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Farmingdale switch
into concrete siding view E 3/23/2013 |
Farmingdale concrete plant view W
from
New Hwy 3/23/2013 |
Farmingdale concrete plant off loading
site under construction view W 3/23/2013 |
Farmingdale concrete plant
view NW 3/23/2013 |
Farmingdale ex-B&G Pickle Co. and
Republic Warehouse view E 3/23/2013
Note: The previous razed siding loading docks. |
All photo/information above Steven Rothaug, unless
otherwise noted.
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NYA RS51 Pinelawn Station 7/16/2022 |
New York and Atlantic’s RS51 clears Lawn Interlocking with a nice looking
three unit elephant style consist. The crew seen here makes the run around
move at Costal Distribution LLC. The engineer will swap from the eastbound
NYA 268, to NYA 300 to make the westbound trip to Fresh Pond Yard.
Info/Photo/Archive: Benjamin Lederer |
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Blissville |

NYA #106, #159 Blissville Yard
View NW
9/06/2009 Photo/Archive: Dietrich Ryan |

NYA #106, #159 under Greenpoint
Ave. Blissville 9/06/2009 Photo/Archive: Dietrich Ryan |

Blissville 10/30/2021 concrete pad pour in place. |

A Waste Management shuttlewagon hauls a cut of empty trash containers from
Bliss Yard towards the Review Avenue transfer facility along the Lower
Montauk Line in Long Island City at Greenpoint Avenue. 5/02/2022 view
N Photo/Archive: Greg Grice |

Blissville - ZemRock sign View NW 5/13/2022 |

Blissville 5/13/2022 |

Blissville office - SOXX hoppers 5/13/2022 |
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LIRR
#271 & 156 1/24/2001 Pine Aire, Train RS60 Photo:
William Skeats
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NYA
#151 and NYA #101 eastbound Smithtown
10/2001 Photo: John Volpi
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NYA #261 & # 151 with
the Railbox car
have been turned. The train backs up to couple
up to the remaining cars. 2/04/2006
Photo: John Volpi |
Pulver Gas Bridgehampton Plant &
Fuel Station
Sign
Photo: Mike McDermet
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RS #303 Amco Plastics, Farmingdale 1/15/2005 |
NYA #151 Deer Park, Train RS40
done switching Southern Container and Tanger Outlets C&D-tree waste
03/01/2007
Photo: William J. Skeats
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Islip westbound at ex-84 Lumber
3/16/2012
Photo: Glen Johnson
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Carfloat #278 with 14 car load, 40
min. trip 11/13/2014 Photo: Richard Perry - NY Times
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NYA 65th St. View E 11/13/2014
Photo: Richard Perry - NY Times
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PARACO GAS

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 |

Riverhead - Paraco Gas at MP71-72
NYA #261 train RS71 3/04/2019
Photo/Archive: William J. Skeats |
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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 |

RS70 arrives at MP71 to switch out Paraco gas in Riverhead NY. After
they cleared the Kromer Ave crossing, the engineer switched ends to the
261, got their new Form A card and Form K card from Divide and switched
out Paraco gas. Paraco employees wasted no time unloading the tank cars
once they were spotted in the siding.
Photo/Archive: Benjamin Lederer
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Calverton - After switching out Paraco Gas, 2/21/2022 RS71 makes it way back
to Pine Aire Yard. Photo/Archive: Benjamin Lederer |

RS71
with pickup of 3 empty center beams from Sherwood lumber on the way back.
2/21/2022
Photo/Archive: Benjamin Lederer |

KO11E is famous as the last manual block position light signal in the
country. 2/21/2022
Photo/Archive: Benjamin Lederer |

NYA MP15ACs #151,155 American Lumber, Holtsville 12/09/2006 Photo:
William Skeats |

NYA #151 Paraco Gas, Riverhead 12/14/2006 Photo: William Skeats |

Glenwood Mason Supply Co., Glenwood 10/16/17 Photo: Greg Grice |
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Manhattan Beer Distributors, Ridgewood 8/12/2017 Photo: Greg Grice |

NYA #270, #155 picking up 2 empties at Yong's Siding, Southold 8/24/2004
Photo: John Volpi |

NYA PR20b #300-301 One World Recycling 2017 Photo: Daniel Foran |

NYA RS-20B #300-301 Waste Management, Brooklyn 12/31/2017 Photo: Marc
Glucksman
Last moves of the year. The New York and Atlantic Railway RS-20 brought a cut of Waste Management refuse cars to Brooklyn, NY on Sunday, December 31, 2017. Progress Rail PR20B pair 300-301 are the newest engines on the NY&A and are a popular target when running together.
Marc Glucksman
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NYA GP-38 #271, RS-20 #268 at Manhattan Beer Distributors, Ridgewood
1/07/2018
Photo: Marc Glucksman
The MTA NYC Transit Bus Grand Ave. Depot in the background. NYA GP-38 #271 leads
#268 as they shove back into the warehouse with loaded box cars. These units served passengers for over two decades on the MTA LIRR before accruing almost as much time on their present assignment in freight service.
Marc Glucksman
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NYA GP38-2 #271 - Train RS61 Holbrook 11/08/2001 Photo/Archive:
William J. SkeatsThe crew is heading back to Pine Aire after switching
customers east of Ronkonkoma.
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NYA GP38-2 #271 MP15AC #156
Train RS60
Ronkonkoma View W 2/06/2001
Photo/Archive: William J. SkeatsPossible Propane for Paraco in Riverhead. |

NYA GP38-2 #261 - Train RS60 Holtsville 12/15/2001 Photo/Archive: William
J. SkeatsThe 261 is in the lead with 6 empties from Southern Container and
MP15AC #156.
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NYA MP15AC #155-156 Bay Ridge 1/14/2018 View W Photo: Marc Glucksman
Float on! The car floats of the NYNJ RR at the Brooklyn Army Terminal serve as a modern to link to mostly forgotten form of transportation. Freight cars from
Bayonne, NJ arrive by barge, and are mostly transferred to the New York and Atlantic Railway. On Sunday, January 14, 2018, the NY&A made an unusual Sunday
daylight run down the Bay Ridge Branch to make an exchange of cars with MP15ACs
#155-156. |
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NYA train RS60 the Pine Aire based freight has entered AH siding in
Calverton waiting for the LIRR Train to Riverhead to pass.
GP38-2’s leased from MTA to NYA in 1999. First green
scheme #261, #268, and #270 were painted in 1999. #271 was painted in the
memorial scheme in 2001. Calverton 9/13/2002 Photo/Archive: William J. Skeats
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NYA GP38-2 #268 - Train RS30 Bridgehampton - Pulver Gas View NE 1/26/2001
Photo/Archive: William J. SkeatsTrain RS30 is pulling empty tank cars from
Pulver Gas on the North Freight track. |
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LIRR MP15AC #150 leads a welded rail train just east of Rosedale Station on
the Atlantic Branch. The train spent the weekend dropping rail throughout
the Atlantic Branch. 1/25/2020. Photo/Archive: Greg Grice |

RS40 NYA #156 at B Tower with 19 cars for construction & demolition (C&D)
waste loading at One World Recycling 5/04/2021
Photo/Archive: Dan Foran |

RS41 NYA #156 heading back to Fresh Pond Yard from One World Recycling in
North Lindenhurst on the Central Branch at DIVIDE. View SW 5/07/2021 Photo:
Jeff Erlitz |

RS40 NYA #156 One World Recycling 5/07/2021 Photo/Archive: Thomas Farmer |

RS70/71 NYA #159 Yaphank - View W 5/09/2021 Photo/Archive: Craig Lignelli
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RS70/71 NYA #159 Yaphank - View SE 5/09/2021 Photo/Archive: Craig Lignelli |

RS70/71 NYA #159 Yaphank - View E 5/09/2021 Photo/Archive: Craig Lignelli |
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RS70 westbound at MP73.2 LD siding, Riverhead, waiting for Train 250 to pass
before proceeding west to switch Paraco Gas 8/03/2021 Photo/Archive: Daniel
Foran |

MTA LIRR Train #6469 with Kawasaki M9 #9051 passes the Rail Train with LI
#163 (MP15AC, 4/1977) near Bayside on Saturday, May 22, 2021. The rail train
was dropping welded rail between Little Neck and Bayside as part of ongoing
work projects on the Port Washington Branch. Photo/Archive: Marc Glucksman |

RS71 NYA #156 hauling contaminated soil from Brookhaven National Lab to
Fresh Pond. Mineola 5/22/2021
Photo/Archive: Thomas Farmer |

RS71 NYA #271 trailing 5/29/2021 Photo/Archive: Patrick HinesThey still
had one extra centerbeam to drop off
at Roberts Plywood in Deer
Park |
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Medford Team Track |

NYA GP38-2 #270 - Train RS60 Medford 2/06/2003 Photo/Archive: William
J. SkeatsSwitching Medford Team Track. Delivery for Triangle Lumber. |

RS70/71 at Medford Team Track later to runaround at Yaphank 5/20/2021
Photo/Archive: Dan Foran

NYA #271, #268 Medford Team Track 3/27/2022 Photo/Archive: Benjamin Lederer |

Medford Team Track - 2022 Google maps |
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Gershow Recycling |

Gershow Recycling, Medford view W 2021 Photo/Archive: Gregory Nelson

Gershow new siding install view E 12/2021 |

Medford new siding at X. Google maps 2021
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CIT EMD GP38-2 CIT #402 NYA #270 6/02/2021 Photo/Archive: Dan Foran
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RS71 sand outbound freight KO 6/02/2021 Photo/Archive: Dan Foran
Wednesday's NYA RS70/71 with two very unusually seen foreign visitors! Seen
here on the consist returning from Brookhaven Rail Terminal was two Grand
River Railway 3281 two bay hoppers.
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RS71 passing through KO with CIT #402 sandwiched between NYA 159 and 270 sand outbound.
6/02/2021 Photo/Archive: Dan Foran
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NYA MP15Ac #151 6/23/2021
Photo/Archive: Greg Grice
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NYA "Visits Lady Liberty" on the afternoon of June 23rd, 2021.
(above right) New York & Atlantic Railway MP15AC 151
is seen passing the Statue of Liberty and iconic Manhattan skyline as it
traverses the New York Harbor on one of New York New Jersey Rail's car float
barges. The locomotive is on its way to Metro East Industries in East St.
Louis, Illinois for rebuild, upgrades and repaint.
New York New Jersey (NYNJ) Rail's Marine Rail Division serves as bridge
route for freight rail traffic moving across the Hudson River between
Greenville, New Jersey and Brooklyn, New York. It is one of the last
remaining car float operations in North America. Greg Grice |

NYA RS41 CIT #402 at School St., Westbury 11/12/2021 Photo/Archive: Chris
Medina |

NYA #156 Train RS91 westbound at MP29.10 Syosset 11/17/2021 Photo/Archive:
Jeff Erlitz |

NYA #156 reversing past MP59 to Nicolia Ready Mix to drop loads and pick up
empties. 12/04/2021 Photo/Archive: Dan Foran |

NYA RS70 reversing move on the Calverton Spur delivery to Eastern Fence
12/05/2021
Photo/Archive: Daniel Foran |

NYA #300 train RS40 is seen rounding the curve about to pass over the
Merritts Road crossing with 12 loaded stone cars and a lumber car bound for
Pineaire yard. Centerbeam was for Marjam, stone was for Astro, and Roberts
Plywood after stopping at Pine Aire. 1/22/2022
Photo/Archive: Daniel Foran |

LI freight via rail Looking to Expand 12/19/2021 NEWSDAY |
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Roberts Plywood - Deer Park |
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NYA #155, #151 Roberts Plywood, Deer Park View NW 3/20/2022
Photo/Archive: Ronnie Schnepf |

Roberts Plywood, Deer Park 2022 map Google |

NYA #270 switching Robert's Plywood 2005 Photo/Archive: William Skeets

NYA working Robert's Plywood 3/09/2010 Photo/Archive: William Skeet |
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ELM Global Logistics -
Brentwood
Facility/Business - Warehousing and transload facility handles various
commodities as a third-party logistics provider - Commodities - Food, Paper
Products, Lumber and Panel Products |
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TBOX #642703 at ELM Global Logistics, Emjay Siding, Brentwood 1/29/2022
Photo/Archive: Benjamin Lederer |

ELM Global Logistics, Emjay Blvd. siding, Brentwood Google 2022 |
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Eastern Wholesale Fence - Calverton |

Calverton Runaround view W 12/05/2021
Photo/Archive: Daniel Foran |

Eastern Wholesale Fence, Calverton 2022 map Google |

NYA #156 - Eastern Fence view NW
12/05/2021 Photo/Archive: Daniel Foran |
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NYA #156, #159 Eastern Fence 12/05/2021 Photo/Archive: Daniel Foran |

NYA #159 - Eastern Fence view NW
12/05/2021 Photo/Archive: Daniel Foran |
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NYA #151, #155 Burman Blvd., Calverton
3/21/2022 Photo/Archive: Daniel Foran |

Calverton Runaround NYA #151, #155 View W 3/21/2022 Photo/Archive:
Daniel Foran |

NYA #155, #151 - View E Runaround Calverton 3/21/2022
Photo/Archive: Daniel Foran |
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RS70
- Pine Aire Yard, out to YA siding (Yaphank)
- 3/27/2022 |
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After making the run around move at YA, the Geeps tie back onto their train
to head west to Brookhaven Rail Terminal.
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After arriving in the yard, the crew picks up a freshly painted yellow 60
foot TBOX boxcar for Roberts plywood and will shove the outbound cars from
Brookhaven onto the former Pilgrim State Hospital track. |

A nice surprise was to see a Pan Am Railways box car parked on the outbound
track. |

The Pan Am car was an interesting one since it still had its Boston & Maine
reporting marks. |

After clearing the pilgrim switch to the west end, the crew shoves the
empties onto the siding. |

NYA #271, #268 spotting the TBOX boxcar for Robert's Plywood. |

After spotting the boxcar, the crew makes its way back to the main through
the valley of trailers. After they enter the main, they will continue west
to Farmingdale to switch out Costal. |
"Little Bit of Sun, Little Bit of Clouds"
Today's RS70 job, 3/27/2022, as the crew ran from Pine Aire Yard, out to YA
siding (Yaphank) with cars in tow for Brookhaven Rail Terminal. Afterwards,
the crew returned to the yard and headed west to switch out Robert's Plywood
in Deer Park and Costal Distribution in Farmingdale.
Photos/Archive: Benjamin Lederer |
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RS70 -
Gershow Recycling and Brookhaven Rail
terminal - 8/14/2022 |

NYA #268, #261 spotting the TBOX boxcar for Robert's Plywood. |

NYA RS70 #268, #261 Gershow Recycling 8/14/2022 |

NYA RS70 #268, #261 eastbound at Holbrook |

NYA RS70 #268, #261 Gershow Recycling aerial 8/14/2022 Photo/Archive: Craig
Lignelli |
NYAR RS70 job. The ex-LIRR E20's number 268 and 261 powered the 30 car
freight where the crew will spot cars for Gershow Recycling and Brookhaven
Rail terminal. 8/14/2022
Photos/Archive: Benjamin Lederer |
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RS40 #268-300 entering DUKE Interlocking 8/03/2022 Photo/Archive: Patrick
Hines |
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Another Mainline run for the RS40 crew brings them eastbound up the slight
grade leaving FARM Interlocking. Seen to the left of the frame is the
Village of Farmingdale's aging water tower. Instead of a $2 Million
rehabilitation, the Village trustees voted to erect a new 500,000 gallon
tank to replace it. Maintenance costs will now be much lower and the
residents of Farmingdale Village will continue to have clean drinking water
for years to come. 6/20/2022 Joseph Tischner |
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