New York & Atlantic Railway
   
New York & Atlantic Railway began operation in May 1997 of the privatized concession to operate freight trains on the lines owned by Long Island Rail Road. The railway serves a diverse customer base and shares track with the densest passenger system in the United States. Its innovative labor agreements permit efficient operations.

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Location
Nassau and Suffolk Counties, Brooklyn, and Queens, New York

Headquarters
68-01 Otto Road
Glendale, NY 11385
Telephone: (718) 497-3023
Fax: (718) 497-3364

President
Fred L. Krebs

Employees – 50

Operations Began – May 1997
Mileage
269 Route miles
Equipment
11 Locomotives
60 Gondola cars

Major Commodities
Lumber, paper, building materials, plastic, aggregates, food products, and recyclables

Major Customers
Allied Extruders, Combined Container, ECDC, Favorite Plastics, Gershow Recycling, Kings Materials, Manhattan Beer, Prima Asphalt, Southern Container, Southeast Produce, Waste Management, Yang Shing Trading

Connecting Railroads
CP, CSXT, NS, NYCH, P&W

Annual Volume
20,000 Carloads

Transload Facilities
Brooklyn, NY
Queens, NY
Farmingdale, NY
Hicksville, NY
Speonk, NY
Yaphank, NY
 
This page last updated on October 27, 2005