New York & Atlantic

A proposed 14-mile “Interborough Express” transit service could use the existing Bay Ridge Branch freight line—owned by MTA Long Island Rail Road and operated by New York & Atlantic—and CSX’s Fremont Secondary line to link communities in Brooklyn and Queens that are not currently served by rail.

January 21, 2022
Passenger

Will NYMTA Launch Brooklyn-Queens ‘Interborough Express’ Rail Service? (UPDATED)

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has directed the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) to move forward on a proposed Interborough Express service running from Bay Ridge, Brooklyn to Jackson Heights, Queens; a yearlong study confirms service feasibility.

July 25, 2019
Freight

AARS Names NYA’s Oliver One To Watch

New York & Atlantic Railway (NYA) recently announced that its Director of Transportation, Peter Oliver, is the winner of the 2019 Ones to Watch Award from the American Association of Railroad Superintendents (AARS).