There I am standing at the Jamaica station of the Long Island Railroad the other evening during the back home rush and on track 9 going westbound is a NY&A RR double diesel pulling about 20 mixed cars, 3 box cars, about 15 short and long ore hoppers and three chemical tank cars. It was a treat. BUT- who and what is the NY&A?
The Wikipedia entry (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_and_Atlantic_Railroad) provides a quick answer: "The New York and Atlantic Railway (NY&A) (AAR reporting marks NYA) is a short line railroad 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." For more information, check out the NY&A's official website or the unofficial NY&A railfan website.
Thank you for th quick response. I looked through the official site and saw some business names familiar to me.
