List of railroad yards in New York City

New York City is mostly served by passenger railroads, with two lines available for freight railroads. Amtrak, The Long Island Rail Road, Metro-North Railroad, The New York & Atlantic Railway, and CSX Transportation all own and operate yards in New York City. There are also many yards operated by the New York City Subway system that are not listed here. Furthermore, there are railyards on property owned by the city of New York, but operations are leased to railroads such as New York New Jersey Rail.

Manhattan

• West Side Yard - A coach yard owned and operated by the Long Island Rail Road. Built in the 1980s between 31st and 33rd St on the site of a New York Central freight yard, it is the only active railroad yard in Manhattan, excluding the subway system.

Queens

• Sunnyside Yard - Sunnyside Yard is the largest railroad yard in New York City. It is owned and operated by Amtrak, but also used by NJ Transit. A passenger coach yard, it formerly also had a freight section (LIRR "Yard A") that was closed to make room for the East Side Access project.
• Fresh Pond Junction - The primary freight yard on Long Island, operated by the New York & Atlantic Railway^[1]
• Hillside Facility - Owned and operated by the LIRR.
• Morris Park Facility - Owned and operated by the LIRR.
• Glendale Yard - Owned by the LIRR, operated by the New York & Atlantic Railway.
• Arch Street Yard- Owned by the LIRR but which services both LIRR and Metro-North equipment. Also has a freight terminal for New York & Atlantic Railway.

Brooklyn

• Bush Terminal - Yard for freight traveling by car float across New York Harbor via New York New Jersey Rail, LLC. As of July 2012, no longer in service. Carfloat service transferred to 65th Street Yard.
• 65th Street Yard - Rebuilt by the City of New York Economic Development Corp. Yard was operated by NY&A, however transfer bridges unused. As of July 2012, operation of yard leased to NYNJ Rail, transfer bridges also placed in service.

Bronx

• Oak Point Yard - The second largest yard in New York City (after Sunnyside Yard) and the largest freight yard. Owned and operated by CSX Transportation. It supports Hunts Point Cooperative Market.
• Harlem River Intermodal Yard - Intended as an intermodal yard as part of the Oak Point Link, but mostly used for waste handling.
• Highbridge Facility - Owned and operated by Metro-North Railroad.

Staten Island

• Arlington Yard - Freight yard along the former Staten Island Railway North Shore branch. Connects to the Arthur Kill Vertical Lift Bridge and services the New York Container Terminal and the Staten Island Transfer Station.

See also

• New York City Subway yards

References

1. Fresh Pond Junction (TrainsAreFun.com)