OperatingSessions.com | New York & Atlantic

Layout Description

The HO scale New York & Atlantic focuses on freight operations run by contractor New York & Atlantic Railway over the Long Island Rail Road. Given the LIRR setting there are commuter passenger trains as well, keeping the freight crews on their toes. The era modeled is 1997 to 2017; after the arrival of NYAR and ending before the addition of the second track to Ronkonkoma.

The railroad is under active construction with main line complete but not oodles of scenery. Monthly operating sessions have been hosted since 2019. Areas modeled include LI City to Fresh Pond, Jamaica to Floral Park, and Westbury to Greenport.

There are 34 freight customers in 16 locations. Freight Jobs run out of Fresh Pond Yard and Pine Aire. Diesel Passenger trains run to/from Long Island City and Electrics run to NY Penn which is staging.

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Layout Details

Layout Owner

Dave Barraza

Location

Wading River, NY

Scale

Layout Size

50 ft x 30 ft

Mainline Size

830 ft

Era

1997-2017

Crew Complement

7 - 12

Completion

Track: 75%
Scenery: 1%
Electrical: 80%

Control System

Digitrax

Wi-Fi Throttles

Yes

Communications System

PBX phone system and FRS radios

Dispatching Method

Right-Hand running with CTC or Clearance Card for Single Track. Towerman/Switchman control. East of Ronkonkoma is TT&TO with Manual Block

Car Forwarding

Car Cards & Waybills. Sorting in Pine Aire Yard by Switch List. Stone train uses a Manifest.

Fast Clock

3:1

Health and Safety

Pets

Yes - Cats that live upstairs are isloated during op sessions, cats do not have access to the layout room.

Eastbound NY&A freight waits for a Westbound passenger run led by a PA control cab / HEP unit

Sully setting up the diesels for the afternoon rush in LI City. This area now has Greenport overhead.

Ron works the west end of Fresh Pond Yard, the east end is in the foreground. Farmingdale is above on the second deck.

Approach to New York Staging tracks

Panorama of Farmingdale, with Fresh Pond Yard Below

DIVIDE and JAY Train Directors man their consoles and move the trains

Astro Ready Mix takes loads of aggregates at Eldee Siding, Deer Park

Coastal Distribution ships Construction and Demolition debris from Farmingdale

Pulling Empties from Astro Ready Mix

John Feraca's Kitbashed Farmingdale Station with the distinctive substation tower

Hall interlocking, at the east end of Jamaica Station, allows parallel moves in a bunch of different configurations

NY&A No. 261 leads a westbound along side Long Island Ave, approaching Pinelawn

The "Hauler" to Pine Aire takes the No.24 crossovers at Queens Interlocking

The RS-50 job enters Pine Aire with some East End cars to classify

Westbound, at the East End of Farmingdale D.E.F. "Removing the Padlock" from the Electric Lock will drop the automatic signal 383 to Stop and Proceed

A passenger in "Push" mode crosses New Highway while the RS-80 spots stone cars at Posillico Materials