On Long Island the NYAR has built a nice business handling freight across the Island on the LIRR ROW. Cars arrive via car-flaot in Brooklyn, and over the Hellgate Bridge in Queens. Most loads go to a large transfer facility in central Suffolk County, The Brookhaven Rail Terminal where the freight is transferred to trucks for the "final mile". Home Depot built a large warehouse at the facility after Hurricane Sandy to store building materials on the Island.
They also drop bulk loads along the way including fuel oil, gasoline, and propane. Trash and construction debris are usually part of the west-bound trips heading off the Island. Several Team Tracks serve smaller loads along the way.
The environmentalists like it because it reduces truck traffic.
