The Long Island Rail Road is a railroad owned by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority in the U.S. state of New York. It is the oldest United States railroad still operating under its original name and charter.[1] It consolidated several other companies in the late 19th century. The Pennsylvania Railroad owned the Long Island Rail Road for the majority of the 20th century and sold it to the State in 1966.
- ^ "About the MTA Long Island Rail Road". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2016. Archived from the original on March 12, 2007. Retrieved July 15, 2016.