On October 21st, 2025, New York & Atlantic Railway (NYA), in collaboration with Railroad Construction Company (RCC) and the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR), operated a work train to drop fresh ballast on the “Straight” and “Back” tracks within the railroad’s Pine Aire Yard in Brentwood, New York. Both tracks are currently undergoing heavy maintenance to improve their overall condition and ensure continued reliable service.

In this photo, the RS-70, with two GP38-2s, passes Pine Aire on Main Line 2 as track work continues in the background. During the track work project, freight traffic bound for points east (usually stored on the Back Track) was instead stored on the PW Long siding in Farmingdale. This required the RS-70 to run lite from Pine Aire west to PW to pick up its cars before heading east.