Who owns Long Island Rail Road?
Long Island Rail Road is owned by MTA (the United States).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: About us - MTA, Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Metropolitan Transportation Authority reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇺🇸 United States, New York
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Category
- Travel & transport › Railways
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Long Island Rail Road
The Long Island Rail Road is one of the MTA's operating agencies, listed as such on the MTA's about page. Its MTA agency page describes over 700 miles of track on 11 branches from Montauk to Penn Station, 126 stations, and about 250,000 weekday customers on 947 daily trains.
Ownership timeline of Long Island Rail Road
Where Long Island Rail Road sits in MTA
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by MTA
MTA controls 2 brands on Brandtree, 2 of them in travel & transport.
Also in travel & transport
Other brands in railways, and who owns them
The 91 brands in railways on Brandtree belong to 68 owners. The largest is DfT Operator, with 9; MTA has 2.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| c2c | DfT Operator | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| Avanti West Coast | FirstGroup | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| Eurostar | SNCF | 🇫🇷 France |
| CPKC | CPKC | 🇨🇦 Canada |
| Linha 4 do Metrô de São Paulo | Motiva | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| Hellenic Train | FS Italiane | 🇮🇹 Italy |
| Transtar | FTAI Infrastructure | 🇺🇸 United States |
| KAI Commuter | KAI | 🇮🇩 Indonesia |
About the owner: MTA
MTA is a state-owned company headquartered in New York, United States. Brandtree records 2 brands under its control.
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority describes itself on its own site as North America's largest transportation network. It names New York City Transit, Long Island Rail Road, Metro-North Railroad and Bridges and Tunnels as its operating agencies. The site says it is governed by a 23-member board whose voting members are nominated by the governor, the New York City mayor and county executives in its service area.
🇺🇸 Long Island Rail Road and other American brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 2,399 brands that began in the United States. 461 of them (19%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Long Island Rail Road is not one of them.
- ABF Freight — ArcBest 🇺🇸
- ABX Air — ATSG 🇺🇸
- Adcom Express — Radiant Logistics 🇺🇸
- Advanced Air — Advanced Air 🇺🇸
- Air Wisconsin — Air Wisconsin 🇺🇸
- Alaska Airlines — Alaska Air Group 🇺🇸
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Long Island Rail Road?
The parent company of Long Island Rail Road is MTA, a state-owned company headquartered in the United States.
Is Long Island Rail Road American?
Yes. Long Island Rail Road originated in the United States and its owner, MTA, is also headquartered in the United States.
Is Long Island Rail Road still owned by MTA?
Yes. As of 5 October 2026, Long Island Rail Road is still owned by MTA. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] About us - MTA — Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Official document; retrieved 5 October 2026.
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