Sunnyside Yard is a large Train Sim World featured coach yard, a railroad yard for passenger cars traveling Trenton to Penn Station, located in the Sunnyside neighborhood of Queens, New York City United States, serving as a critical piece of national rail infrastructure.

Sunnyside Yard Location

• Location and Purpose: Sunnyside Yard is a 180-acre site in western Queens, used for train storage, Long Island Railroad tracks, and Amtrak routes to Westchester County and New England, North America. 
• Historical Significance: Built by the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1910, it was the world’s largest coach yard at the time. 
• Route Features:
  • Serves as a main train storage and service point for Amtrak and LIRR. 
  • Includes tracks for Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor and LIRR’s Main Line. 
  • Can accommodate around 1,000 train cars. 
  • Home to Amtrak’s high-speed Acela service. 
  • Has nearly 26 miles of track. 
• Future Development:
  • There’s a master plan to develop a new neighborhood over the yard, while allowing rail operations to continue underneath. 
  • The plan includes potential for a Bus Rapid Transit line, a new Queens subway line, and a deck structure over the rail yards. 
  • The master plan aims to create a transit-first, all-affordable neighborhood with new housing, schools, parks, and other infrastructure. 
• Environmental Concerns: The site is owned mainly by Amtrak and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. The site is also near the Newtown Creek Superfund site. 
• Master Plan: The Sunnyside Yard Master Plan is a framework for developing the site, focusing on equitable and sustainable neighborhood planning, with affordable homes, new transit options, schools, libraries, and open spaces.