 It is a publicly owned system, operated by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, under the name MTA Long Island Rail Road.Ferries provide service between Long Island and Connecticut, notably the Bridgeport & Port Jefferson Ferry between Port Jefferson, New York and Bridgeport, Connecticut, and the Cross Sound Ferry between Orient Point, New York and New London, Connecticut.Some of the ferries that cross Long Island Sound carry automobiles, trucks and buses, as well as passengers.