Harold Interlocking
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Harold Interlocking is a major and complex railroad junction in Queens, New York, that serves as a key convergence point for Long Island Rail Road and Amtrak trains heading into and out of Penn Station.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Harold Interlocking canonical | 4 |
| Harold and Point Interlockings Complex | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
railroad interlocking
ⓘ
railway junction ⓘ |
| adjacentTo | Sunnyside Yard ⓘ |
| borough | Queens ⓘ |
| city | New York City ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
East River tunnels
ⓘ
surface form:
East River Tunnels
Long Island Rail Road Main Line ⓘ
surface form:
LIRR Main Line east of Long Island City
Port Washington Branch ⓘ Sunnyside Yard leads ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| function |
controls train movements into and out of New York Penn Station from the east
ⓘ
junction for LIRR and Amtrak routes ⓘ |
| hasRole | key convergence point for trains entering and leaving Penn Station from Long Island and the Northeast Corridor ⓘ |
| locatedAlong | Northeast Corridor between New York Penn Station and New Rochelle ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Borough of Queens
ⓘ
New York City ⓘ New York ⓘ
surface form:
New York State
Queens ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Sunnyside Yard
ⓘ
Sunnyside, Queens ⓘ |
| locatedUnder | overhead catenary for Amtrak tracks ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the busiest passenger rail interlockings in the United States
ⓘ
complex track and signal layout ⓘ |
| operator | Amtrak ⓘ |
| owner | Amtrak ⓘ |
| partOfLine |
Harold Interlocking
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Harold and Point Interlockings Complex
Long Island Rail Road Main Line ⓘ
surface form:
LIRR Main Line
Northeast Corridor ⓘ Port Washington Branch ⓘ |
| primaryDirection | east of New York Penn Station ⓘ |
| railNetwork |
Amtrak
ⓘ
Long Island Rail Road ⓘ |
| railTraffic |
commuter rail
ⓘ
intercity rail ⓘ |
| region | New York metropolitan area ⓘ |
| safetySystem | signal interlocking logic ⓘ |
| servesStation |
Penn Station (New York City)
ⓘ
surface form:
New York Penn Station
Penn Station (New York City) ⓘ
surface form:
Penn Station
|
| signalingType | interlocking signal system ⓘ |
| state | New York ⓘ |
| trackConfiguration | multi‑track junction ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Amtrak
ⓘ
Long Island Rail Road ⓘ NJ Transit ⓘ
surface form:
New Jersey Transit
|
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Main Line (Long Island Rail Road)
this entity surface form:
Harold and Point Interlockings Complex