New York Connecting Railroad
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The New York Connecting Railroad is a freight and passenger rail line in New York City that links the Long Island Rail Road and the Northeast Corridor, notably via the Hell Gate Bridge between Queens and the Bronx.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| New York Connecting Railroad canonical | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
freight rail line
ⓘ
passenger rail line ⓘ rail infrastructure in New York City ⓘ railroad line ⓘ |
| builtBy |
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
ⓘ
surface form:
Pennsylvania Railroad
|
| builtFor |
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
ⓘ
surface form:
Pennsylvania Railroad
|
| category |
Rail infrastructure in Queens, New York
ⓘ
Rail infrastructure in the Bronx, New York ⓘ |
| connects |
Long Island Rail Road
ⓘ
Northeast Corridor ⓘ |
| connectsStation |
Harold Interlocking
ⓘ
Port Morris Branch vicinity ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1912 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crosses |
Bronx Kill
ⓘ
East River ⓘ Hell Gate ⓘ |
| electrification | 25 kV 60 Hz AC overhead catenary ⓘ |
| endPoint |
Port Morris, Bronx
ⓘ
surface form:
Port Morris area, Bronx
|
| hasStructure | approach viaducts to Hell Gate Bridge ⓘ |
| historicalOwner |
Conrail
ⓘ
Penn Central Transportation Company ⓘ |
| historicalRole | provided direct rail connection between New England and Long Island Rail Road ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
The Bronx
ⓘ
surface form:
Bronx
New York City ⓘ Queens ⓘ |
| opened | 1917 ⓘ |
| operator | Amtrak ⓘ |
| owner | Amtrak ⓘ |
| partOf |
Amtrak Hell Gate Line
ⓘ
Northeast Corridor ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
passenger route for intercity trains into New York Penn Station
ⓘ
through freight route between New England and the Mid-Atlantic ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Northeast Corridor
ⓘ
surface form:
New England–Mid-Atlantic rail corridor
|
| startPoint | Harold Interlocking, Queens ⓘ |
| trackGauge |
1,435 mm
ⓘ
standard gauge ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Amtrak
ⓘ
CSX Transportation ⓘ New York and Atlantic Railway ⓘ Norfolk Southern Railway ⓘ Providence and Worcester Railroad ⓘ |
| usedFor | commuter rail diversion and reroutes when necessary ⓘ |
| usesStructure | Hell Gate Bridge ⓘ |
| via |
Astoria, Queens
ⓘ
Hunts Point ⓘ
surface form:
Hunts Point, Bronx
Randalls Island vicinity ⓘ Wards Island vicinity ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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