Long Island Rail Road (controlling interest for many years)

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commuter rail system public transportation system railroad

The Long Island Rail Road is a major commuter rail system serving Long Island and connecting it to New York City, recognized as one of the busiest and oldest railroads in the United States.

Aliases (1)

Long Island Rail Road ×53

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	commuter rail system → public transportation system → railroad →
acquiredBy	Metropolitan Transportation Authority →
acquisitionYear	1966 →
connectsWith	Long Island Bus and other bus systems → New York City Subway →
country	United States →
electrification	750 V DC third rail →
fareSystem	zone-based →
gauge	standard gauge →
hasLine	Babylon Branch → City Terminal Zone → Far Rockaway Branch → Hempstead Branch → Long Beach Branch → Main Line → Montauk Branch → Oyster Bay Branch → Port Jefferson Branch → Port Washington Branch → Ronkonkoma Branch → West Hempstead Branch →
headquartersLocation	Jamaica, Queens →
historicalControllingInterestHeldBy	Pennsylvania Railroad →
historicalControllingInterestPeriod	early 20th century →
isOneOf	busiest commuter railroads in North America → oldest railroads in the United States still operating under original name →
laterBecame	primarily a commuter railroad →
locatedIn	Brooklyn → Manhattan → Nassau County → New York State → Queens → Suffolk County →
opened	1834 →
operator	Metropolitan Transportation Authority →
originalPurpose	intercity rail connection to Boston via Long Island and ferry →
owner	Metropolitan Transportation Authority →
partOf	MTA Long Island Rail Road →
primaryFunction	commuter transport between Long Island and New York City →
serves	Long Island → New York City →
terminus	Atlantic Terminal → Grand Central Madison → Penn Station →
usesRollingStock	C3 bilevel coach → DE30AC locomotive → DM30AC locomotive → M7 electric multiple unit → M9 electric multiple unit →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
AirTrain JFK ("Long Island Rail Road") →	connectsWith
Pennsylvania Railroad Company →	owned
Pennsylvania Railroad ("Long Island Rail Road") →	ownedSubsidiary