Disambiguation evidence for Long Island Rail Road (controlling interest for many years) via surface form

"Long Island Rail Road"


As subject (51)

Triples where this entity appears as subject under the label "Long Island Rail Road".

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

As object (2)

Triples where some other subject referred to this entity as "Long Island Rail Road".

surface form: Pennsylvania Railroad