Amtrak Hell Gate Line
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The Amtrak Hell Gate Line is a major electrified rail corridor in New York City that carries intercity and commuter trains between Queens, the Bronx, and Manhattan via the Hell Gate Bridge.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Amtrak Hell Gate Line canonical | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
rail corridor
ⓘ
railway line ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Hell Gate Line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bridgeDesigner | Gustav Lindenthal (via Hell Gate Bridge) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectsBorough |
Manhattan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Queens NERFINISHED ⓘ the Bronx NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectsRegion |
Mid-Atlantic United States
ⓘ
New England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
New Rochelle
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New York Penn Station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crossesWaterBody |
East River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hell Gate (tidal strait) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electrification |
11 kV 25 Hz AC
ⓘ
overhead catenary ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfTracks | 4 (mainly) ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
embankments
ⓘ
steel arch bridge (Hell Gate Bridge) NERFINISHED ⓘ viaducts ⓘ |
| historicalOperator |
Conrail
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Penn Central Transportation Company NERFINISHED ⓘ Pennsylvania Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isElectrified | yes ⓘ |
| isGradeSeparated | yes ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Manhattan
ⓘ
New York City ⓘ Queens ⓘ the Bronx NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openedForService | 1917 ⓘ |
| operator | Amtrak ⓘ |
| owner | Amtrak NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Northeast Corridor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesThroughNeighborhood |
Astoria
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Port Morris NERFINISHED ⓘ Randall's Island vicinity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryUse |
commuter rail
ⓘ
intercity rail ⓘ |
| safetySystem |
Positive Train Control (PTC) (implemented/being implemented)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
cab signaling ⓘ |
| strategicRole | key link between New England and the Mid-Atlantic ⓘ |
| trackGauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| usedByService |
Amtrak Northeast Corridor trains
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Amtrak long-distance trains to New England NERFINISHED ⓘ MTA Metro-North Penn Station Access (planned) NERFINISHED ⓘ Metro-North Railroad New Haven Line (planned) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesBridge | Hell Gate Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.