Bush Terminal Railroad
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Bush Terminal Railroad was an industrial switching railroad in Brooklyn, New York, that served the extensive Bush Terminal waterfront and warehouse complex by connecting its piers and factories to the region’s main rail lines.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
industrial switching railroad
ⓘ
railroad ⓘ short line railroad ⓘ |
| city | Brooklyn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Class I railroads in the New York region
ⓘ
regional rail network of the Northeastern United States ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| hasInfrastructure |
car float bridges
ⓘ
freight stations ⓘ industrial sidings ⓘ yard tracks ⓘ |
| hasLocale | United States East Coast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRole | facilitated freight interchange between ships and mainline railroads ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Brooklyn
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New York ⓘ
surface form:
New York (state)
New York City ⓘ |
| locatedOnWaterbody | Upper New York Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Bush Terminal industrial complex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
connecting piers and factories to main rail lines
ⓘ
switching freight cars ⓘ |
| railGauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| region | Northeastern United States ⓘ |
| servedArea |
South Brooklyn waterfront
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sunset Park, Brooklyn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedCargoType |
export goods
ⓘ
general freight ⓘ imported goods ⓘ manufactured goods ⓘ |
| servedComplex | Bush Terminal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedFacilityType |
industrial district
ⓘ
warehouse complex ⓘ waterfront complex ⓘ |
| servedIndustry |
distribution
ⓘ
manufacturing ⓘ maritime trade ⓘ warehousing ⓘ |
| servedTransportNode |
Bush Terminal factories
ⓘ
Bush Terminal warehouses ⓘ piers at Bush Terminal ⓘ |
| state | New York ⓘ |
| transportMode | rail freight ⓘ |
| usedFor |
intra-terminal switching
ⓘ
last-mile freight service ⓘ |
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