Long Island Rail Road Rockaway Beach Branch right-of-way
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The Long Island Rail Road Rockaway Beach Branch right-of-way is an abandoned former LIRR corridor in Queens, New York City, now largely unused and overgrown, that once provided a direct rail connection between central Queens and the Rockaway Peninsula.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Long Island Rail Road Rockaway Beach Branch right-of-way canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5610571 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Long Island Rail Road Rockaway Beach Branch right-of-way Context triple: [Aqueduct–North Conduit Avenue, formerRailroad, Long Island Rail Road Rockaway Beach Branch right-of-way]
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A.
North Fork route of the Long Island Rail Road
The North Fork route of the Long Island Rail Road is a branch line that runs along the northeastern portion of Long Island, providing passenger rail service to communities on the North Fork peninsula, including Greenport.
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B.
Long Island Rail Road West Hempstead Branch
The Long Island Rail Road West Hempstead Branch is a commuter rail line in Nassau County, New York, providing service between West Hempstead and the broader LIRR network.
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C.
Long Island Rail Road branches
Long Island Rail Road branches are the multiple commuter rail lines radiating from New York City across Long Island, serving as the primary rail network for Nassau and Suffolk counties.
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D.
Long Island Rail Road Port Jefferson Branch
The Long Island Rail Road Port Jefferson Branch is a commuter rail line on Long Island that runs between western terminals in New York City and the village of Port Jefferson, serving numerous communities along the island’s north shore.
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E.
Montauk Branch of Long Island Rail Road
The Montauk Branch of the Long Island Rail Road is a commuter and seasonal rail line that runs along Long Island’s South Shore, providing key passenger service between New York City and the Hamptons out to Montauk.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Long Island Rail Road Rockaway Beach Branch right-of-way Target entity description: The Long Island Rail Road Rockaway Beach Branch right-of-way is an abandoned former LIRR corridor in Queens, New York City, now largely unused and overgrown, that once provided a direct rail connection between central Queens and the Rockaway Peninsula.
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A.
North Fork route of the Long Island Rail Road
The North Fork route of the Long Island Rail Road is a branch line that runs along the northeastern portion of Long Island, providing passenger rail service to communities on the North Fork peninsula, including Greenport.
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B.
Long Island Rail Road West Hempstead Branch
The Long Island Rail Road West Hempstead Branch is a commuter rail line in Nassau County, New York, providing service between West Hempstead and the broader LIRR network.
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C.
Long Island Rail Road branches
Long Island Rail Road branches are the multiple commuter rail lines radiating from New York City across Long Island, serving as the primary rail network for Nassau and Suffolk counties.
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D.
Long Island Rail Road Port Jefferson Branch
The Long Island Rail Road Port Jefferson Branch is a commuter rail line on Long Island that runs between western terminals in New York City and the village of Port Jefferson, serving numerous communities along the island’s north shore.
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E.
Montauk Branch of Long Island Rail Road
The Montauk Branch of the Long Island Rail Road is a commuter and seasonal rail line that runs along Long Island’s South Shore, providing key passenger service between New York City and the Hamptons out to Montauk.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
abandoned railway right-of-way
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former railroad corridor ⓘ |
| category |
Long Island Rail Road infrastructure
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linked to:
Long Island Rail Road branches
abandoned rail corridors in New York City ⓘ |
| condition |
largely unused
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overgrown ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
LIRR Main Line at Rego Park (historical junction)
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Rockaway Beach Branch south of Jamaica Bay (historical through route) ⓘ
linked to:
Rockaway Beach Branch
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| connects |
Rockaway Peninsula
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central Queens ⓘ |
| crosses |
Atlantic Avenue (via former overpasses)
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Metropolitan Avenue (via former overpass) ⓘ
linked to:
Metropolitan Avenue
Woodhaven Boulevard (via former overpass) ⓘ
linked to:
Woodhaven Boulevard
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| currentUse |
informal paths in some segments
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largely unused corridor ⓘ |
| electrification |
third rail (historical, LIRR)
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linked to:
third rail (New York City area)
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| formerFunction | direct rail connection between central Queens and the Rockaway Peninsula ⓘ |
| hasPart |
abandoned bridges
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cut sections and fills ⓘ former embankments ⓘ overgrown track bed ⓘ |
| historicalOperator | Long Island Rail Road ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
New York City
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New York State ⓘ Queens, New York City ⓘ
linked to:
Queens
United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| ownedBy |
Long Island Rail Road
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Metropolitan Transportation Authority ⓘ |
| parallelTo |
Cross Bay Boulevard (for portions of its length)
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linked to:
Cross Bay Boulevard
Woodhaven Boulevard (for portions of its length) ⓘ
linked to:
Woodhaven Boulevard
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| partOf |
Long Island Rail Road Rockaway Beach Branch
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Queens railway infrastructure (historical) ⓘ |
| proposedUse |
linear park / greenway (various proposals)
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transit reactivation (various proposals) ⓘ |
| railGauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Queens
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Rockaway Peninsula ⓘ |
| status |
abandoned
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out of service ⓘ |
| terminus |
Rego Park (northern end, historical)
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linked to:
Rego Park, Queens, New York City
Rockaway Park / Rockaway Peninsula (southern connection, historical) ⓘ
linked to:
Rockaway Park
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| transportMode | commuter rail (historical) ⓘ |
| traverses |
Forest Hills, Queens
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Howard Beach, Queens ⓘ
linked to:
Howard Beach
Ozone Park, Queens ⓘ
linked to:
Ozone Park
Rego Park, Queens ⓘ
linked to:
Rego Park, Queens, New York City
Woodhaven, Queens ⓘ |
| usedFor | rail transport (historical) ⓘ |
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Subject: Long Island Rail Road Rockaway Beach Branch right-of-way Description of subject: The Long Island Rail Road Rockaway Beach Branch right-of-way is an abandoned former LIRR corridor in Queens, New York City, now largely unused and overgrown, that once provided a direct rail connection between central Queens and the Rockaway Peninsula.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Aqueduct–North Conduit Avenue
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formerRailroad
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Long Island Rail Road Rockaway Beach Branch right-of-way
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