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 (2)

Label Occurrences
Amtrak Hell Gate Line canonical 2
Amtrak rail line 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf rail corridor
railway line
alsoKnownAs Hell Gate Line
linked to: Hell Gate Bridge
bridgeDesigner Gustav Lindenthal (via Hell Gate Bridge)
connectsBorough Manhattan
Queens
the Bronx
linked to: The Bronx
connectsRegion Mid-Atlantic United States
New England
connectsTo New Rochelle
New York Penn Station
country United States
crossesWaterBody East River
Hell Gate (tidal strait)
electrification 11 kV 25 Hz AC
overhead catenary
hasNumberOfTracks 4 (mainly)
hasStructure embankments
steel arch bridge (Hell Gate Bridge)
viaducts
historicalOperator Conrail
Penn Central Transportation Company
Pennsylvania Railroad
isElectrified yes
isGradeSeparated yes
locatedIn Manhattan
New York City
Queens
the Bronx
linked to: The Bronx
openedForService 1917
operator Amtrak
owner Amtrak
partOf Northeast Corridor
passesThroughNeighborhood Astoria
Port Morris
Randall's Island vicinity
primaryUse commuter rail
intercity rail
safetySystem Positive Train Control (PTC) (implemented/being implemented)
cab signaling
strategicRole key link between New England and the Mid-Atlantic
trackGauge standard gauge
usedByService Amtrak Northeast Corridor trains
Amtrak long-distance trains to New England
MTA Metro-North Penn Station Access (planned)
Metro-North Railroad New Haven Line (planned)
linked to: New Haven Line
usesBridge Hell Gate Bridge

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Bronx Kill crossedBy Amtrak Hell Gate Line
New York Connecting Railroad partOf Amtrak Hell Gate Line
Randalls Island Connector crossesUnder Amtrak rail line
linked to: Amtrak Hell Gate Line