Long Island Railroad Company

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Long_Island_Railroad_Company
GPTKB entity
Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:railway_company
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:LIRR
gptkbp:annualRidership over 80 million (pre-pandemic)
gptkbp:CEO gptkb:Catherine_Rinaldi
gptkbp:division gptkb:Atlantic_Branch
gptkb:Babylon_Branch
gptkb:Far_Rockaway_Branch
gptkb:Hempstead_Branch
gptkb:Long_Beach_Branch
gptkb:Montauk_Branch
gptkb:Oyster_Bay_Branch
gptkb:Port_Jefferson_Branch
gptkb:Port_Washington_Branch
gptkb:Ronkonkoma_Branch
gptkb:West_Hempstead_Branch
gptkbp:electrification 750 V DC third rail
gptkbp:founded 1834
gptkbp:headquartersLocation gptkb:Jamaica,_Queens,_New_York_City
gptkbp:historicalEvent oldest U.S. railroad still operating under its original name
acquired by MTA in 1966
electrification began in 1905
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Long Island Railroad Company
gptkbp:logo LIRR logo.svg
gptkbp:mainTerminal gptkb:Atlantic_Terminal
gptkb:Grand_Central_Madison
gptkb:Penn_Station
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:1950_Kew_Gardens_train_crash
gptkb:1950_Rockville_Centre_crash
gptkb:2017_Atlantic_Terminal_crash
gptkbp:numberOfStations 124
gptkbp:operatesIn gptkb:Long_Island
gptkb:New_York_City
gptkbp:operator gptkb:Metropolitan_Transportation_Authority
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:Metropolitan_Transportation_Authority
gptkbp:publicTransit gptkb:MTA_eTix
gptkb:MetroCard_(limited_use)
gptkb:OMNY_(planned)
gptkbp:rollingStock gptkb:DE30AC_locomotives
gptkb:DM30AC_locomotives
gptkb:M7_railcars
gptkb:M9_railcars
gptkbp:route over 700 miles
gptkbp:serves gptkb:Brooklyn
gptkb:Manhattan
gptkb:Nassau_County
gptkb:Queens
gptkb:Suffolk_County
gptkbp:serviceType commuter rail
gptkbp:trackGauge standard gauge
gptkbp:website https://new.mta.info/agency/long-island-rail-road
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Palsgraf_v._Long_Island_Railroad_Co.
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6