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The New York Connecting Railroad (reporting mark NYCN) or NYCR is a rail line in the borough of Queens in New York City. It links New York City and Long Island by rail directly to the North American mainland. Amtrak, CSX, Canadian Pacific Railway, Providence and Worcester Railroad and New York and Atlantic Railway (NYAR) currently use the line. It runs from the Hell Gate Bridge over the East River to Fresh Pond Junction yard in Glendale in Queens. It was completed in 1917. Amtrak uses the northernmost section of the line from Sunnyside Junction (Bowery Bay) in the Woodside section of Queens to the Hell Gate Bridge into the Bronx from which it follows the line north to Boston.

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  • The New York Connecting Railroad (reporting mark NYCN) or NYCR is a rail line in the borough of Queens in New York City. It links New York City and Long Island by rail directly to the North American mainland. Amtrak, CSX, Canadian Pacific Railway, Providence and Worcester Railroad and New York and Atlantic Railway (NYAR) currently use the line. It runs from the Hell Gate Bridge over the East River to Fresh Pond Junction yard in Glendale in Queens. It was completed in 1917. Amtrak uses the northernmost section of the line from Sunnyside Junction (Bowery Bay) in the Woodside section of Queens to the Hell Gate Bridge into the Bronx from which it follows the line north to Boston. Amtrak owns the line north of Sunnyside Junction, which forms part of the Northeast Corridor. From this point to Fresh Pond Junction CSX is the owner, with the line known as the Fremont Secondary. South of Fresh Pond, the line leads into the Bay Ridge Branch, a freight-only branch owned by the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) and operated by the New York and Atlantic Railway. (en)
  • Le New York Connecting Railroad (sigle AAR : NYCN) ou NYCR, est une ligne ferroviaire dans l'arrondissement du Queens à New York. Achevée en 1916, cette ligne permet de rattacher Long Island et New York au continent nord-américain. Elle relie le dépôt de Fresh Pond Yard de au Hell Gate Bridge. L'Amtrak, le CSX, le Canadien Pacifique, le Providence and Worcester Railroad et le New York and Atlantic Railway utilisent actuellement cette ligne. La ligne située au sud de Sunnyside Junction appartient à CSX, tandis que celle située au nord appartient à l'Amtrak qui traverse ensuite le Bronx pour rejoindre le Northeast Corridor permettant d'atteindre Boston. (fr)
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  • Le New York Connecting Railroad (sigle AAR : NYCN) ou NYCR, est une ligne ferroviaire dans l'arrondissement du Queens à New York. Achevée en 1916, cette ligne permet de rattacher Long Island et New York au continent nord-américain. Elle relie le dépôt de Fresh Pond Yard de au Hell Gate Bridge. L'Amtrak, le CSX, le Canadien Pacifique, le Providence and Worcester Railroad et le New York and Atlantic Railway utilisent actuellement cette ligne. La ligne située au sud de Sunnyside Junction appartient à CSX, tandis que celle située au nord appartient à l'Amtrak qui traverse ensuite le Bronx pour rejoindre le Northeast Corridor permettant d'atteindre Boston. (fr)
  • The New York Connecting Railroad (reporting mark NYCN) or NYCR is a rail line in the borough of Queens in New York City. It links New York City and Long Island by rail directly to the North American mainland. Amtrak, CSX, Canadian Pacific Railway, Providence and Worcester Railroad and New York and Atlantic Railway (NYAR) currently use the line. It runs from the Hell Gate Bridge over the East River to Fresh Pond Junction yard in Glendale in Queens. It was completed in 1917. Amtrak uses the northernmost section of the line from Sunnyside Junction (Bowery Bay) in the Woodside section of Queens to the Hell Gate Bridge into the Bronx from which it follows the line north to Boston. (en)
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  • New York Connecting Railroad (fr)
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