Long Island Rail Road

commuter rail service in Long Island, New York
Organization transport_company Q125943
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Long Island Rail Road

Summary

Long Island Rail Road is a transport company[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of transport_company entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12,939 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Long Island Rail Road was a member of International Suburban Rail Benchmarking Group[3].
  • Long Island Rail Road is located in Nassau County[4].
  • Long Island Rail Road is located in Suffolk County[5].
  • Long Island Rail Road is located in Queens[6].
  • Long Island Rail Road is located in Brooklyn[7].
  • Long Island Rail Road is located in Manhattan[8].
  • Long Island Rail Road is in the country of United States[9].
  • Long Island Rail Road's instance of is recorded as transport company[10].
  • Long Island Rail Road's instance of is recorded as commuter rail network[11].
  • Long Island Rail Road's instance of is recorded as business[12].
  • Long Island Rail Road's item operated is recorded as Q114597785[13].
  • Long Island Rail Road's item operated is recorded as Ronkonkoma Branch[14].
  • Long Island Rail Road is owned by Metropolitan Transportation Authority[15].
  • Long Island Rail Road is operated by Metropolitan Transportation Authority[16].
  • Long Island is named after Long Island Rail Road[17].
  • Long Island Rail Road's headquarters location is recorded as Jamaica[18].
  • Long Island Rail Road is part of public transport networks in New York[19].
  • Long Island Rail Road's Commons category is recorded as Long Island Rail Road[20].
  • Long Island Rail Road comprises Main Line[21].
  • Long Island Rail Road comprises Montauk Branch[22].
  • Long Island Rail Road comprises Atlantic Branch[23].
  • Long Island Rail Road comprises Port Washington Branch[24].
  • Long Island Rail Road comprises Port Jefferson Branch[25].
  • Long Island Rail Road comprises Hempstead Branch[26].
  • Long Island Rail Road comprises West Hempstead Branch[27].

Body

Founding

January 1, 1834 marks the founding of Long Island Rail Road[28].

Identity

Long Island Rail Road's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The it Company'}[29]. It is part of public transport networks in New York[19].

Operations

Long Island Rail Road's headquarters location is recorded as Jamaica[18]. Its parent organization or unit is recorded as Metropolitan Transportation Authority[30]. It is operated by Metropolitan Transportation Authority[16].

Ownership

Long Island Rail Road is owned by Metropolitan Transportation Authority[15].

Why It Matters

Long Island Rail Road ranks in the top 2% of transport_company entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12,939 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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