Empire Connection

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Empire Connection is a rail line in New York City that links Amtrak’s Empire Corridor trains from upstate New York directly into Penn Station via the West Side Line.

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Label Occurrences
Empire Connection canonical 2

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Statements (41)

Predicate Object
instanceOf rail infrastructure ⓘ
rail line ⓘ
alignment along the Hudson River waterfront ⓘ
allows one‑seat ride from upstate New York to Penn Station ⓘ
connects Empire Corridor ⓘ
Penn Station ⓘ
West Side Line ⓘ
connectsTo Hudson Line at Spuyten Duyvil ⓘ
linked to: Hudson Line
connectsWith West Side Line ⓘ
constructionStart late 1980s ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
electrification diesel operation ⓘ
enables through running between Empire Corridor and Northeast Corridor at Penn Station ⓘ
hasEndpoint Penn Station New York ⓘ
Spuyten Duyvil junction ⓘ
hasStructure single‑track tunnel into Penn Station ⓘ
tunnel under the Hudson River Park area ⓘ
historicalBasis former New York Central West Side Line right‑of‑way ⓘ
lineLength approximately 1.4 miles ⓘ
locatedIn Manhattan ⓘ
New York City ⓘ
opened 1991 ⓘ
operator Amtrak ⓘ
owner Amtrak ⓘ
partOf Amtrak network ⓘ
passesThrough Upper West Side of Manhattan ⓘ
linked to: Upper West Side
purpose provide direct access for upstate trains to Penn Station ⓘ
railGauge standard gauge ⓘ
regionServed Ontario via Maple Leaf ⓘ
upstate New York ⓘ
replaced use of Grand Central Terminal for Empire Corridor trains ⓘ
serves Adirondack ⓘ
Empire Service ⓘ
Ethan Allen Express ⓘ
Maple Leaf ⓘ
status operational ⓘ
terminus Penn Station ⓘ
trackConfiguration primarily single track ⓘ
usedBy Amtrak ⓘ
Empire Corridor ⓘ
usedFor passenger rail service ⓘ

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Referenced by (2)

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

Spuyten Duyvil Bridge → nearJunctionWith → Empire Connection ⓘ
Spuyten Duyvil junction → railLine → Empire Connection ⓘ