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East Side Access, the Glossary

East Side Access (ESA) is a public works project in New York City that extended the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) two miles from its Main Line in Queens to the new Grand Central Madison station under Grand Central Terminal on Manhattan's East Side.^[1]

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Advanced Civil Speed Enforcement System

Advanced Civil Speed Enforcement System (ACSES) is a positive train control cab signaling system developed by Alstom.

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Al D'Amato

Alfonse Marcello D'Amato (born August 1, 1937) is an American attorney, lobbyist, and politician who served as a United States senator from New York from 1981 to 1999.

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American Society of Civil Engineers

The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) is a tax-exempt professional body founded in 1852 to represent members of the civil engineering profession worldwide.

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Amtrak

The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business as Amtrak, is the national passenger railroad company of the United States.

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Associated Press

The Associated Press (AP) is an American not-for-profit news agency headquartered in New York City.

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Astoria, Queens

Astoria is a neighborhood in the western portion of the New York City borough of Queens.

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Atlantic Branch

The Atlantic Branch is an electrified rail line owned and operated by the Long Island Rail Road in the U.S. state of New York.

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Atlantic Terminal

The Atlantic Terminal (formerly Flatbush Avenue) is the westernmost commuter rail terminal on the Long Island Rail Road's (LIRR) Atlantic Branch, located at Flatbush Avenue and Atlantic Avenue in Downtown Brooklyn, New York City.

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Babylon Branch

The Babylon Branch is a rail service operated by the Long Island Rail Road in the U.S. state of New York.

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Babylon station

The Babylon station is a station on the Long Island Rail Road in the village of Babylon, New York at Railroad Avenue west of Deer Park Avenue (Suffolk CR 34).

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Balloon loop

A balloon loop, turning loop, or reversing loop (North American Terminology) allows a rail vehicle or train to reverse direction without having to shunt or stop.

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Bilevel rail car

A bilevel car (American English) or double-decker coach (British English and Canadian English) is a type of rail car that has two levels of passenger accommodation as opposed to one, increasing passenger capacity (up to 57% per car in extreme cases).

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BMT Astoria Line

The BMT Astoria Line (formerly the IRT Astoria Line) is a rapid transit line in the B Division of the New York City Subway, serving the Queens neighborhood of Astoria.

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Bond (finance)

In finance, a bond is a type of security under which the issuer (debtor) owes the holder (creditor) a debt, and is obliged – depending on the terms – to provide cash flow to the creditor (e.g. repay the principal (i.e. amount borrowed) of the bond at the maturity date as well as interest (called the coupon) over a specified amount of time).

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Boston

Boston, officially the City of Boston, is the capital and most populous city in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States.

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Bronx Times-Reporter

The Bronx Times-Reporter is a weekly newspaper published in the Bronx, New York.

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C3 (railcar)

The C3 is a bi-level coach railroad car built by Kawasaki. East Side Access and c3 (railcar) are long Island Rail Road.

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Capital improvement plan

A capital improvement plan (CIP), or capital improvement program, is a short-range plan, usually four to ten years, that identifies capital projects and equipment purchases, provides a planning schedule and identifies options for financing the plan.

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Center City Commuter Connection

Jefferson Station City plaque in Jefferson Station The Center City Commuter Connection (CCCC), commonly referred to as "the commuter tunnel", is a passenger railroad tunnel in Center City Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, The tunnel was built to connect the stub ends of the two separate regional commuter rail systems, which were originally operated by Pennsylvania Railroad and the Reading Company, two rival rail companies. East Side Access and Center City Commuter Connection are Underground commuter rail.

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City Terminal Zone

The City Terminal Zone is the set of Long Island Rail Road lines within New York City west of Jamaica station, except the Port Washington Branch.

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Co-op City, Bronx

Co-op City (short for Cooperative City) is a cooperative housing development located in the northeast section of the borough of the Bronx in New York City.

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College Point, Queens

College Point is a working-middle-class neighborhood in the New York City borough of Queens.

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Commuter rail

Commuter rail, or suburban rail, is a passenger rail transport service that primarily operates within a metropolitan area, connecting commuters to a central city from adjacent suburbs or commuter towns.

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Connecticut

Connecticut is the southernmost state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States.

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Cotton swab

Cotton swabs (American English) or cotton buds (British English) are wads of cotton wrapped around a short rod made of wood, rolled paper, or plastic.

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COVID-19 pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic (also known as the coronavirus pandemic), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), began with an outbreak of COVID-19 in Wuhan, China, in December 2019.

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COVID-19 pandemic in New York City

The first case of the COVID-19 pandemic in New York City was confirmed on March 1, 2020, though later research showed that the novel coronavirus had been circulating in New York City since January, with cases of community transmission confirmed as early as February.

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Cut (earthworks)

In civil engineering, a cut or cutting is where soil or rock from a relative rise along a route is removed.

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Drilling and blasting

Drilling and blasting is the controlled use of explosives and other methods, such as gas pressure blasting pyrotechnics, to break rock for excavation.

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E (New York City Subway service)

The E Queens Boulevard Express/Eighth Avenue Local is a rapid transit service in the B Division of the New York City Subway.

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East River

The East River is a saltwater tidal estuary or strait in New York City.

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East River Tunnels

The East River Tunnels are four single-track railroad passenger service tunnels that extend from the eastern end of Pennsylvania Station under 32nd and 33rd Streets in Manhattan and cross the East River to Long Island City in Queens. East Side Access and east River Tunnels are long Island City and railroad tunnels in New York City.

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East Side (Manhattan)

East Side of Manhattan refers to the side of Manhattan which abuts the East River and faces Brooklyn and Queens, all in New York City.

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Edward Egan

Edward Michael Egan (April 2, 1932 – March 5, 2015) was an American Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Bridgeport from 1988 to 2000 and as Archbishop of New York from 2000 to 2009.

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EMD DE30AC and DM30AC

The EMD DE30AC and DM30AC are a class of 46 locomotives built between 1997–1999 by Electro-Motive Division in the Super Steel Plant in Schenectady, New York, for the Long Island Rail Road of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) in New York. Originally divided equally between the two types, the fleet currently consists of 24 DE30AC locomotives (diesel power only) and 20 DM30AC locomotives (diesel or third rail power). East Side Access and EMD DE30AC and DM30AC are long Island Rail Road.

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Environmental impact assessment

Environmental impact assessment (EIA) is the assessment of the environmental consequences of a plan, policy, program, or actual projects prior to the decision to move forward with the proposed action.

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Extensometer

An extensometer is a device that is used to measure changes in the length of an object.

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F (New York City Subway service)

The F and <F> Queens Boulevard Express/Sixth Avenue Local are two rapid transit services in the B Division of the New York City Subway.

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Federal Railroad Administration

The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) is an agency in the United States Department of Transportation (DOT).

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Federal Transit Administration

The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) is an agency within the United States Department of Transportation (DOT) that provides financial and technical assistance to local public transportation systems.

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Fifth Avenue

Fifth Avenue is a major and prominent thoroughfare in the borough of Manhattan in New York City, New York, United States. East Side Access and Fifth Avenue are Midtown Manhattan.

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FiOS1

FiOS1 was a news-based pay television network that was carried by Verizon Fios in the New York metropolitan area.

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Fulton Center

Fulton Center is a subway and retail complex centered at the intersection of Fulton Street and Broadway in Lower Manhattan, New York City.

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Fultonhistory.com

Fultonhistory.com (also known as Old Fulton New York Postcards) is an archival historic newspaper website of over 1,000 New York newspapers, along with collections from other states and Canada.

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Gantry Plaza State Park

Gantry Plaza State Park is a state park on the East River in the Hunters Point section of Long Island City, in the New York City borough of Queens. East Side Access and Gantry Plaza State Park are long Island City.

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Gateway Program (Northeast Corridor)

The Gateway Program is a planned expansion and renovation of the Northeast Corridor (NEC) rail line between Newark, New Jersey, and New York City along the right-of-way between Newark Penn Station and New York Penn Station. East Side Access and Gateway Program (Northeast Corridor) are passenger rail transportation in New York (state) and railroad tunnels in New York City.

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Geology of Manhattan Prong

In the United States, the Manhattan Prong of the New England Uplands is a smaller belt of ancient rock in southern New York (including Manhattan, the Bronx, and segments of Brooklyn and Staten Island), parts of Westchester County, and upland portions of southwestern Connecticut.

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George Pataki

George Elmer Pataki (born June 24, 1945) is an American politician who served as the 53rd Governor of New York from 1995 to 2006.

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Glossary of rail transport terms

Rail transport terms are a form of technical terminology applied to railways.

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Gothamist

Gothamist is a New York City centric blog website operated by New York Public Radio.

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Government of New York City

The government of New York City, headquartered at New York City Hall in Lower Manhattan, is organized under the New York City Charter and provides for a mayor-council system.

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Grand Central Madison

Grand Central Madison is a commuter rail terminal for the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) in the Midtown East neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City. East Side Access and Grand Central Madison are Grand Central Terminal.

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Grand Central Terminal

Grand Central Terminal (GCT; also referred to as Grand Central Station or simply as Grand Central) is a commuter rail terminal located at 42nd Street and Park Avenue in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. East Side Access and Grand Central Terminal are Midtown Manhattan.

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Grand Central–42nd Street station

The Grand Central–42nd Street station (also signed as 42nd Street–Grand Central) is a major station complex of the New York City Subway. East Side Access and Grand Central–42nd Street station are Grand Central Terminal.

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Granite

Granite is a coarse-grained (phaneritic) intrusive igneous rock composed mostly of quartz, alkali feldspar, and plagioclase.

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Great Neck station

Great Neck is a station on the Long Island Rail Road's Port Washington Branch in Great Neck Plaza, New York.

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Harold Interlocking

Harold Interlocking is a large railroad junction located in New York City. East Side Access and Harold Interlocking are long Island City and long Island Rail Road.

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Hell Gate Bridge

The Hell Gate Bridge (originally the New York Connecting Railroad Bridge) is a railroad bridge in New York City, New York, United States.

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Hicksville station

Hicksville station is a commuter rail station on the Main Line and Port Jefferson Branch of the Long Island Rail Road, located in Hicksville, New York.

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Hillside Facility

The Hillside Facility, also called the Hillside Support Facility or the Hillside Maintenance Complex, is a maintenance facility of the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) in Jamaica, Queens, New York City.

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History of Grand Central Terminal

Grand Central Terminal is a major commuter rail terminal in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, serving the Metro-North Railroad's Harlem, Hudson and New Haven Lines. East Side Access and History of Grand Central Terminal are Grand Central Terminal.

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History of New York City (1946–1977)

Immediately after World War II, New York City became known as one of the world's greatest cities.

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Hudson Line (Metro-North)

The Hudson Line is a commuter rail line owned and operated by the Metro-North Railroad in the U.S. state of New York.

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Hudson Valley

The Hudson Valley (also known as the Hudson River Valley) comprises the valley of the Hudson River and its adjacent communities in the U.S. state of New York.

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Hunterspoint Avenue station (LIRR)

The Hunterspoint Avenue station is a station on the Main Line of the Long Island Rail Road within the City Terminal Zone. East Side Access and Hunterspoint Avenue station (LIRR) are long Island City.

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Huntington station (LIRR)

Huntington is a station on the Port Jefferson Branch of the Long Island Rail Road in Huntington Station, Suffolk County, New York.

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Hunts Point, Bronx

Hunts Point is a neighborhood located on a peninsula in the South Bronx of New York City.

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Hurricane Sandy

Hurricane Sandy (unofficially referred to as Superstorm Sandy) was an extremely large and destructive Category 3 Atlantic hurricane which ravaged the Caribbean and the coastal Mid-Atlantic region of the United States in late October 2012.

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Inclinometer

An inclinometer or clinometer is an instrument used for measuring angles of slope, elevation, or depression of an object with respect to gravity's direction.

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IND Queens Boulevard Line

The IND Queens Boulevard Line, sometimes abbreviated as QBL, is a line of the B Division of the New York City Subway in Manhattan and Queens, New York City, United States.

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Interlocking

In railway signalling, an interlocking is an arrangement of signal apparatus that prevents conflicting movements through an arrangement of tracks such as junctions or crossings.

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IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line

The IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line (also known as the IRT Seventh Avenue Line or the IRT West Side Line) is a New York City Subway line.

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IRT Lexington Avenue Line

The IRT Lexington Avenue Line (also known as the IRT East Side Line and the IRT Lexington–Fourth Avenue Line) is one of the lines of the A Division of the New York City Subway, stretching from Lower Manhattan north to 125th Street in East Harlem.

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Island platform

An island platform (also center platform (American English) or centre platform (British English)) is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange.

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Jamaica station

The Jamaica station is a major train station of the Long Island Rail Road located in Jamaica, Queens, New York City.

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Janno Lieber

John Nathan "Janno" Lieber (born September 19, 1961) is the head of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) in New York.

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JPMorgan Chase

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (stylized as JPMorganChase) is an American multinational finance company headquartered in New York City and incorporated in Delaware.

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Kathy Hochul

Kathleen Hochul (née Courtney; born August 27, 1958) is an American politician and lawyer.

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List of numbered streets in Manhattan

The New York City borough of Manhattan contains 214 numbered east–west streets ranging from 1st to 228th, the majority of them designated in the Commissioners' Plan of 1811.

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Loading gauge

A loading gauge is a diagram or physical structure that defines the maximum height and width dimensions in railway vehicles and their loads.

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Long Island City

Long Island City (LIC) is a residential and commercial neighborhood on the western tip of Queens, a borough in New York City in the United States.

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Long Island City station

The Long Island City station is a rail terminal of the Long Island Rail Road in the Hunters Point and Long Island City neighborhoods of Queens, New York City. East Side Access and Long Island City station are long Island City.

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Long Island Rail Road

The Long Island Rail Road, often abbreviated as the LIRR, is a railroad in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of New York, stretching from Manhattan to the eastern tip of Suffolk County on Long Island. East Side Access and Long Island Rail Road are passenger rail transportation in New York (state).

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Lower Manhattan–Jamaica/JFK Transportation Project

The Lower Manhattan–Jamaica/JFK Transportation Project was a proposed public works project in New York City, New York, that would use the Long Island Rail Road's Atlantic Branch and a new tunnel under the East River to connect a new train station near or at the World Trade Center Transportation Hub site with John F. East Side Access and Lower Manhattan–Jamaica/JFK Transportation Project are long Island Rail Road.

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M1/M3 (railcar)

The M1 and M3 are two similar series of electric multiple unit rail cars built by the Budd Company for the Long Island Rail Road, the Metro-North Railroad, and Metro-North's predecessors, Penn Central and Conrail.

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M7 (railcar)

The M7 is an electric multiple unit railroad car built by Bombardier for use on the MTA's Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) and Metro-North Railroad.

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M9 (railcar)

The M9 is a class of electric multiple unit railroad cars being built by Kawasaki Heavy Industries for use on the MTA's Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) and Metro-North Railroad.

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Madison Avenue

Madison Avenue is a north-south avenue in the borough of Manhattan in New York City, United States, that carries northbound one-way traffic. East Side Access and Madison Avenue are Midtown Manhattan.

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Main Line (Long Island Rail Road)

The Main Line is a rail line owned and operated by the Long Island Rail Road in the U.S. state of New York.

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Manhattan

Manhattan is the most densely populated and geographically smallest of the five boroughs of New York City.

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Massapequa station

Massapequa is a station along the Long Island Rail Road's Montauk Branch in Massapequa, New York, serving Babylon Branch trains.

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Metro-North Railroad

Metro-North Railroad, trading as MTA Metro-North Railroad, is a suburban commuter rail service operated by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), a public authority of the U.S. state of New York. East Side Access and Metro-North Railroad are passenger rail transportation in New York (state).

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The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) is the principal public transport operator in the Atlanta metropolitan area.

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Metropolitan Transportation Authority

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) is a public benefit corporation responsible for public transportation in the New York City metropolitan area of the U.S. state of New York.

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Microprocessor

A microprocessor is a computer processor for which the data processing logic and control is included on a single integrated circuit (IC), or a small number of ICs.

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Midtown Manhattan

Midtown Manhattan is the central portion of the New York City borough of Manhattan and serves as the city's primary central business district.

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Mine railway

A mine railway (or mine railroad, U.S.), sometimes pit railway, is a railway constructed to carry materials and workers in and out of a mine.

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Missouri University of Science and Technology

Missouri University of Science and Technology (Missouri S&T or S&T) is a public research university in Rolla, Missouri.

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Montauk Branch

The Montauk Branch is a rail line owned and operated by the Long Island Rail Road in the U.S. state of New York.

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Montauk Cutoff

The Montauk Cutoff is an abandoned railway in Long Island City, Queens, New York City, that connected the Long Island Rail Road's Main Line and Lower Montauk Branch. East Side Access and Montauk Cutoff are long Island City and long Island Rail Road.

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Morris Park, Bronx

Morris Park is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of the Bronx.

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MTA Capital Construction and Development Company

MTA Construction and Development Company is a subsidiary of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), formed in July 2003 as MTA Capital Construction Company to manage the MTA's major capital projects in the New York metropolitan area.

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New Haven Line

The New Haven Line is a commuter rail line operated by the Metro-North Railroad in the U.S. states of New York and Connecticut. East Side Access and New Haven Line are passenger rail transportation in New York (state).

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New York (state)

New York, also called New York State, is a state in the Northeastern United States.

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New York City

New York, often called New York City (to distinguish it from New York State) or NYC, is the most populous city in the United States.

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New York City Business Integrity Commission

The Business Integrity Commission (BIC) is the agency of the New York City government responsible for regulating the private carting industry, public wholesale markets businesses, and the shipboard gambling industry.

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New York City Department of City Planning

The Department of City Planning (DCP) is the department of the government of New York City responsible for setting the framework of city's physical and socioeconomic planning.

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New York City Subway

The New York City Subway is a rapid transit system in the New York City boroughs of Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, and the Bronx.

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New York City Transit Authority

The New York City Transit Authority (also known as NYCTA, the TA, or simply Transit, and branded as MTA New York City Transit) is a public-benefit corporation in the U.S. state of New York that operates public transportation in New York City.

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New York Daily News

The New York Daily News, officially titled the Daily News, is an American newspaper based in Jersey City, New Jersey.

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New York metropolitan area

The New York metropolitan area, broadly referred to as the Tri-State area and often also called Greater New York, is the largest metropolitan area in the world by urban landmass, encompassing.

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New York Penn Station

Pennsylvania Station (also known as New York Penn Station or simply Penn Station) is the main intercity railroad station in New York City and the busiest transportation facility in the Western Hemisphere, serving more than 600,000 passengers per weekday.

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New York State Board of Elections

The New York State Board of Elections is a bipartisan agency of the New York state government within the New York State Executive Department responsible for enforcement and administration of election-related laws.

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New York State Comptroller

The New York state comptroller is an elected constitutional officer of the U.S. state of New York and head of the New York state government's Department of Audit and Control.

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New York State Route 25A

New York State Route 25A (NY 25A) is a state highway on Long Island in New York, United States.

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Newsday

Newsday is a daily newspaper in the United States primarily serving Nassau and Suffolk counties on Long Island, although it is also sold throughout the New York metropolitan area.

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NJ Transit Rail Operations

NJ Transit Rail Operations is the rail division of NJ Transit. East Side Access and NJ Transit Rail Operations are passenger rail transportation in New York (state).

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North Hempstead, New York

North Hempstead (officially known as the Town of North Hempstead) is one of three towns in Nassau County, on Long Island, in New York, United States.

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North–South Rail Link

The North–South Rail Link (NSRL) is a proposed rail tunnel, or pair of tunnels, that would connect North Station and South Station in downtown Boston, Massachusetts, linking rail networks that serve the city's northern suburbs, New Hampshire, and Maine with the rest of the country. East Side Access and North–South Rail Link are Underground commuter rail.

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Northeast Corridor

The Northeast Corridor (NEC) is an electrified railroad line in the Northeast megalopolis of the United States. East Side Access and Northeast Corridor are passenger rail transportation in New York (state).

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NY1

NY1 (also officially known as Spectrum News NY1 and spoken as New York One) is an American cable news television channel founded by Time Warner Cable, which itself is owned by Charter Communications through its acquisition in May 2016.

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Office of Inspector General for the Department of Transportation

The U.S. Department of Transportation Office of Inspector General (DOT OIG) is one of the Inspector General offices created by the Inspector General Act of 1978.

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Organized crime

Organized crime is a category of transnational, national, or local group of centralized enterprises run to engage in illegal activity, most commonly for profit.

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Oyster Bay Branch

The Oyster Bay Branch is a rail line and service owned and operated by the Long Island Rail Road in the U.S. state of New York.

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Park Avenue

Park Avenue is a boulevard in New York City that carries north and southbound traffic in the boroughs of Manhattan and the Bronx. East Side Access and Park Avenue are Midtown Manhattan.

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Park Avenue Tunnel (roadway)

The Park Avenue Tunnel, also called the Murray Hill Tunnel, is a tunnel that passes under seven blocks of Park Avenue in Murray Hill, in the New York City borough of Manhattan.

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Park Avenue Viaduct

The Park Avenue Viaduct, also known as the Pershing Square Viaduct, is a roadway in Manhattan, New York City. East Side Access and Park Avenue Viaduct are Grand Central Terminal.

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Parkchester, Bronx

Parkchester is a planned community and neighborhood originally developed by the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company and located in the central Bronx, New York City.

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PDF

Portable Document Format (PDF), standardized as ISO 32000, is a file format developed by Adobe in 1992 to present documents, including text formatting and images, in a manner independent of application software, hardware, and operating systems.

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Philadelphia

Philadelphia, colloquially referred to as Philly, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and the sixth-most populous city in the nation, with a population of 1,603,797 in the 2020 census.

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Port Jefferson Branch

The Port Jefferson Branch is a rail line and service owned and operated by the Long Island Rail Road in the U.S. state of New York.

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Port Washington Branch

The Port Washington Branch is an electrified, mostly double-tracked rail line and service owned and operated by the Long Island Rail Road in the U.S. state of New York.

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Port Washington station

Port Washington is the terminus of the Long Island Rail Road's Port Washington Branch in Port Washington, New York.

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Positive train control

Positive train control (PTC) is a family of automatic train protection systems deployed in the United States.

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Program for Action

Metropolitan Transportation: A Program for Action, also known as simply the Program for Action, the Grand Design, or the New Routes Program, was a proposal in the mid-1960s for a large expansion of mass transit in New York City, created under then-Mayor John Lindsay.

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Public works

Public works are a broad category of infrastructure projects, financed and procured by a government body for recreational, employment, and health and safety uses in the greater community.

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Queens

Queens is a borough of New York City, coextensive with Queens County, in the U.S. state of New York.

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Queens Boulevard

Queens Boulevard is a major thoroughfare connecting Midtown Manhattan, via the Queensboro Bridge, to Jamaica in Queens, New York City, United States. East Side Access and Queens Boulevard are long Island City.

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Railroad switch

A railroad switch, turnout, or points is a mechanical installation enabling railway trains to be guided from one track to another, such as at a railway junction or where a spur or siding branches off.

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Reverse commute

A reverse commute is a round trip, regularly taken, from an urban area to a suburban one in the morning, and returning in the evening.

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Richard Ravitch

Richard Ravitch (July 7, 1933 – June 25, 2023) was an American politician and businessman who served as the lieutenant governor of New York from 2009 to 2010.

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Right of way

A right of way (also right-of-way) is a transportation corridor along which people, animals, vehicles, watercraft, or utility lines travel, or the legal status that gives them the right to do so.

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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York

The Archdiocese of New York (Archidiœcesis Neo-Eboracensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or archdiocese of the Catholic Church located in the State of New York.

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Ronkonkoma Branch

The Ronkonkoma Branch is a rail service operated by the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) in the U.S. state of New York.

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Ronkonkoma station

Ronkonkoma (signed as Ronkonkoma LI MacArthur Airport on station signage) is a major railroad station and transportation hub along the Main Line of the Long Island Rail Road in Ronkonkoma, New York.

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Second Avenue (Manhattan)

Second Avenue is located on the East Side of the New York City borough of Manhattan extending from Houston Street at its south end to the Harlem River Drive at 128th Street at its north end. East Side Access and Second Avenue (Manhattan) are Midtown Manhattan.

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Second Avenue Subway

The Second Avenue Subway (internally referred to as the IND Second Avenue Line by the MTA and abbreviated to SAS) is a New York City Subway line that runs under Second Avenue on the East Side of Manhattan.

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Seismometer

A seismometer is an instrument that responds to ground displacement and shaking such as caused by quakes, volcanic eruptions, and explosions.

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September 11 attacks

The September 11 attacks, commonly known as 9/11, were four coordinated Islamist terrorist suicide attacks carried out by al-Qaeda against the United States in 2001.

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St. Patrick's Cathedral (Midtown Manhattan)

St. East Side Access and St. Patrick's Cathedral (Midtown Manhattan) are Midtown Manhattan.

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Strain gauge

A strain gauge (also spelled strain gage) is a device used to measure strain on an object.

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Sunnyside Yard

Sunnyside Yard is a large coach yard, a railroad yard for passenger cars in the Sunnyside neighborhood of Queens in New York City. East Side Access and Sunnyside Yard are long Island Rail Road.

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Sunnyside, Queens

Sunnyside is a neighborhood in the western portion of the New York City borough of Queens.

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Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis Group is an international company originating in England that publishes books and academic journals.

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The Bronx

The Bronx is a borough of New York City, coextensive with Bronx County, in the U.S. state of New York.

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The New York Sun

The New York Sun is an American conservative news website and former newspaper based in Manhattan, New York.

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The New York Times

The New York Times (NYT) is an American daily newspaper based in New York City.

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The Wall Street Journal

The Wall Street Journal (WSJ), also referred to simply as the Journal, is an American newspaper based in New York City, with a focus on business and finance.

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The Yale Club of New York City

The Yale Club of New York City, commonly called The Yale Club, is a private club in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. East Side Access and The Yale Club of New York City are Midtown Manhattan.

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Third Avenue

Third Avenue is a north-south thoroughfare on the East Side of the New York City borough of Manhattan, as well as in the center portion of the Bronx. Its southern end is at Astor Place and St. Mark's Place. It transitions into Cooper Square, and further south, the Bowery, Chatham Square, and Park Row. East Side Access and Third Avenue are Midtown Manhattan.

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TimesLedger Newspapers

The TimesLedger Newspapers is a chain of paid circulation weekly newspapers covering news, sports and events of concern to residents of the borough of Queens, New York.

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Track circuit

A track circuit is an electrical device used to prove the absence of a train on rail tracks to signallers and control relevant signals.

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Tunnel boring machine

A tunnel boring machine (TBM), also known as a "mole" or a "worm", is a machine used to excavate tunnels.

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Turtle Bay, Manhattan

Turtle Bay is a neighborhood in New York City, on the east side of Midtown Manhattan. East Side Access and Turtle Bay, Manhattan are Midtown Manhattan.

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Tutor Perini

Tutor Perini Corporation (formerly Perini Corporation) is one of the largest general contractors in the United States.

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Union Square, Manhattan

Union Square is a historic intersection and surrounding neighborhood in Manhattan, New York City, United States, located where Broadway and the former Bowery Road – now Fourth Avenue – came together in the early 19th century.

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United States Department of Transportation

The United States Department of Transportation (USDOT or DOT) is one of the executive departments of the U.S. federal government.

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United States House Committee on Oversight and Accountability

The Committee on Oversight and Accountability is the main investigative committee of the United States House of Representatives.

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Upper Manhattan

Upper Manhattan is the most northern region of the New York City borough of Manhattan.

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Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority

The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA), commonly referred to as Metro, is a tri-jurisdictional public transit agency that operates transit service in the Washington metropolitan area.

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West Hempstead Branch

The West Hempstead Branch is an electrified rail line owned and operated by the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR).

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West Side Line

The West Side Line, also called the West Side Freight Line, is a railroad line on the west side of the New York City borough of Manhattan.

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Westchester County, New York

Westchester County is a county located in the southeastern portion of the U.S. state of New York, bordering the Long Island Sound to its east and the Hudson River on its west.

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White-collar worker

A white-collar worker is a person who performs professional service, desk, managerial, or administrative work.

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WPIX

WPIX (channel 11) is a television station in New York City, serving as the de facto flagship of The CW Television Network.

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YouTube

YouTube is an American online video sharing platform owned by Google.

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2021–2023 global supply chain crisis

In 2021, as a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic and, later, the ongoing 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, global supply chains and shipments slowed, causing worldwide shortages and affecting consumer patterns.

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270 Park Avenue (1960–2021)

270 Park Avenue, also known as the JPMorgan Chase Tower and the Union Carbide Building, was a skyscraper in the Midtown Manhattan neighborhood of New York City. East Side Access and 270 Park Avenue (1960–2021) are Midtown Manhattan.

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270 Park Avenue (2021–present)

270 Park Avenue, also known as the JPMorgan Chase Building, is a supertall skyscraper under construction on the East Side of the Midtown neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City. East Side Access and 270 Park Avenue (2021–present) are Midtown Manhattan.

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34th Street–Penn Station (IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line)

34th Street–Penn Station is an express station on the IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line of the New York City Subway. East Side Access and 34th Street–Penn Station (IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line) are Midtown Manhattan.

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42nd Street Shuttle

The 42nd Street Shuttle is a New York City Subway shuttle train service that operates in Manhattan. East Side Access and 42nd Street Shuttle are Grand Central Terminal.

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50th Street (Manhattan)

50th Street is a street in the New York City borough of Manhattan. East Side Access and 50th Street (Manhattan) are Midtown Manhattan.

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51st Street (Manhattan)

51st Street is a long one-way street traveling east to west across Midtown Manhattan. East Side Access and 51st Street (Manhattan) are Midtown Manhattan.

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53rd Street (Manhattan)

53rd Street is an east–west street in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, which measures 1.83 miles (2.94 km) long. East Side Access and 53rd Street (Manhattan) are Midtown Manhattan.

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63rd Street lines

The IND 63rd Street Line and BMT 63rd Street Line, also referred to as the 63rd Street Crosstown, Crosstown Route, or Route 131-A, are two rapid transit lines of the B Division of the New York City Subway system.

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63rd Street Tunnel

The 63rd Street Tunnel is a double-deck subway and railroad tunnel under the East River between the boroughs of Manhattan and Queens in New York City. East Side Access and 63rd Street Tunnel are Immersed tube tunnels in the United States, railroad tunnels in New York City and tunnels completed in 1989.

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7 (New York City Subway service)

The 7 Flushing Local and <7> Flushing Express are two rapid transit services in the A Division of the New York City Subway, providing local and express services along the full length of the IRT Flushing Line.

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7 Subway Extension

The 7 Subway Extension is a subway extension of the New York City Subway's IRT Flushing Line, which is served by the local and express services.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Side_Access

Also known as Arch Street Facility, Arch Street Shop, Arch Street Shop and Yard Facility, Arch Street Shops, Arch Street Yard, Arch Street Yard and Shop Facility, Arch Street Yards, East Side Access subway extension, Grand Central Branch.

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