New York Tunnel Extension
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The New York Tunnel Extension (also New York Improvement and Tunnel Extension) is a combination of railroad tunnels and approaches from New Jersey and Long Island to Pennsylvania Station in Midtown Manhattan.
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New York Tunnel Extension | |||
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Overview | |||
Status | In operation | ||
Owner | Amtrak | ||
Locale | New York City Hudson County, New Jersey | ||
Service | |||
Type | Heavy rail, Commuter rail | ||
System | Originally Pennsylvania Railroad now Amtrak, New Jersey Transit, Long Island Rail Road. | ||
History | |||
Opened | 1910 | ||
Technical | |||
Line length | 44 miles (71 km) (total main line trackage) | ||
Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge | ||
Electrification | 650 V DC third rail (1910–1933). 11,000 V AC overhead lines (1933-present) | ||
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It was built by the Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR) at the beginning of the 20th century to improve railroad access throughout the greater New York City area,[1] and led to the line's then-new passenger facility, Pennsylvania Station.