More Facts on Transportation in NYC
Second post about NYC Transportation facts
3. PATH stations
PATH stands for Port Authority Trans-Hudson. It is NYC’s fast transit railroad. It links many parts of the city, like- Manhattan and New York to New Jersey. It not only provides service within Jersey City and Hoboken, but also works through Harrison and Newark. The largest one of PATH stations is at the World Trade Center. After the 9/11 attack, this was rebuilt.
4. AirTrain JFK
This has around 8 mile long rail road. It is a major people mover rail way system in NYC. It is currently connecting Kennedy Airport to NYC’s subway or commuter trains along with different parking lots of JFK airport.
5. Long Island Rail Road
This is a rail road providing electric as well as diesel rail service within east-west and all through Long Island. In the US, this is the busiest commuter type railroad. It is known to service grossly 80 million passengers per year. This one is also the oldest US railroad active till now. It has 124 stations with over 1000 kilometers of track.
6. Metro-North Railroad
This is one of the cutest commuter railroads connecting New York City to the suburbs in north. Great opportunity if you want to hop in and visit suburbs of New York City. It also connects NYC to Connecticut, along with different parts of New Jersey.
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