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37-628: The West Side Yard (officially the John D. Caemmerer West Side Yard ) is a rail yard of 30 tracks owned by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority on the west side of Manhattan in New York City . Used to store commuter rail trains operated by the subsidiary Long Island Rail Road , the 26.17-acre (10.59 ha) yard sits between West 30th Street, West 33rd Street, 10th Avenue and 12th Avenue . Since

74-450: A main line . Main-line yards are often composed of an up yard and a down yard, linked to the associated direction of travel . There are different types of yards, and different parts within a yard, depending on how they are built. For freight cars , the overall yard layout is typically designed around a principal switching (US term) or shunting (UK) technique: In the case of all classification or sorting yards, human intelligence plays

111-669: A private equity firm . Doctoroff thought of bringing the Olympic Games to New York after witnessing New York's international sports fans at a 1994 FIFA World Cup match in Giants Stadium . He then built a team to help craft a plan for staging the Games. Seven years later, Doctoroff resigned as President of NYC2012 to join the administration of Mayor Michael Bloomberg , but he continued to lead New York's Olympic Bid as Deputy Mayor for Economic Development and Rebuilding. Two of

148-470: A $ 133 million contract to build a section of box tunnel. Construction started in December 2014 and was nearing completion as of July 2017, though funding disputes stalled the tunnel box's completion. The tunnel box was substantially complete by November 2017. The following phase would extend the casing between 11th and 12th Avenue as the development of Hudson Yards continues westward. Amtrak, NJ Transit, and

185-617: A backup plan, which called for a new ballpark for the New York Mets in Queens in the parking lot of Shea Stadium – later named Citi Field – to be completed for the 2009 baseball season; it was announced on June 12, 2005. The plan would've been to use the stadium for the 2012 Olympics while the Mets would play at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx for that year's baseball season. Despite

222-426: A fuelling point and other minor maintenance facilities. A good example of this was Newport 's Godfrey Road stabling point, which has since been closed. Stabling sidings can be just a few roads or large complexes like Feltham Sidings. They are sometimes electrified with a third rail or OLE . An example of a stabling point with third rail would be Feltham marshalling yard which is being made into carriage sidings for

259-413: A long series of proposals to develop the rail yard air rights, including for a major expansion of Midtown Manhattan by William Zeckendorf in the 1950s and for a housing development considered by U.S. Steel in the 1960s. The West Side Yard was designed with space left between the tracks for columns to support development in air rights above the tracks. Madison Square Garden considered a possible move to

296-654: A major US coach yard is Sunnyside Yard in New York City , operated by Amtrak . Those that are principally used for storage, such as the West Side Yard in New York, are called "layup yards" or "stabling yards." Coach yards are commonly flat yards because unladen passenger coaches are heavier than unladen freight carriages. In the UK, a stabling point is a place where rail locomotives are parked while awaiting their next turn of duty. A stabling point may be fitted with

333-766: A primary role in setting a strategy for the switching operations ; the fewer times coupling operations need to be made and the less distance traveled, the faster the operation, the better the strategy and the sooner the newly configured consist can be joined to its outbound train.   A large freight yard may include the following components: Freight yards may have multiple industries adjacent to them where railroad cars are loaded or unloaded and then stored before they move on to their new destination. Coach yards (American English) or stabling yards or carriage sidings (British English) are used for sorting, storing and repairing passenger cars . These yards are located in metropolitan areas near large stations or terminals. An example of

370-578: Is bounded by between West 30th Street, West 33rd Street, 10th Avenue , and 12th Avenue . Around 1851, the Hudson River Railroad built the 30th Street Yard as a depot for a line running down Eleventh Avenue, as trains were not permitted to operate south of West 32nd Street. New York Central and later Penn Central expanded the rail yards and used them as a freight terminal up until the 1970s when Penn Central declared bankruptcy and its Manhattan properties were put up for sale. The rail yard

407-550: Is named after John D. Caemmerer , a New York State Senator from East Williston who helped obtain $ 195.7 million for its construction. During construction, a tunnel was built under some of the east-west tracks, allowing Amtrak trains from Penn Station to turn north and travel to Upstate New York via the West Side Line . Amtrak trains began using this tunnel on April 7, 1991; before this, Empire Service trains originated from Grand Central Terminal . There has been

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444-717: The 2026 FIFA World Cup including the final . The opening of the Barclays Center (which was the proposed venue for gymnastics) ushered in the return of professional sports franchises to Brooklyn for the first time since the Brooklyn Dodgers left in 1957. The Barclays Center is the home of the NBA's Brooklyn Nets and the WNBA's New York Liberty and used to be a part-time home of the NHL's New York Islanders . Despite

481-490: The British Rail Class 701 EMU . New York City bid for the 2012 Summer Olympics The New York City 2012 Olympic bid was one of the five short-listed bids for the 2012 Summer Olympics , ultimately won by London . New York City 's Olympic bid was managed by a private non-profit organization, NYC 2012 , founded by Daniel L. Doctoroff , then the managing director of Oak Hill Capital Partners ,

518-650: The Javits Center (which would have hosted multiple Olympic events) and the 7 Train was extended to its current terminal at 34th Street . The High Line originates at the Hudson Yards and is an elevated urban park built on former train tracks. Wynn Resorts has proposed to build an 80 story resort and casino with 1,750 rooms at the Hudson Yards. It would be built on the site of where the West Side Stadium would have been built. It would be one of

555-634: The USOC reaching a new revenue sharing agreement with the IOC in May 2012, New York had been mentioned as a potential candidate for the 2024 Summer Olympics , but then-Mayor Bill de Blasio decided not to pursue a bid in May 2014. Los Angeles became the US candidate following the withdrawal of Boston 's bid. Los Angeles later secured the right to host the 2028 Summer Olympics while Paris (which competed with New York in

592-705: The United Nations Headquarters . During the Olympics and Paralympics, it would have housed more than 16,000 athletes and coaches. Costing an estimate of $ 1.5 billion, the Village would include plazas and shops, restaurants, acres of green landscape, training centers and fields, a private dining hall, religious centers, and ferry and train service. Post-Olympic plans would provide world-class residential housing for up to 18,000 New York residents. The area would have been designed by Morphosis Architects as

629-643: The 2012 race) secured the 2024 Summer Olympics . After the Olympic bid failed, the construction of Citi Field in Queens, now designated as the new home of the New York Mets , went on as scheduled; the Mets played their first game in the stadium in April 2009. Adjacent to Citi Field, a new 25,000 seat soccer-specific stadium for New York City FC of Major League Soccer will be built in Willets Point and

666-530: The Hudson Yards project by construction of a tunnel underneath, to be financed by $ 120 million to $ 150 million in federal funds. In June 2013, the US Department of Transportation announced that $ 183 million had been dedicated to the "tunnel box" as part of Hurricane Sandy recovery funding. The underground concrete casing is 800 ft (240 m) long, 50 ft (15 m) wide, and approximately 35 ft (11 m) tall. Amtrak awarded Tutor Perini

703-594: The Jacob Javits Convention Center, host to six Olympic sports, Olympic Square Park, and a new 40+ story office tower that would have housed Olympic broadcasters in 2012. The Stadium's construction was scheduled to proceed regardless of whether New York was awarded the 2012 Olympic Games. The project was to be paid for by the New York Jets ($ 800 million), New York City ($ 300 million for infrastructure), and New York State ($ 300 million for

740-628: The MTA have applied to the Federal Transit Administration for a $ 65 million matching grant for another 105 ft (32 m) long structure to preserve the right-of-way at 11th Avenue in Manhattan under a viaduct that was rehabilitated in 2009–2011. 40°45′16″N 74°00′11″W  /  40.75444°N 74.00306°W  / 40.75444; -74.00306 Rail yard Many yards are located at strategic points on

777-675: The bid included a rowing course in Queens, a velodrome in the South Bronx, a marina along the coast of the Atlantic Ocean, an equestrian center on Staten Island, and the refurbishment of the historic 369th Regiment Armory in Harlem . Olympic venues would have been spread around the city, had it been selected for the Olympics. The Village would have been located on the East River Waterfront of Queens across from

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814-585: The bid's failure the greatest legacy of the NYC2012 bid has been large-scale development of areas of New York City that underwent rezoning in order to move forward with the NYC2012 bid. Manhattan 's Hudson Yards and Brooklyn 's waterfront in Williamsburg and Greenpoint both underwent rezoning revisions which were in part due to the region's planned roles as Olympic venues, including the controversial West Side Stadium. (The 7 Subway Extension , which

851-594: The biggest projects proposed as part of the bid were the revival of the East River waterfront, including the construction of an Olympic Village across the river from the United Nations Headquarters and an aquatics center in Brooklyn, and the construction of West Side Stadium , which was supposed to have led to the comprehensive redevelopment of the Far West Side of Manhattan. Other projects that were part of

888-529: The contenders for the Democratic mayoral nomination, used the Stadium issue as a symbol that he was a billionaire who was out of touch with the needs of average New Yorkers. Cablevision spent over $ 30 million on negative advertising and political lobbying and even generated a competing proposal for development of the Stadium site. However, the Stadium was strongly supported by Bloomberg, who insisted that there

925-534: The early 2010s, the eastern part of the yard has been covered by the Hudson Yards complex of skyscrapers and other buildings. The yard includes storage tracks, a six-track indoor shop for light maintenance, a 12-car long platform for car cleaning, and lockers and a break room for employees. The yard sits at the north end of the High Line , a former elevated freight railroad converted into a park, and south of

962-540: The failure to approve the West Side Stadium , the site of the West Side Rail Yards still saw development. The Hudson Yards Redevelopment Project saw the construction of multiple buildings and mixed-use developments which has led to the creation of a new neighborhood . The new buildings feature office space and residential space. A shopping mall has also been opened. Renovations were made to

999-470: The heart and crossroad of New York's Olympic X Plan. Brooklyn Staten Island Long Island New Jersey An Olympic Stadium on the West Side of Manhattan had been part of NYC2012's plan since 2000, when the organization's blueprint for the Games was formally unveiled to the public. Host to Opening and Closing Ceremonies and Athletics competitions, the West Side Stadium would have sat adjacent to

1036-504: The media and public spotlight until early 2004 when Cablevision released its first round of advertising against the Stadium. As the owner of Madison Square Garden, which is located just a few blocks from the site of the proposed Olympic Stadium, Cablevision saw the new facility as a potential threat to the Garden's share of concert, convention, and other major event business. Political opponents of New York mayor Michael Bloomberg , notably

1073-510: The retractable roof). According to the project's promoters, the building's retractable roof, unnecessary for football, would make the stadium a flexible, multi-purpose facility. It would provide a long-term boost to New York's economy and would jump-start the development of Manhattan's Far West Side. Local civic groups concerned with congestion and a changing neighborhood had long opposed its construction, and it historically had low citywide approval ratings. The project managed to stay largely out of

1110-477: The site in the mid-1980s. In the 1990s the air rights were considered as a possible location for a New York Yankees stadium. The rail yard air rights were proposed by the New York City bid for the 2012 Summer Olympics as the location for the media center, Olympic plaza, and Olympic Stadium , to be occupied afterward by the New York Jets . The eastern portion of the West Side Yard (east of 11th Avenue)

1147-770: The surrounding area will be redeveloped. The new stadium will open in 2027. Despite the bid's failure, construction of an aquatics center at Flushing Meadow Park went ahead. The Flushing Meadows Natatorium opened in 2008. After the West Side Stadium proposal was rejected, the NFL's New York Jets entered into a 50/50 partnership with the New York Giants to build a new stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey to replace Giants Stadium . The New Meadowlands Stadium (now MetLife Stadium ) opened in 2010 and hosted Super Bowl XLVIII in 2014. It will host eight matches during

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1184-578: The truck marshalling yard used by the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center . It also sits just south of the 34th Street–Hudson Yards subway station, which opened in 2015. Before the yard opened in 1987, rush-hour trains to or from Penn Station had to run without passengers to storage yards on Long Island , where the trains were stored during middays. The West Side Yard increased the LIRR's rush hour capacity at Penn Station. The 26.17-acre (10.59 ha) site

1221-713: Was acquired by the State of New York . The northern portion was used for construction of the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center and the southern portion became a train-storage yard used by the Long Island Rail Road . The yard was built because limited storage capacity at Penn Station forced LIRR trains to make non-passenger trips, or " deadheads ", to storage yards on Long Island. These deadheads took up track space, thus limiting capacity on lines heading toward Penn Station The yard opened in 1987, immediately increasing train capacity through Penn Station. The West Side Yard

1258-612: Was built above the rail yard. The Gateway Project is a proposal to build a high-speed rail corridor to alleviate the bottleneck along the Northeast Corridor between Newark, New Jersey , and New York City. To avoid a potential conflict between the Gateway Project and the Hudson Yards project, which broke ground in late 2012, Amtrak officials said in February 2013 that a right-of-way would be preserved through

1295-808: Was no alternate site for the Olympic Stadium and the project needed to be approved before the International Olympic Committee selected the Host City on July 6, 2005. Finally, on June 6, 2005, the Public Authorities Control Board rejected New York State's $ 300 million contribution for the project, eliminating the possibility that an Olympic Stadium on that site would be fully approved before the IOC's vote. The City, working with NYC2012, quickly developed

1332-582: Was originally planned for the 2012 Olympic bid, was revised to serve the Hudson Yards Redevelopment Project.) The development of the once industrial Queens West neighborhood on the East River may also have origins in the bid, as it was initially slated for development as the planned site of the Olympic Village. Following the Games, the site was to be bought by private developers and converted into condominiums. Upon

1369-552: Was rezoned for residential and commercial use in January 2005 as part of the Hudson Yards Redevelopment Project . Following the defeat of the proposal to construct the West Side Stadium , the western portion of the rail yard was rezoned to accommodate residential and commercial development in December 2009. Construction started in December 2012. To support massive towers and other elements, a platform

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