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.
| Montauk Cutoff | |
|---|---|
Montauk Cutoff overpass between Hunterspoint Avenue and Sunnyside Yard | |
| Overview | |
| Status | Abandoned |
| Owner | Metropolitan Transportation Authority |
| Termini |
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| Stations | 0 |
| Technical | |
| Number of tracks | 2 |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
The Montauk Cutoff is a cutoff approximately one-third of a mile in length and was double-tracked for its entire length.: 1 It begins just west of Sunnyside and Arch Street Yards (40.744°N 73.943°W), after which it runs west parallel to Skillman Avenue and passes over the tracks leading to the East River Tunnels and Hunterspoint Avenue. It then runs elevated across several blocks in an industrial section of Long Island City,: 1 before crossing the Cabin M Bridge (40.739°N 73.9442°W)—a swing bridge over Dutch Kills—and meeting the Montauk Branch immediately to the east of Dutch Kills Bridge at Blissville Yard (40.737°N 73.942°W).