The current route, about 11 miles (18 km) long, includes infrastructure that was built in the 1900s and 1910s. The system operates at capacity during peak hours—24 trains per hour—and limits speed for safety reasons. The new route would run parallel to the current right-of-way, enabling dispatching alternatives, potential speed increases, and up to 24 more trains per hour. The Hell Gate Bridge (originally the New York Connecting Railroad Bridge) is a railroad bridge in New York City. The bridge carries two tracks of 's and one freight track between, and, via. Its main span is a 1,017-foot (310 m) across, a of the that separates Wards Island from. T.
