<kuid:844571:102626> PATCO R44 Subway car

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The Staten Island Rapid Transit Operating Authority, publicly known as MTA Staten Island Railway (or SIR), is the operator of the lone rapid transit line operating in the borough of Staten Island, New York City, USA. It is considered a standard railroad line, but only freight service along the western portion of the North Shore Branch is connected to the national railway system.

Because the SIR operates with modified R44 New York City Subway cars,[1] and the fact that it is run by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, most residents consider it to be a de facto line of the Subway, despite there being no direct rail link between the SIR and the subway system proper; the line normally is included on official New York Subway maps. Commuters typically use the Staten Island Ferry to reach Manhattan. The current SIR line has been completely grade separated from intersecting roads since 1966.

The Staten Island Railway also provides express service to St. George Terminal between 6:17 AM and 8:17 AM, and express service to Tottenville from 7:06 AM to 8:06 AM and 4:31 PM to 7:51 PM[2]. As there is no lettered route designation, as on other BMT or IND lines, express service is noted by the presence of a red marker with the terminal and 'express' directly underneath it. The Staten Island Railway, like the rest of the Subway system, runs twenty-four hours a day, with service continuing overnight after most day peak traffic has ceased.