Hillside Facility (LIRR station)
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The Hillside Facility is a maintenance facility of the Long Island Rail Road
Long Island Rail Road
The Long Island Rail Road or LIRR is a commuter rail system serving the length of Long Island, New York. It is the busiest commuter railroad in North America, serving about 81.5 million passengers each year. Established in 1834 and having operated continuously since then, it is the oldest US...

 in Hollis, Queens
Hollis, Queens
Hollis is a neighborhood within the southeastern section of the New York City borough of Queens. A predominantly African American community, the boundaries are considered to be the Far Rockaway Branch of the Long Island Rail Road to the west, Hillside Avenue to the north, Francis Lewis Boulevard to...

, New York City
New York City
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, United States
United States
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. It is the first stop along the Main Line
Main Line (Long Island Rail Road)
The Main Line is a rail line owned and operated by the Long Island Rail Road in the U.S. state of New York. It begins in Long Island City and runs along the middle of Long Island about 95 miles to Greenport...

 of the LIRR east of Jamaica Station. Like the Morris Park Facility west of Jamaica Station, Hillside Facility is for LIRR employees only.

Hillside facility was built during 1984-1991 on the grounds of a section of Holban Yard, the LIRR freight yard. The facility covers 30 acres (121,405.8 m²) east of the former Hillside Station
Hillside (LIRR station)
Hillside, earlier Rockaway Junction, was a junction and station on the Long Island Rail Road's Main Line and Montauk Branch in Hillside, Queens, New York City, United States...

and can maintain 60 cars at a time.

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