The document discusses plans for the 26-acre West Side Rail Yards in Manhattan, the largest undeveloped land in Manhattan. Currently, the MTA owns the Rail Yards and stores Long Island Rail Road cars there when not in use. There are obstacles to developing the site as Related Companies currently leases the land and both Related and CSX Transportation are committed to preserving the High Line park, an elevated rail track converted to a public green space, that passes through the Rail Yards. Actions are being taken including an ULURP application to redevelop the Rail Yards.

1. The Rail Yards
Project
Andrew Gannon

2. The High Line
 An elevated railroad track that used to run
through Manhattan
 Last train ran in 1980, carrying turkeys
 Converted to a gratis walkway/park

3. West Side Rail Yards
 26 acres of undeveloped land, largest in
Manhattan
 Owned by the MTA
 Stores LIRR cars on their down time

4. Obstacles to Use
 The Rail Yards are leased by Related Companies
 They have pledged commitment to preserving
the highline
 The highline itself there is owned by CSX
Transportation Inc.

5. Actions Taken
 ULURP application
 Friends of the Highline

6. Pictures

7. Pictures

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11. Works Cited
"High Line at the West Side Rail Yards." The High Line. Friends of the High
Line, n.d. Web. 19 Oct. 2012. <http://www.thehighline.org/
about/rail-yards/goal>.
"High Line at the West Side Rail Yards." The High Line. Friends of the
High Line, n.d. Web. 19 Oct. 2012. <http://
www.thehighline.org/about/rail-yards/overview-rail-yards>.
"Rail Yards." The High Line. Friends of the High Line, n.d. Web. 22 Oct. 2012.
<http://www.thehighline.org/galleries/images/rail-yards>.