American Railway Express Company
GPTKB entity
Statements (23)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:company
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| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:United_States
|
| gptkbp:dissolved |
1929
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| gptkbp:formed |
gptkb:World_War_I
|
| gptkbp:formedBy |
consolidation of express companies
|
| gptkbp:founded |
1918
|
| gptkbp:headquarters_location |
gptkb:New_York_City
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
American Railway Express Company
|
| gptkbp:industry |
express shipping
|
| gptkbp:logo |
American Railway Express Company logo.svg
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| gptkbp:notable_for |
handling express shipments by rail
|
| gptkbp:parentOrganization |
United States Railroad Administration (initially)
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| gptkbp:predecessor |
Adams Express Company
American Express Company (express business) Other regional express companies Southern Express Company Wells Fargo & Company (express business) |
| gptkbp:purpose |
to provide express shipping services across U.S. railroads
|
| gptkbp:servesArea |
gptkb:Canada
gptkb:United_States |
| gptkbp:successor |
Railway Express Agency
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:United_States_Express_Company
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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