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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:railway_company
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gptkbp:abbreviation
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gptkb:B&O
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:defunct
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1987
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gptkbp:electrification
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partial
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gptkbp:founded
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1827
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gptkbp:founder
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gptkb:George_Brown
gptkb:Philip_E._Thomas
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gptkbp:fullName
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gptkb:Baltimore_and_Ohio_Railroad
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gptkbp:gauge
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standard gauge
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gptkbp:headquartersLocation
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gptkb:Baltimore,_Maryland,_United_States
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance
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first telegraph line built along its right-of-way
helped develop American railroading
key role in Civil War logistics
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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B&O Railroad
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gptkbp:industry
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gptkb:rail_transport
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gptkbp:logo
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gptkb:B&O_Capitol_Dome
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gptkbp:mergedInto
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gptkb:CSX_Transportation
gptkb:Chesapeake_and_Ohio_Railway
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gptkbp:museum
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gptkb:B&O_Railroad_Museum
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gptkbp:notableBattle
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gptkb:Howard_Street_Tunnel
gptkb:Kingwood_Tunnel
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gptkbp:notableBuilding
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gptkb:Harpers_Ferry_Bridge
gptkb:Thomas_Viaduct
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gptkbp:notableEmployee
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gptkb:Charles_F._Mayer
gptkb:Daniel_Willard
gptkb:John_W._Garrett
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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gptkb:Great_Railroad_Strike_of_1877
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gptkbp:notableFor
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first to offer scheduled freight and passenger service
featured in Monopoly board game
first common carrier railroad in the United States
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gptkbp:notableStation
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gptkb:National_Limited
gptkb:Capitol_Limited
gptkb:Camden_Station
gptkb:Cincinnatian
gptkb:Mount_Clare_Station
Royal Blue
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gptkbp:parentCompany
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gptkb:CSX_Corporation
gptkb:Chesapeake_and_Ohio_Railway
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gptkbp:route
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Baltimore to Chicago
Baltimore to Ohio River
Baltimore to St. Louis
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gptkbp:servesCity
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gptkb:Baltimore
gptkb:Chicago
gptkb:Philadelphia
gptkb:Pittsburgh
gptkb:St._Louis
gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
gptkb:Cincinnati
gptkb:Cumberland
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gptkbp:servesState
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gptkb:Delaware
gptkb:Illinois
gptkb:Indiana
gptkb:Kentucky
gptkb:Maryland
gptkb:Missouri
gptkb:Ohio
gptkb:Pennsylvania
gptkb:Virginia
gptkb:West_Virginia
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gptkbp:status
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defunct
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:CSX_Transportation
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gptkbp:website
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http://www.borail.org/
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:B&O_Railroad_Museum
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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