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gptkbp:instanceOf
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Railroad
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gptkbp:acquisition
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gptkb:Chesapeake_and_Ohio_Railway
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gptkbp:founded
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1827
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gptkbp:founder
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gptkb:Philip_E._Thomas
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gptkbp:headquarters
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gptkb:Baltimore,_Maryland
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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First common carrier railroad in the U.S.
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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:keyPeople
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gptkb:Robert_E._Lee
gptkb:Thomas_A._Scott
gptkb:John_D._Rockefeller
gptkb:Daniel_Willard
gptkb:Henry_B._Plant
gptkb:William_H._Vanderbilt
gptkb:George_B._Roberts
gptkb:William_H._Moore
gptkb:Charles_M._Hays
gptkb:John_W._Garrett
gptkb:William_H._Brown
gptkb:Samuel_M._Felton
gptkb:J._Edgar_Thomson
James_McCrea
Walter_S._McCulloh
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gptkbp:notable_event
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First railroad to offer scheduled freight service
First to connect the Atlantic Ocean with the Great Lakes
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gptkbp:operational_area
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Mid-Atlantic_and_Midwest_regions
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gptkbp:previousName
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gptkb:Baltimore_and_Ohio_Railroad
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gptkbp:railwayLine
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B&O logo
Part_of_the_National_Railroad_Hall_of_Fame
Part_of_the_National_Register_of_Historic_Places
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gptkbp:route
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Baltimore_to_St._Louis
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gptkbp:serviceType
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Freight and passenger service
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:CSX_Transportation
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gptkbp:technology
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First to use a steam locomotive in the U.S.
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gptkbp:training
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Approximately 3,000 miles
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gptkbp:trainTypes
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Class I railroad
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