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Boston & Providence Railroad
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Boston_&_Providence_Railroad
GPTKB entity
Statements (26)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:railway_company
gptkbp:country
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:foundedYear
1831
gptkbp:gauge
standard gauge
gptkbp:headquartersLocation
gptkb:Boston,_Massachusetts
gptkb:Providence,_Rhode_Island
gptkbp:historicalSignificance
one of the earliest railroads in the United States
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Boston & Providence Railroad
gptkbp:length
approximately 43 miles
gptkbp:mergedInto
gptkb:Old_Colony_Railroad
1888
gptkbp:notableBuilding
gptkb:Providence_Station
gptkb:Boston_South_Station
gptkb:Canton_Viaduct
gptkbp:opened
1835
gptkbp:operatedBy
gptkb:New_York,_New_Haven_and_Hartford_Railroad
gptkb:Old_Colony_Railroad
gptkbp:route
gptkb:Boston,_Massachusetts
gptkbp:routeEnd
gptkb:Providence,_Rhode_Island
gptkbp:servesCity
gptkb:Boston
gptkb:Providence
gptkbp:status
defunct
gptkbp:successor
gptkb:New_York,_New_Haven_and_Hartford_Railroad
gptkb:Old_Colony_Railroad
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Roslindale_train_wreck_(1887)
gptkbp:bfsLayer
7