Boston and Albany Railroad

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Boston_and_Albany_Railroad

GPTKB entity

Statements (54)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:railway_company
gptkbp:abbreviation	gptkb:B&A
gptkbp:acquiredBy	gptkb:New_York_Central_Railroad
gptkbp:ceased_operations	1900
gptkbp:formed	1867
gptkbp:headquarters	gptkb:Boston,_Massachusetts
gptkbp:historicalSignificance	major east-west rail link in New England
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Boston and Albany Railroad
gptkbp:locatedIn	gptkb:Massachusetts gptkb:New_York
gptkbp:mainLine	Boston to Albany
gptkbp:mergedInto	gptkb:New_York_Central_Railroad
gptkbp:notableBattle	gptkb:State_Line_Tunnel
gptkbp:notableBranch	gptkb:Warren_Branch gptkb:Athol_Branch gptkb:Brookline_Branch gptkb:Chester_and_Becket_Branch gptkb:East_Brookfield_and_Spencer_Branch gptkb:Highland_Branch gptkb:Hudson_Branch gptkb:Newton_Lower_Falls_Branch gptkb:Northampton_Branch gptkb:Palmer_Branch gptkb:Pittsfield_Branch gptkb:West_Stockbridge_Branch
gptkbp:notableBuilding	gptkb:Chester_Factory_Village_Bridge
gptkbp:notableDesigner	gptkb:Shepley,_Rutan_and_Coolidge
gptkbp:notableEvent	Construction of Back Bay Station Development of commuter rail service Electrification of suburban lines
gptkbp:notableModel	gptkb:H._H._Richardson
gptkbp:notableStation	gptkb:Springfield_Union_Station gptkb:South_Station gptkb:Worcester_Union_Station gptkb:Albany–Rensselaer_station gptkb:The_Berkshire gptkb:The_Boston_Express gptkb:The_New_England_States
gptkbp:notableYard	gptkb:Beacon_Park_Yard gptkb:Selkirk_Yard
gptkbp:operatedFreightService	true
gptkbp:operatedPassengerService	true
gptkbp:operator	gptkb:Amtrak gptkb:MBTA gptkb:CSX_Transportation
gptkbp:predecessor	gptkb:Boston_and_Worcester_Railroad gptkb:Western_Railroad_(Massachusetts)
gptkbp:route	200 miles
gptkbp:successor	gptkb:New_York_Central_Railroad
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Newton_Corner gptkb:West_Newton_station gptkb:Union_Station_(Worcester,_Massachusetts) gptkb:New_York_Central_Railroad
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5