Boston and Providence Railroad
GPTKB entity
Properties (22)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
Railroad
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| gptkbp:collaboratedWith |
gptkb:New_York,_New_Haven_and_Hartford_Railroad
|
| gptkbp:founded |
1831
|
| gptkbp:headquarters |
gptkb:Boston,_Massachusetts
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Boston and Providence Railroad
|
| gptkbp:keyPeople |
gptkb:Charles_Francis_Adams
|
| gptkbp:length |
approximately 40 miles
|
| gptkbp:notableEvent |
First steam locomotive service in 1834
|
| gptkbp:operatedBy |
1965
|
| gptkbp:originalPurpose |
1,440 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
|
| gptkbp:passengerCapacity |
Discontinued_in_1958
|
| gptkbp:railwayLine |
New_England_railroads
Part_of_the_development_of_railroads_in_the_United_States. |
| gptkbp:region |
gptkb:New_England
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| gptkbp:route |
Historical route map available
Boston_to_Providence |
| gptkbp:serviceType |
Passenger and freight
|
| gptkbp:significantEvent |
Economic_development_in_Massachusetts_and_Rhode_Island.
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| gptkbp:successor |
gptkb:Penn_Central_Transportation_Company
|
| gptkbp:track |
Standard gauge
|
| gptkbp:trainTypes |
Class I railroad
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| gptkbp:transportation |
Continued until 1965
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