Danbury and Norwalk Railroad Company
GPTKB entity
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
Railroad company
|
| gptkbp:associated_with |
gptkb:New_Haven_Railroad
|
| gptkbp:built |
1846
1847 |
| gptkbp:collaboratedWith |
gptkb:New_Haven_Railroad
|
| gptkbp:community_impact |
Boosted local economy
|
| gptkbp:community_service |
Provided transportation services to communities
|
| gptkbp:debutYear |
Decline in passenger service
|
| gptkbp:dissolved |
1960
|
| gptkbp:founded |
1847
|
| gptkbp:headquarters |
gptkb:Danbury,_Connecticut
|
| gptkbp:historical_significance |
Significant in local history
First railroad in Danbury |
| gptkbp:historicalContext |
19th century
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Danbury and Norwalk Railroad Company
|
| gptkbp:impact |
Facilitated trade in the region
|
| gptkbp:is_a_route_for |
Connects_Danbury_and_Norwalk
|
| gptkbp:isConnectedTo |
gptkb:New_York_and_New_Haven_Railroad
|
| gptkbp:key_figure |
gptkb:Charles_H._Smith
|
| gptkbp:legacy |
Influenced_future_railroads_in_Connecticut
|
| gptkbp:length |
20 miles
|
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Connecticut
|
| gptkbp:notable_event |
Acquisition_by_New_Haven_Railroad
|
| gptkbp:operates |
freight services
passenger services |
| gptkbp:operational_status |
Defunct
|
| gptkbp:owner |
gptkb:New_Haven_Railroad
|
| gptkbp:productionYears |
1847 to 1960
|
| gptkbp:purpose |
Transport goods and passengers
|
| gptkbp:railwayLine |
DN
Passenger and freight operations Connected to larger rail networks Facilitated regional travel Part of railroad expansion in the 19th century Contributed_to_railroad_development_in_Connecticut Danbury_to_Norwalk_line Developed_railroad_infrastructure_in_Connecticut Part_of_Connecticut's_railroad_history Part_of_the_history_of_railroads_in_the_U.S. |
| gptkbp:role |
Regional transportation
|
| gptkbp:route |
20 miles
Danbury_to_Norwalk |
| gptkbp:services |
1960
|
| gptkbp:serviceType |
Passenger and freight
Mixed freight and passenger |
| gptkbp:successor |
gptkb:Connecticut_Department_of_Transportation
|
| gptkbp:track |
Standard gauge
|
| gptkbp:trainServices |
Connecticut_railroads
|
| gptkbp:trainTypes |
Shortline
|
| gptkbp:transportation |
Part of regional network
Legacy in transportation history |
| gptkbp:type |
Shortline_railroad
|