Statements (64)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:railway
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| gptkbp:connects |
gptkb:Newark,_Delaware
gptkb:Pennsylvania_Railroad gptkb:Wilmington,_Delaware |
| gptkbp:founded |
1831
1837 |
| gptkbp:headquarters |
gptkb:Wilmington,_Delaware
|
| gptkbp:historical_period |
gptkb:19th_century
|
| gptkbp:historical_significance |
First railroad in Delaware
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Delaware Railroad
|
| gptkbp:key_people |
gptkb:John_A._Wilson
gptkb:James_M._Smith gptkb:William_H._M._Smith |
| gptkbp:later_gauge |
4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
|
| gptkbp:length |
approximately 100 miles
|
| gptkbp:merged_with |
gptkb:Penn_Central_Transportation_Company
Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad |
| gptkbp:notable_event |
First train service in 1832
|
| gptkbp:operates |
freight services
|
| gptkbp:operates_in |
gptkb:Delaware
|
| gptkbp:operational_status |
gptkb:Inactive
|
| gptkbp:railroad_owner |
gptkb:State_of_Delaware
|
| gptkbp:railway_line |
Newark to Wilmington
Newark to the Pennsylvania border Wilmington to Baltimore Wilmington to Camden Wilmington to Dover Wilmington to Dover Air Force Base Wilmington to Georgetown Wilmington to Harrington Wilmington to Lewes Wilmington to Millsboro Wilmington to New Castle Wilmington to Philadelphia Wilmington to Rehoboth Beach Wilmington to Seaford Wilmington to Smyrna Wilmington to the Arkansas River Wilmington to the Atlantic Ocean Wilmington to the Chesapeake Bay Wilmington to the Colorado River Wilmington to the Columbia River Wilmington to the Delaware Bay Wilmington to the Delaware River Wilmington to the Delaware River Bay Wilmington to the Great Lakes Wilmington to the Hudson River Wilmington to the Maryland border Wilmington to the Mississippi River Wilmington to the Missouri River Wilmington to the Ohio River Wilmington to the Potomac River Wilmington to the Rio Grande Wilmington to the Snake River Wilmington to the Susquehanna River |
| gptkbp:route |
100 miles
Wilmington to the Pennsylvania border |
| gptkbp:service_type |
Passenger and freight
|
| gptkbp:successor |
gptkb:Conrail
gptkb:Delaware_and_Hudson_Railway |
| gptkbp:track_gauge |
6 ft (1,829 mm) broad gauge
|
| gptkbp:train_types |
gptkb:Class_I_railroad
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Rehoboth_Depot
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
8
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