Erie Railroad
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The Erie Railroad was a major 19th- and early 20th-century American railroad that operated extensive passenger and freight services across the northeastern United States, particularly linking New York City with the Midwest.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Erie Railroad canonical | 29 |
| Erie Railway Company | 2 |
| Erie Railroad (historically) | 1 |
| Erie Railroad system | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2436278 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Erie Railroad Context triple: [Pascack Valley Line, historicalOperator, Erie Railroad]
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Erie Lackawanna Railway
Erie Lackawanna Railway was a mid-20th-century U.S. railroad formed from the merger of the Erie Railroad and the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad, known for serving the Northeast and Midwest before its assets were absorbed into Conrail.
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Pennsylvania Railroad Company
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company was one of the largest and most influential American railroads of the 19th and early 20th centuries, playing a central role in the industrial development of the United States.
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C.
New York Central Railroad
New York Central Railroad was one of the largest and most influential American railroads, known for its extensive network in the northeastern United States and iconic passenger trains like the 20th Century Limited.
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Consolidated Rail Corporation
Consolidated Rail Corporation, commonly known as Conrail, was a major U.S. freight railroad created in the 1970s to take over and revitalize the operations of several bankrupt Northeastern railroads.
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E.
Lehigh Valley Railroad
Lehigh Valley Railroad was a major northeastern U.S. railroad that primarily served the anthracite coal region of Pennsylvania and connected it to key industrial and port cities.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Erie Railroad Target entity description: The Erie Railroad was a major 19th- and early 20th-century American railroad that operated extensive passenger and freight services across the northeastern United States, particularly linking New York City with the Midwest.
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A.
Erie Lackawanna Railway
Erie Lackawanna Railway was a mid-20th-century U.S. railroad formed from the merger of the Erie Railroad and the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad, known for serving the Northeast and Midwest before its assets were absorbed into Conrail.
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B.
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company was one of the largest and most influential American railroads of the 19th and early 20th centuries, playing a central role in the industrial development of the United States.
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C.
New York Central Railroad
New York Central Railroad was one of the largest and most influential American railroads, known for its extensive network in the northeastern United States and iconic passenger trains like the 20th Century Limited.
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Consolidated Rail Corporation
Consolidated Rail Corporation, commonly known as Conrail, was a major U.S. freight railroad created in the 1970s to take over and revitalize the operations of several bankrupt Northeastern railroads.
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E.
Lehigh Valley Railroad
Lehigh Valley Railroad was a major northeastern U.S. railroad that primarily served the anthracite coal region of Pennsylvania and connected it to key industrial and port cities.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
defunct railroad
ⓘ
railroad company ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dateDissolved | 1960 ⓘ |
| dateFounded | 19th century ⓘ |
| economicRole | facilitated trade between the Port of New York and the Midwest ⓘ |
| formedByMergerOf |
New York and Erie Railroad
ⓘ
surface form:
New York and Erie Rail Road
|
| gauge | 6 ft (1,829 mm) broad gauge (originally) ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | New York City ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
19th century
ⓘ
early 20th century ⓘ |
| laterGauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| majorTerminal |
Buffalo
ⓘ
surface form:
Buffalo, New York
Chicago ⓘ
surface form:
Chicago, Illinois
Hoboken ⓘ
surface form:
Hoboken, New Jersey
Jersey City ⓘ
surface form:
Jersey City, New Jersey
|
| mergedWith | Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad ⓘ |
| mergerDate | 1960 ⓘ |
| notableFeature | one of the longest railroads in the United States in the 19th century ⓘ |
| notableRoute |
New York–Buffalo route
ⓘ
New York–Chicago main line ⓘ
surface form:
New York–Chicago route
|
| openedForTraffic | 1851 ⓘ |
| operatedIn |
Midwestern United States
ⓘ
Northeastern United States ⓘ |
| predecessor |
New York and Erie Railroad
ⓘ
surface form:
New York and Erie Rail Road
|
| primaryRouteLinked |
Buffalo
ⓘ
surface form:
Buffalo, New York
Chicago ⓘ Jersey City ⓘ
surface form:
Jersey City, New Jersey
New York City ⓘ |
| servedCity |
Akron
ⓘ
surface form:
Akron, Ohio
Binghamton, New York ⓘ Buffalo ⓘ
surface form:
Buffalo, New York
Chicago ⓘ
surface form:
Chicago, Illinois
Cleveland ⓘ
surface form:
Cleveland, Ohio
Elmira, New York ⓘ Erie, Pennsylvania ⓘ Hoboken ⓘ
surface form:
Hoboken, New Jersey
Jamestown, New York ⓘ Jersey City ⓘ
surface form:
Jersey City, New Jersey
New York City ⓘ Toledo ⓘ
surface form:
Toledo, Ohio
Youngstown ⓘ
surface form:
Youngstown, Ohio
|
| servedRegion |
Illinois
ⓘ
Indiana ⓘ New Jersey, United States ⓘ
surface form:
New Jersey
New York ⓘ
surface form:
New York (state)
Ohio ⓘ Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| serviceType |
freight
ⓘ
passenger ⓘ |
| successor | Erie Lackawanna Railway ⓘ |
| trackConfiguration | primarily single-track main line with passing sidings (originally) ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: Erie Railroad Description of subject: The Erie Railroad was a major 19th- and early 20th-century American railroad that operated extensive passenger and freight services across the northeastern United States, particularly linking New York City with the Midwest.
Referenced by (33)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.