Granite Railway

GPTKB entity

Statements (19)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf heritage railway
gptkbp:added_to_National_Historic_Landmark 1973
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:designer gptkb:Gridley_Bryant
gptkbp:hasHistoricSite Granite Railway Incline
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Granite Railway
gptkbp:influenced development of American railroads
gptkbp:length about 3 miles
gptkbp:location gptkb:Quincy,_Massachusetts
gptkbp:opened 1826
gptkbp:operatedBy Granite Railway Company
gptkbp:purpose transport granite from Quincy quarries to Neponset River
gptkbp:significance one of the first railroads in the United States
gptkbp:technology horse-drawn rail cars
gptkbp:trackGauge 5 ft (1,524 mm)
gptkbp:usedFor transporting granite for Bunker Hill Monument
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Gridley_Bryant
gptkb:South_Shore_(Massachusetts)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8