Luzerne and Susquehanna Railroad
GPTKB entity
Properties (56)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
railroad
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gptkbp:acquisition |
Luzerne_County_Transportation_Authority_in_1932
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gptkbp:communityEvents |
hosted local fairs
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gptkbp:communityImpact |
economic development in the region
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gptkbp:communitySupport |
supported by local businesses
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gptkbp:connects |
gptkb:Reading_Railroad
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gptkbp:conservationEfforts |
historical societies
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gptkbp:culturalImpact |
featured in local history books
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gptkbp:discontinued |
1932
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gptkbp:founded |
1886
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gptkbp:geographicalFeature |
West Hazleton
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gptkbp:headquarters |
gptkb:West_Hazleton,_Pennsylvania
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gptkbp:historicalPeriod |
19th century
early 20th century |
gptkbp:historicalRecords |
documented in local archives
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
served coal and lumber industries
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Luzerne and Susquehanna Railroad
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gptkbp:infrastructure |
bridges and trestles
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gptkbp:legacy |
influenced local transportation
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gptkbp:length |
approximately 50 miles
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gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Pennsylvania
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gptkbp:openedIn |
decline in freight traffic
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gptkbp:operatedBy |
gptkb:Luzerne_and_Susquehanna_Railway_Company
1932 |
gptkbp:operatingHours |
gptkb:Luzerne_and_Susquehanna_Railway_Company
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gptkbp:previousName |
gptkb:Luzerne_and_Susquehanna_Railway
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gptkbp:primaryMission |
coal
lumber |
gptkbp:railwayLine |
known for reliability
efforts to maintain historical sites integrated into local culture influenced regional economy incidents reported employed local residents efforts by local groups included in local maps served multiple towns records maintained by local historians expanded in early years faced competition from trucks included scenic views linked to other railroads remains part of local heritage part_of_Pennsylvania's_industrial_growth part_of_Pennsylvania's_transportation_history |
gptkbp:route |
West Hazleton to Pittston
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gptkbp:serviceArea |
gptkb:Luzerne_County
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gptkbp:services |
Pittston
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gptkbp:serviceType |
freight
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gptkbp:successor |
gptkb:Luzerne_County_Transportation_Authority
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gptkbp:track |
standard gauge
single track |
gptkbp:trainTypes |
shortline
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gptkbp:transportation |
rail
introduced new freight methods part_of_larger_network_in_Pennsylvania |