New Hampshire and Vermont Railroad
GPTKB entity
Statements (54)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
Railroad
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gptkbp:associatedWith |
New_England_railroads
|
gptkbp:conservationEfforts |
Some historical artifacts preserved
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gptkbp:culturalImpact |
Influenced local culture and communities
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gptkbp:economicImpact |
Boosted local economies
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gptkbp:founder |
gptkb:Charles_H._Smith
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gptkbp:headquarters |
gptkb:Concord,_New_Hampshire
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gptkbp:historicalPeriod |
19th century
Early 20th century |
gptkbp:historicalRecords |
Documented in various historical texts
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
Part_of_the_development_of_rail_transport_in_New_England
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
New Hampshire and Vermont Railroad
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gptkbp:legacy |
Influenced_future_rail_developments_in_New_England
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gptkbp:length |
approximately 100 miles
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gptkbp:location |
gptkb:New_Hampshire
gptkb:Vermont |
gptkbp:notableEvent |
Merged_into_Boston_and_Maine_Railroad
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gptkbp:opened |
1850
1933 |
gptkbp:owner |
Boston_and_Maine_Railroad_after_1933
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gptkbp:passengerCapacity |
Discontinued
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gptkbp:productionYears |
1850-1933
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gptkbp:railwayLine |
Subject to federal and state regulations
Included bridges and tunnels Faced competition from other transport modes Several stations along the route Constructed in the mid-19th century Operated freight and passenger services Safety measures implemented during operation Declined in the early 20th century Expanded services in the 19th century Introduced innovations in rail transport Part_of_the_history_of_railroads_in_the_United_States Served_local_communities_in_New_Hampshire_and_Vermont Concord_to_White_River_Junction Legacy_in_New_England_rail_history Merged_with_Boston_and_Maine_Railroad Part_of_the_New_England_railroad_network Significant_in_the_context_of_U.S._railroad_history |
gptkbp:route |
100 miles
Available in historical archives Concord_to_White_River_Junction |
gptkbp:serviceArea |
New_Hampshire_and_Vermont
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gptkbp:services |
1933
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gptkbp:serviceType |
Intercity_rail
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gptkbp:successor |
gptkb:Boston_and_Maine_Railroad
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gptkbp:track |
Standard gauge
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gptkbp:trainTypes |
Class I railroad
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gptkbp:transportation |
Rail transport
Facilitated trade and travel in the region Continued until 1933 Significant_in_the_history_of_transportation_in_New_England |
gptkbp:type |
Freight
Passenger |