New York, Lake Erie and Western Railroad
GPTKB entity
Statements (78)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:railway
|
| gptkbp:dissolved |
gptkb:1976
|
| gptkbp:divisions |
Southern Division
Western Division Erie Division |
| gptkbp:founded |
1868
|
| gptkbp:headquarters |
gptkb:Buffalo,_New_York
|
| gptkbp:historical_significance |
served as a major freight route
contributed to the development of the region played a role in the expansion of railroads in the U. S. influenced the economy of Western New York |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
New York, Lake Erie and Western Railroad
|
| gptkbp:key_people |
gptkb:John_D._Rockefeller
gptkb:William_H._Vanderbilt |
| gptkbp:length |
approximately 1,000 miles
|
| gptkbp:merged_with |
gptkb:New_York_Central_Railroad
|
| gptkbp:notable_event |
acquisition of the Atlantic and Great Western Railroad
|
| gptkbp:operates_in |
freight services
passenger services |
| gptkbp:parent_company |
gptkb:Erie_Railroad
|
| gptkbp:railway_line |
gptkb:Salem_Station
gptkb:Cambridge_Station gptkb:Pittsburgh_Station gptkb:Buffalo_Central_Terminal gptkb:Newark_Station gptkb:Corry_Station gptkb:Greenville_Station gptkb:New_Castle_Station gptkb:Akron_Station gptkb:Ashtabula_Station gptkb:Canton_Station gptkb:Wheeling_Station gptkb:Zanesville_Station Waterford Station Jamestown Station Cleveland Station Conneaut Station Erie Station Youngstown Station Sharon Station Marietta Station Alliance Station Boardman Station Calcutta Station Cambridge Springs Station Canfield Station Cochranton Station Columbiana Station Conneaut Lake Station East Liverpool Station East Palestine Station Edinboro Station Erie Depot Hermitage Station Lisbon Station Lowellville Station Massillon Station Meadville Station New Lisbon Station New Waterford Station Olean Station Parkersburg Station Steubenville Station Struthers Station Warren Station Wellsville Station |
| gptkbp:route |
1,000 miles
New York to Chicago |
| gptkbp:service_area |
Northeastern United States
|
| gptkbp:successor |
gptkb:Erie_Lackawanna_Railway
|
| gptkbp:track_gauge |
4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
6 ft (1,829 mm) |
| gptkbp:tradition |
gptkb:New_York
|
| gptkbp:train_types |
gptkb:Class_I_railroad
|
| gptkbp:transportation |
NYLE& W
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Erie_Railroad_Company
gptkb:Erie_Railway |
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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