New York and Erie Railroad

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/New_York_and_Erie_Railroad
GPTKB entity
Statements (28)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:railway_company
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Erie_Railroad
gptkbp:ceased_operations 1861
gptkbp:charteredBy gptkb:State_of_New_York
gptkbp:easternTerminus gptkb:Dunkirk,_New_York
gptkbp:founded 1832
gptkbp:gauge 6 ft (broad gauge)
gptkbp:headquartersLocation gptkb:New_York_City
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label New York and Erie Railroad
gptkbp:mergedInto gptkb:Erie_Lackawanna_Railway
gptkbp:notableBuilding gptkb:Starucca_Viaduct
gptkb:Port_Jervis_station
gptkbp:notableEvent Completion of line to Dunkirk in 1851
Financial difficulties and bankruptcy in 1859
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Jay_Gould
gptkb:Cornelius_Vanderbilt
gptkb:Daniel_Drew
gptkbp:regionServed gptkb:New_Jersey
gptkb:New_York
gptkb:Ohio
gptkb:Pennsylvania
gptkbp:reorganizedAs gptkb:Erie_Railway
gptkbp:reorganizedYear 1861
gptkbp:route about 446 miles (at completion)
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Erie_Railroad
gptkbp:terminus gptkb:Piermont,_New_York
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Starucca_Viaduct
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6