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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:railway
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gptkbp:associated_with
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transit of goods
transit of people
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gptkbp:cargo_capacity
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limited
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gptkbp:cargo_types
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yes
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gptkbp:challenges
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difficult terrain
disease and climate
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gptkbp:closed
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1852
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gptkbp:conflict
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faced bankruptcy
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gptkbp:connects
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gptkb:Panama_City
gptkb:New_York_City
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gptkbp:construction_method
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manual labor
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gptkbp:construction_started
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1849
1851
approximately 2 years
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gptkbp:cultural_impact
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inspired literature and stories
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gptkbp:economic_impact
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increased trade volume
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gptkbp:financials
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American investors
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gptkbp:historical_event
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part of the California Gold Rush transportation
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gptkbp:historical_figure
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gptkb:Cornelius_Vanderbilt
gptkb:John_H._Stevens
gptkb:William_H._Aspinwall
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gptkbp:historical_period
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gptkb:19th_century
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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first railroad across the Isthmus of Panama
part of the 19th-century transportation network
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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New York and Panama Railroad
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gptkbp:impact_on_panama
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gptkb:economic_development
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gptkbp:influenced
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gptkb:trade_routes
development of Panama
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gptkbp:legacy
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early example of interoceanic transportation
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gptkbp:length
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approximately 47 miles
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:New_York
gptkb:Panama
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gptkbp:opened
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1851
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gptkbp:operated_by
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various companies over time
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gptkbp:operational_period
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1851 to 1869
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gptkbp:original_purpose
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facilitate trade
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gptkbp:owner
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gptkb:New_York_and_Panama_Railroad_Company
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gptkbp:passenger_capacity
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yes
limited
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gptkbp:passenger_traffic
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reduced travel time
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gptkbp:replaced_by
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gptkb:Panama_Canal
gptkb:Panama_Canal_Railway_Company
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gptkbp:route
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47 miles
across the Isthmus of Panama
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gptkbp:service
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1869
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gptkbp:significance
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shortened travel time between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:Panama_Canal_Railway
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gptkbp:terrain
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mountainous and jungle
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gptkbp:track_gauge
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standard gauge
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gptkbp:transportation
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rail
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gptkbp:type
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gptkb:railway
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Commodore_Vanderbilt
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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7
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