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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:railway_line
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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7
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:The_New_York,_Chicago_and_St._Louis_Railroad
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gptkbp:acquired
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gptkb:Norfolk_Southern_Railway
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gptkbp:artifacts
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collectible items available
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gptkbp:collaborated_with
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gptkb:Lake_Erie_and_Western_Railroad
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gptkbp:dissolved
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gptkb:1964
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gptkbp:founded
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1881
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gptkbp:headquarters
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gptkb:Cleveland,_Ohio
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Nickel Plate System
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gptkbp:is_a_route_for
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1,200 miles
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gptkbp:is_divided_into
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gptkb:Nickel_Plate_Road
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gptkbp:known_for
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freight and passenger services
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gptkbp:major_city
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gptkb:Buffalo,_New_York
gptkb:Chicago,_Illinois
gptkb:Cleveland,_Ohio
gptkb:Fort_Wayne,_Indiana
gptkb:Indianapolis,_Indiana
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gptkbp:operates_in
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gptkb:Midwestern_United_States
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gptkbp:railway_line
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gptkb:railway_line
popular subject for photographers
numerous publications exist
important in the development of the Midwest
historical maps available
influential in American railroading
various memorabilia produced
Berkshire type
celebrated by rail enthusiasts
hosts events and excursions
many historic stations preserved
model trains produced
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gptkbp:seating_capacity
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continued until 1980s
discontinued in 1965
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:Norfolk_and_Western_Railway
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gptkbp:track
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4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
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gptkbp:transportation
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Nickel Plate Road logo
efforts ongoing to preserve history
part of larger consolidation in the 20th century
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