Statements (54)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
rail network
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gptkbp:connects |
major cities
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gptkbp:developedBy |
19th century
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gptkbp:facilitates |
trade
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gptkbp:hasCitations |
infrastructure maintenance
regulatory hurdles funding shortages competition from trucking |
gptkbp:hasHistoricalSignificance |
industrial revolution
westward expansion American_history |
gptkbp:hasImpactOn |
environment
urban development land use |
gptkbp:hasLength |
approximately 138,000 miles
|
gptkbp:hasMajorCity |
Regional routes
Transcontinental routes Short line railroads |
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
North American rail network
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gptkbp:includes |
gptkb:BNSF_Railway
gptkb:Amtrak gptkb:Canadian_National_Railway gptkb:Union_Pacific_Railroad freight services passenger services |
gptkbp:isAttendedBy |
policy changes
technological advancements economic downturns |
gptkbp:isConnectedTo |
gptkb:Mexican_rail_network
Canadian_rail_network |
gptkbp:isCriticizedFor |
logistics
economic development passenger travel |
gptkbp:isInfluencedBy |
fuel prices
international trade agreements labor relations |
gptkbp:isPartOf |
global rail network
|
gptkbp:isPromotedBy |
government agencies
business associations transportation advocacy groups |
gptkbp:isSubjectTo |
safety regulations
environmental regulations labor regulations |
gptkbp:isSupportedBy |
government funding
private investment |
gptkbp:isUsedBy |
tourists
commuters freight shippers |
gptkbp:locatedIn |
gptkb:North_America
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gptkbp:operatedBy |
freight rail companies
|
gptkbp:regulates |
gptkb:Surface_Transportation_Board
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gptkbp:supports |
intermodal transport
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gptkbp:utilizes |
diesel locomotives
electric locomotives |