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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:railway_line
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gptkbp:closing_date
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1933
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gptkbp:community_impact
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promoted regional development
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gptkbp:dissolved
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1933
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gptkbp:employees
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hundreds at peak
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gptkbp:environmental_impact
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reduced road congestion
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gptkbp:founded
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1907
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gptkbp:headquarters
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gptkb:Salem,_Oregon
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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early electric railway in Oregon
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Oregon Electric Railway Company
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gptkbp:investment
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$1 million
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gptkbp:is_a_route_for
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gptkb:Southern_Pacific_Railroad
gptkb:Pacific_Railway_and_Navigation_Company
approximately 200 miles
Portland to Eugene
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gptkbp:key_people
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gptkb:Walter_A._Brown
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gptkbp:landscape
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gptkb:battle
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gptkbp:legacy
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influenced future rail transport in Oregon
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gptkbp:major_city
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gptkb:Salem
gptkb:Albany
gptkb:Portland
gptkb:Eugene
Corvallis
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gptkbp:operates_in
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gptkb:Oregon
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gptkbp:operational_area
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26 years
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gptkbp:operational_status
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defunct
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gptkbp:parent_company
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gptkb:Oregon_Railway_and_Navigation_Company
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gptkbp:product_line
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1908
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gptkbp:revenue
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fares
freight charges
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gptkbp:safety_record
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generally safe
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gptkbp:seating_capacity
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varied by car type
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gptkbp:service_area
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gptkb:Willamette_Valley
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gptkbp:service_type
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interurban railway
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gptkbp:services
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1933
freight transport
passenger transport
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:Southern_Pacific_Railroad
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gptkbp:technology
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electric locomotives
overhead wire system
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gptkbp:ticketing_system
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zone-based fares
paper tickets
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gptkbp:track
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standard gauge
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gptkbp:transportation
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gptkb:public_transportation_system
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gptkbp:year
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financial difficulties
increased maintenance costs
competition from buses
declining ridership
closure of lines
reduced service frequency
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Oregon_Electric_Railway
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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7
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