Pennsy's Congressional Limited
GPTKB entity
Properties (56)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
Passenger train
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| gptkbp:amenities |
Dining car
Sleeping car Lounge_car |
| gptkbp:associatedWith |
gptkb:Pennsylvania_Railroad
American_rail_travel_history |
| gptkbp:baggage_claim |
Available
|
| gptkbp:class |
First class
|
| gptkbp:culturalImpact |
Featured in literature and media
|
| gptkbp:endsAt |
gptkb:Cleveland
gptkb:Chicago gptkb:Indianapolis gptkb:Philadelphia gptkb:Detroit gptkb:Pittsburgh |
| gptkbp:fareSystem |
Distance-based fare
|
| gptkbp:historicalContext |
Growth of automobile travel
Rise of commercial aviation Post-World_War_II_America |
| gptkbp:historicalPeriod |
Pennsylvania_to_Midwest
|
| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
Part of the post-war rail expansion
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Pennsy's Congressional Limited
|
| gptkbp:influencedBy |
Competition from airlines
Decline of passenger rail service |
| gptkbp:legacy |
Influenced_future_Amtrak_services
|
| gptkbp:length |
20 cars
|
| gptkbp:notableFeature |
Luxury accommodations
Streamlined design Scenic_routes |
| gptkbp:operatedBy |
gptkb:Pennsylvania_Railroad
|
| gptkbp:operationalArea |
1949 to 1967
|
| gptkbp:operationalStatus |
Discontinued
|
| gptkbp:passengerCapacity |
Dining options
200 passengers Comfortable seating Scenic_views |
| gptkbp:railwayLine |
gptkb:Pennsylvania_Railroad
|
| gptkbp:route |
Available online
approximately 1000 miles New_York_City_to_Chicago New_York_to_Chicago_via_Harrisburg_and_Indianapolis |
| gptkbp:services |
1949
1967 Daily Decline in ridership |
| gptkbp:serviceType |
Intercity_service
|
| gptkbp:speed |
60 mph
|
| gptkbp:successor |
gptkb:Amtrak's_Cardinal
|
| gptkbp:ticket_sales |
Varies by class
|
| gptkbp:track |
Standard gauge
|
| gptkbp:training |
20
Luxury interiors Streamlined locomotives Art_Deco_style |
| gptkbp:trainTypes |
Streamliner
|
| gptkbp:travelTime |
approximately 20 hours
|