Pennsylvania Railroad robbery
GPTKB entity
Statements (87)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:crime
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| gptkbp:aftermath |
increased security measures
increased security measures on railroads |
| gptkbp:arrested_for |
gptkb:none
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| gptkbp:casualties |
railroad employees
bandits John Doe and accomplices |
| gptkbp:community_impact |
increased fear of crime
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| gptkbp:consequences |
gptkb:none
increased law enforcement presence changes in railroad policies |
| gptkbp:criminal_charge |
involved organized crime groups
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| gptkbp:criminal_profile |
professional criminals
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| gptkbp:criminals_involved |
multiple suspects
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| gptkbp:cultural_impact |
inspired folklore
influenced crime fiction |
| gptkbp:cultural_references |
mentioned in songs and literature
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| gptkbp:date |
August 28, 1920
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| gptkbp:documentary |
produced about the event
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| gptkbp:economic_impact |
affected local economies
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| gptkbp:famous_for |
scale of the theft
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| gptkbp:famous_robbers |
notable criminals involved
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| gptkbp:fire_department |
increased patrols
roadblocks set up |
| gptkbp:fledging_period |
nearby woods
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| gptkbp:historical_analysis |
studied by historians
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| gptkbp:historical_context |
post-World War I America
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| gptkbp:historical_records |
detailed accounts exist
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| gptkbp:historical_significance |
highlighted vulnerabilities in transportation
highlighted vulnerabilities in transportation security |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Pennsylvania Railroad robbery
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| gptkbp:impact_on_railroads |
financial losses
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| gptkbp:influenced_by |
economic conditions
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| gptkbp:inspired |
films and books
law enforcement reforms |
| gptkbp:investigates |
gptkb:FBI
several months years forensic analysis cold case lack of witnesses surveillance and informants |
| gptkbp:involved |
gptkb:Flight
masked bandits |
| gptkbp:is_targeted_at |
cash shipment
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| gptkbp:law_enforcement_agencies |
local police and federal agents
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| gptkbp:legal_outcome |
some robbers captured
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| gptkbp:location |
Pennsylvania, USA
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| gptkbp:major_attraction |
part of American folklore.
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| gptkbp:media_appearances |
romanticized in stories
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| gptkbp:media_coverage |
extensive
extensive coverage in newspapers |
| gptkbp:notable_figures |
investigators
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| gptkbp:notable_for |
one of the largest robberies in U. S. history
|
| gptkbp:notable_quote |
' It was like a scene from a movie'
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| gptkbp:occurs_in |
August 28, 1920
August 8, 1920 |
| gptkbp:outcome |
unsolved
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| gptkbp:primary_use |
financial gain
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| gptkbp:prominence |
high-profile case
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| gptkbp:public_interest |
high
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| gptkbp:public_reaction |
outrage
shock and outrage |
| gptkbp:publications |
books written about the case
newspaper articles written about the robbery |
| gptkbp:railroad_security |
improved after the incident
|
| gptkbp:related_event |
gptkb:crime
other train robberies other train robberies in the 1920s |
| gptkbp:related_to |
gptkb:organized_crime
gptkb:Great_Train_Robbery railroad history American crime history |
| gptkbp:resulted_in |
theft of $1.5 million
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| gptkbp:robbery_plan |
inside information
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| gptkbp:robbery_type |
gptkb:organized_crime
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| gptkbp:security |
poor railroad security
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| gptkbp:significance |
one of the largest train robberies in US history
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| gptkbp:stolen_amount |
$1.5 million
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| gptkbp:subsequent_trials |
multiple trials held
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| gptkbp:suspected_motive |
financial gain
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| gptkbp:technique |
gptkb:crime
train ambush |
| gptkbp:transportation |
gptkb:Pennsylvania_Railroad_Company
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| gptkbp:was_a_demonstration_of |
few clues left behind
fingerprints and eyewitness accounts |
| gptkbp:witnesses |
train crew members
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