Philadelphia, Germantown and Norristown Railroad

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Philadelphia,_Germantown_and_Norristown_Railroad
GPTKB entity
Statements (25)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:railway_company
gptkbp:abbreviation PG&N
gptkbp:acquiredBy gptkb:Philadelphia_and_Reading_Railroad
gptkbp:acquisitionYear 1869
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:electrification yes
gptkbp:electrificationDate 1933
gptkbp:extendsTo gptkb:Norristown
gptkbp:foundedYear 1831
gptkbp:gauge standard gauge
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Philadelphia
gptkbp:historicalSignificance early adopter of steam locomotives
helped develop Philadelphia suburbs
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Philadelphia, Germantown and Norristown Railroad
gptkbp:location gptkb:Pennsylvania
gptkbp:notableFor one of the earliest railroads in the United States
first railroad in Philadelphia
gptkbp:opened June 6, 1832
gptkbp:originalRoute Philadelphia to Germantown
gptkbp:routeNowPartOf gptkb:SEPTA_Chestnut_Hill_East_Line
gptkb:SEPTA_Manayunk/Norristown_Line
gptkbp:successor gptkb:SEPTA_Regional_Rail
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Germantown_Junction
gptkb:SEPTA_Main_Line
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7