Philadelphia & Reading Railway Company

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Philadelphia_&_Reading_Railway_Company
GPTKB entity
Statements (26)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:railway_company
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Reading_Railroad
gptkbp:built gptkb:Reading_Viaduct
gptkb:Reading_Terminal
gptkbp:ceased_operations 1923
gptkbp:featuredIn gptkb:Monopoly_(board_game)
gptkbp:founded 1833
gptkbp:headquartersLocation gptkb:Philadelphia,_Pennsylvania
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Philadelphia & Reading Railway Company
gptkbp:mainIndustry gptkb:rail_transport
gptkbp:mergedInto gptkb:Reading_Company
gptkbp:notableEvent bankruptcy in 1893
reorganization in 1896
gptkbp:notableFor transporting anthracite coal
Reading Terminal Market (Philadelphia)
gptkbp:operatesIn gptkb:New_Jersey
gptkb:Pennsylvania
gptkbp:parentCompany gptkb:Philadelphia_and_Reading_Coal_and_Iron_Company
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Reading_Company
gptkbp:route over 1,000 miles at peak
gptkbp:servesCity gptkb:Philadelphia
gptkb:Reading,_Pennsylvania
gptkb:Pottsville,_Pennsylvania
gptkbp:stationCode gptkb:RDG
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:George_Dunton_Widener
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6