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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
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