Philadelphia and Reading Railroad
GPTKB entity
Statements (111)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:railway_line
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Reading_Railroad
gptkb:Reading_Company |
| gptkbp:acquired |
gptkb:Lehigh_Valley_Railroad
gptkb:Reading_Company |
| gptkbp:collaborated_with |
gptkb:Central_Railroad_of_New_Jersey
|
| gptkbp:conflict |
increased competition
high operating costs declining revenues |
| gptkbp:dissolved |
gptkb:1976
|
| gptkbp:founded |
1833
|
| gptkbp:headquarters |
gptkb:Reading,_Pennsylvania
|
| gptkbp:historical_significance |
influenced regional economy
contributed to industrial growth One of the first railroads in the U. S. important in coal transport part of the Pennsylvania Railroad system |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Philadelphia and Reading Railroad
|
| gptkbp:is_a_route_for |
gptkb:Pennsylvania
over 1,000 miles |
| gptkbp:key_people |
gptkb:John_W._Brown
gptkb:Samuel_M._Vauclain gptkb:William_H._M._Smith |
| gptkbp:legacy |
infrastructure development
historical societies railroad preservation efforts railroad mergers urban development in Reading |
| gptkbp:notable_for |
gptkb:railway_line
Coal transportation coal transportation |
| gptkbp:operates_in |
Northeastern United States
Passenger services freight services passenger services Freight services |
| gptkbp:operational_area |
Northeastern United States
|
| gptkbp:railway_line |
gptkb:railway_line
|
| gptkbp:set_in |
gptkb:CSX_Transportation
gptkb:Lehigh_Valley_Railroad gptkb:New_Jersey_Transit gptkb:Conrail gptkb:Central_Railroad_of_New_Jersey gptkb:Norfolk_Southern_Railway gptkb:Amtrak gptkb:Pennsylvania_Railroad gptkb:Southeastern_Pennsylvania_Transportation_Authority gptkb:Delaware_and_Hudson_Railway gptkb:Reading_Blue_Mountain_and_Northern_Railroad gptkb:Reading_Company |
| gptkbp:significant_event |
bankruptcy filing in 1972
|
| gptkbp:successor |
gptkb:Conrail
|
| gptkbp:track |
4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
|
| gptkbp:track_count |
approximately 1,200 miles
|
| gptkbp:transportation |
gptkb:public_transportation_system
Passenger rail services Bulk freight transport Involved in the transportation of manufactured goods Involved in the transportation of automobiles Involved in the transportation of chemicals Involved in the transportation of livestock Involved in the transportation of agricultural products Involved in the transportation of building materials Involved in the transportation of military supplies Involved in the transportation of mail Involved in the transportation of passengers Involved in the transportation of bulk commodities Involved in the transportation of food products Involved in the transportation of paper products Involved in the transportation of intermodal freight Involved in the transportation of hazardous materials Involved in the transportation of government materials Involved in the transportation of forestry products Began in the coal region Contributed to the industrialization of the U. S. Expanded to Delaware Expanded to Maryland Expanded to New Jersey Expanded to New York Expanded to Ohio Expanded to Virginia Expanded to Washington, D. C. Expanded to West Virginia Extensive network in Pennsylvania Facilitated the growth of the Pennsylvania economy Involved in the transportation of appliances Involved in the transportation of beverages Involved in the transportation of coal products Involved in the transportation of containers Involved in the transportation of electronics Involved in the transportation of express freight Involved in the transportation of furniture Involved in the transportation of general freight Involved in the transportation of heavy machinery Involved in the transportation of humanitarian aid Involved in the transportation of iron and steel Involved in the transportation of machinery parts Involved in the transportation of mining equipment Involved in the transportation of perishables Involved in the transportation of scrap materials Involved in the transportation of textiles Involved in the transportation of waste materials Involved in the transportation of construction debris Involved in the transportation of agricultural equipment Involved in the transportation of construction equipment Involved in the transportation of emergency supplies Involved in the transportation of construction materials Involved in the development of the anthracite coal industry Involved in the transportation of petroleum products Involved in the transportation of recycling materials |