Philadelphia and Reading Railroad Company
GPTKB entity
Statements (59)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:railway
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gptkbp:acquired |
gptkb:Reading_Company
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gptkbp:associated_with |
gptkb:Reading_Terminal_Market
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gptkbp:built |
railroad bridges
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gptkbp:competitors |
gptkb:Lehigh_Valley_Railroad
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gptkbp:dissolved |
gptkb:1976
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gptkbp:established |
multiple subsidiaries
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gptkbp:expansion |
gptkb:New_Jersey
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gptkbp:founded |
1833
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gptkbp:has_impact_on |
local economies
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gptkbp:headquartered_in |
gptkb:Reading,_Pennsylvania
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gptkbp:headquarters |
gptkb:Reading,_Pennsylvania
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gptkbp:historical_significance |
contributed to the industrial growth of Pennsylvania
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Philadelphia and Reading Railroad Company
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gptkbp:influenced |
regional transportation policies
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gptkbp:is_a_member_of |
gptkb:the_Association_of_American_Railroads
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gptkbp:is_affected_by |
the decline of coal industry
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gptkbp:is_significant_for |
the American railroad history
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gptkbp:key_people |
gptkb:Samuel_M._Vauclain
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gptkbp:key_player |
the coal transportation industry
the development of rail transport in the U. S. |
gptkbp:merged_with |
gptkb:Central_Railroad_of_New_Jersey
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gptkbp:notable_contributor |
the local economy
the local infrastructure |
gptkbp:notable_for |
being one of the first railroads in the U. S.
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gptkbp:notable_players |
the transportation of agricultural products
the anthracite coal trade |
gptkbp:number_of_tracks |
approximately 1,000 miles
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gptkbp:operates_in |
gptkb:1976
Northeastern United States freight services passenger services |
gptkbp:provides_access_to |
coal mines
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gptkbp:route |
gptkb:Pennsylvania
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gptkbp:served_in |
gptkb:coal
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gptkbp:services_provided |
intermodal freight transport
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gptkbp:successor |
gptkb:Conrail
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gptkbp:track_gauge |
4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
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gptkbp:was_a_pioneer_in |
railroad technology
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gptkbp:was_a_significant_employer_in |
the region
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gptkbp:was_involved_in |
regional economic development
transportation of goods community development projects urban development projects transportation logistics railroad safety initiatives railroad mergers railroad construction projects |
gptkbp:was_known_for |
its freight services
its innovative practices its passenger services its historical significance in rail transport. its extensive rail network its extensive freight network its freight terminals its rail freight services |
gptkbp:was_part_of |
the Pennsylvania Railroad system
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gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Reading_Railroad_System
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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