Portland and Rochester Railroad
GPTKB entity
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
Railroad
|
| gptkbp:associated_with |
Maine's_transportation_history
|
| gptkbp:challenges |
faced competition from other transport modes
|
| gptkbp:collaboratedWith |
gptkb:Boston_and_Maine_Railroad
|
| gptkbp:community_impact |
served local communities along the route
|
| gptkbp:cultural_significance |
featured in local history narratives
|
| gptkbp:debutYear |
operated as a freight line
|
| gptkbp:dissolved |
1965
|
| gptkbp:founded |
1845
|
| gptkbp:frequency |
1845 to 1965
|
| gptkbp:headquarters |
gptkb:Portland,_Maine
|
| gptkbp:historical_significance |
served as a vital transportation link
|
| gptkbp:historicalContext |
19th century
|
| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
records_maintained_by_the_Maine_Historical_Society
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Portland and Rochester Railroad
|
| gptkbp:impact |
contributed to regional connectivity
|
| gptkbp:infrastructure |
included bridges and depots
|
| gptkbp:isConnectedTo |
Portland_and_the_White_Mountains
|
| gptkbp:legacy |
influenced future railroads in the region
|
| gptkbp:length |
approximately 60 miles
|
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:New_England
|
| gptkbp:notable_event |
acquisition_by_Maine_Central_Railroad
|
| gptkbp:openedIn |
decline in passenger traffic
|
| gptkbp:operates |
freight services
passenger services |
| gptkbp:operates_in |
charter_from_the_state_of_Maine
|
| gptkbp:passenger_traffic |
1950s
|
| gptkbp:productionCompany |
Portland_and_Rochester_Railroad_Company
|
| gptkbp:purpose |
transport goods and passengers
|
| gptkbp:railwayLine |
merged into larger rail systems
attracts interest from historians and railfans included maintenance of tracks and rolling stock part of the 19th-century railroad boom part_of_the_expansion_of_railroads_in_the_U.S. operated_in_New_England |
| gptkbp:role |
economic_development_in_Maine
|
| gptkbp:route |
gptkb:Portland,_Maine
gptkb:Rochester,_New_Hampshire freight and passenger |
| gptkbp:services |
gptkb:Rochester,_New_Hampshire
|
| gptkbp:serviceType |
Class I railroad
|
| gptkbp:startsAt |
gptkb:Portland,_Maine
|
| gptkbp:successor |
gptkb:Maine_Central_Railroad
|
| gptkbp:sustainability_initiatives |
some sections preserved as rail trails.
|
| gptkbp:track |
standard gauge
4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
| gptkbp:trainTypes |
shortline railroad
|
| gptkbp:transportation |
1965
rail transport integrated_into_New_England's_rail_system |