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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:railway
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gptkbp:acquired
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gptkb:Central_Railroad_of_New_Jersey
gptkb:Philadelphia_and_Reading_Railroad
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gptkbp:challenges
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Labor relations
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gptkbp:dissolved
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gptkb:1976
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gptkbp:employees
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10,000 (1970s)
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gptkbp:founded
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1833
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gptkbp:had_innovations_in
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Railroad operations
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gptkbp:has_connection_to
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gptkb:New_York_City
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gptkbp:has_impact_on
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gptkb:urban_development
Regional development
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gptkbp:has_legacy
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gptkb:American_railroads
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gptkbp:headquarters
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gptkb:Reading,_Pennsylvania
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Reading Railroad
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gptkbp:industry
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gptkb:railway
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gptkbp:is_affected_by
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Economic downturns
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gptkbp:is_aleader_in
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Railroad technology
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gptkbp:is_incorporated_in
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gptkb:Pennsylvania
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gptkbp:is_recognized_by
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Community contributions
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gptkbp:is_subject_to
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Regulatory changes
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gptkbp:key_people
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gptkb:John_W._Brown
gptkb:William_H._M._Smith
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gptkbp:known_for
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Freight transport
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gptkbp:merged_with
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gptkb:Lehigh_Valley_Railroad
gptkb:Conrail
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gptkbp:notable_for
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transporting coal
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gptkbp:operated_lines_to
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gptkb:Philadelphia
gptkb:Pittsburgh
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gptkbp:operates_in
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gptkb:1976
gptkb:Pennsylvania
Northeastern United States
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gptkbp:operational_period
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gptkb:1976
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gptkbp:operational_status
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defunct
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gptkbp:owned_by
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Coal mines
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gptkbp:partnership
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Other railroads
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gptkbp:provided
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Passenger services
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gptkbp:railway_line
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gptkb:North_Pennsylvania_Railroad
gptkb:East_Pennsylvania_Railroad
gptkb:Lebanon_Valley_Line
gptkb:Perkiomen_Branch
gptkb:Reading_and_Allentown_Railroad
gptkb:Reading_and_Baltimore_Railroad
gptkb:Reading_and_Columbia_Railroad
gptkb:Reading_and_Delaware_Railroad
gptkb:Reading_and_Harrisburg_Railroad
gptkb:Reading_and_Lancaster_Railroad
gptkb:Reading_and_Lehigh_Railroad
gptkb:Reading_and_New_Jersey_Railroad
gptkb:Reading_and_New_York_Railroad
gptkb:Reading_and_Northern_Railroad
gptkb:Reading_and_Philadelphia_Railroad
gptkb:Reading_and_Pottsville_Railroad
gptkb:Reading_and_Scranton_Railroad
gptkb:Reading_and_West_Chester_Railroad
gptkb:Reading_and_Wilkes-Barre_Railroad
gptkb:Reading_and_York_Railroad
Schuylkill River Line
Pottstown Branch
West Chester Branch
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gptkbp:revenue
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$1 billion (1970s)
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gptkbp:route
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1,200 miles
Reading to Lancaster
Reading to Harrisburg
Reading to New York City
Reading to Scranton
Reading to Allentown
Reading to Pottstown
Philadelphia to Pottsville
Reading to Baltimore
Reading to Easton
Reading to Wilkes-Barre
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:Conrail
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gptkbp:track_gauge
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4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
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gptkbp:train_types
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gptkb:railway
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gptkbp:type
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gptkb:railway
gptkb:Class_I_railroad
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gptkbp:was_affecting
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Local economy
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gptkbp:was_akey_figure_in
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Economic development
Industrial growth
Coal industry
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gptkbp:was_involved_in
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gptkb:real_estate
Environmental issues
Intermodal transport
Freight logistics
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gptkbp:was_known_for
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Passenger rail services
Freight rail services
Safety records
Iron ore transport
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gptkbp:was_part_of
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gptkb:Pennsylvania_Railroad_system
Transportation history
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gptkbp:was_privatized_in
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gptkb:1976
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Reading,_Pennsylvania,_USA
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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