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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:railway
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gptkbp:associated_with
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gptkb:Anthracite_coal_industry
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gptkbp:cargo_types
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continued until 1976
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gptkbp:dissolved
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gptkb:1976
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gptkbp:founded
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1833
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gptkbp:headquarters
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gptkb:Reading,_Pennsylvania
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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contributed to coal transportation
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Reading and Philadelphia Railroad
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gptkbp:key_people
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gptkb:Samuel_M._Vauclain
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gptkbp:length
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approximately 200 miles
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gptkbp:merged_with
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gptkb:Philadelphia_and_Reading_Railroad
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gptkbp:notable_event
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acquisition of coal fields
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gptkbp:operates_in
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gptkb:Pennsylvania
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gptkbp:operational_status
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defunct
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gptkbp:passenger_capacity
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discontinued
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gptkbp:production_company
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gptkb:Reading_Company
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gptkbp:railroad_freight_cars
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various types
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gptkbp:railroad_investments
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increased in the 1920s
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gptkbp:railroad_system
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gptkb:Reading_Railroad_System
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gptkbp:railway_line
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gptkb:Schuylkill_River
gptkb:Reading_Terminal
historical preservation efforts
part of American history
influenced modern railroads
served industrial areas
important in 19th century
to New York City
economic development in Pennsylvania
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gptkbp:route
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Reading to Philadelphia
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gptkbp:service_area
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Northeastern United States
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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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freight
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gptkbp:trains
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limited service
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gptkbp:transportation
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gptkb:Schuylkill_River_Bridge
gptkb:New_York_and_Long_Branch_Railroad
gptkb:railway
gptkb:Class_I_railroad
financial difficulties
private ownership
extensive network
advanced for its time
Reading Railroad logo
provided jobs
influenced local culture
thousands at peak
affected local ecosystems
with other railroads
post World War II
competition from trucks
coal and iron ore
expanded in the 1850s
increased during the Civil War
merged into Conrail
purchased smaller railroads
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Reading_Railroad
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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