Richmond Union Passenger Railway
GPTKB entity
Statements (17)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:railway_station
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| gptkbp:ceased_operations |
1949
|
| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:United_States
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| gptkbp:historicalName |
gptkb:National_Historic_Mechanical_Engineering_Landmark
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Richmond Union Passenger Railway
|
| gptkbp:influenced |
development of electric streetcar systems worldwide
|
| gptkbp:inventedBy |
gptkb:Frank_J._Sprague
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| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Richmond,_Virginia
|
| gptkbp:opened |
1888
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| gptkbp:operatedBy |
gptkb:Richmond_Union_Passenger_Railway_Company
|
| gptkbp:provides |
electricity
|
| gptkbp:replacedBy |
horse-drawn streetcars
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| gptkbp:significance |
first successful large-scale electric streetcar system
|
| gptkbp:technology |
overhead trolley wire
|
| gptkbp:trackGauge |
standard gauge
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Sprague_Electric_Railway_&_Motor_Company
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
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