Statements (60)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:transportation_services
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gptkbp:acquired |
gptkb:Central_Pacific_Railroad
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gptkbp:acquired_by |
Union Pacific Railroad in 1996
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gptkbp:contributed_to |
the growth of Los Angeles
the growth of Sacramento the growth of San Francisco the growth of Texas |
gptkbp:dissolved |
gptkb:1996
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gptkbp:famous_for |
the Sunset Limited train service
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gptkbp:founded |
1865
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gptkbp:founded_in |
gptkb:Southern_Pacific_Railroad
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gptkbp:headquarters |
gptkb:San_Francisco,_California
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gptkbp:historical_period |
gptkb:19th_century
gptkb:20th_century |
gptkbp:historical_significance |
major player in the development of the American West
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Southern Pacific Company
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gptkbp:industry |
gptkb:railway
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gptkbp:influenced |
California's economy
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gptkbp:key_people |
gptkb:E._H._Harriman
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gptkbp:legacy |
influenced urban development
influenced modern railroads influenced environmental policies influenced transportation policy influenced economic development in the West influenced freight shipping practices influenced labor relations in railroads influenced passenger rail travel influenced railroad safety regulations influenced railroad technology advancements |
gptkbp:merged_with |
gptkb:Union_Pacific_Railroad
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gptkbp:notable_event |
completion of the transcontinental railroad
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gptkbp:operates_in |
Western United States
passenger trains freight trains |
gptkbp:operational_status |
defunct
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gptkbp:owned_by |
numerous rail lines
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gptkbp:parent_company |
gptkb:Union_Pacific_Corporation
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gptkbp:route |
gptkb:the_Sunset_Route
over 8,000 miles the Coast Line the Golden State Route the Overland Route the Sacramento Line the San Joaquin Route the Shasta Route the Southern Pacific Line the Texas Eagle Route |
gptkbp:services |
freight transportation
passenger transportation |
gptkbp:significant_merger |
Southern Pacific and Central Pacific
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gptkbp:subsidiary |
gptkb:Southern_Pacific_Transportation_Company
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gptkbp:successor |
gptkb:Union_Pacific_Railroad
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gptkbp:track_gauge |
standard gauge
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gptkbp:train_types |
gptkb:Class_I_railroad
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gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Central_Pacific_Railroad
gptkb:Southern_Pacific_Railroad gptkb:Collis_Potter_Huntington gptkb:William_Henry_Vanderbilt gptkb:John_F._Stevens |
gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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