Texas and New Orleans Railway Line
GPTKB entity
Statements (50)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
railway line
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gptkbp:associatedWith |
gptkb:American_railroads
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gptkbp:communityImpact |
tourism development
transportation options job creation during operation connectivity between cities |
gptkbp:connects |
gptkb:Houston
gptkb:New_Orleans |
gptkbp:constructedIn |
gptkb:Texas_and_New_Orleans_Railroad_Company
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gptkbp:culturalImpact |
influence on music and arts
development_of_Southern_culture |
gptkbp:currentStatus |
abandoned
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gptkbp:environmentalImpact |
land use changes
urban development |
gptkbp:famousLandmark |
preserved railway artifacts
historical markers along the route railway museums featuring its history railway stations still standing remnants of the railway exist |
gptkbp:futurePlans |
potential for rail trail development
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gptkbp:headquarters |
gptkb:Houston,_Texas
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gptkbp:historicalImpact |
economic_growth_in_Louisiana
economic_growth_in_Texas |
gptkbp:historicalPeriod |
19th century
20th century |
gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
important trade route
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Texas and New Orleans Railway Line
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gptkbp:influencedBy |
railroad_expansion_in_the_South
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gptkbp:legacy |
influenced regional development
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gptkbp:length |
approximately 300 miles
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gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Louisiana
gptkb:Texas |
gptkbp:notableEvent |
service discontinuation
merger_with_Southern_Pacific |
gptkbp:opened |
1881
1995 |
gptkbp:operatedBy |
gptkb:Southern_Pacific_Railroad
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gptkbp:partOf |
gptkb:Southern_Pacific_Transportation_Company
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gptkbp:passengerCapacity |
historical passenger trains
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gptkbp:replacedBy |
highway system
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gptkbp:route |
intercity
Houston_to_New_Orleans |
gptkbp:safetyFeatures |
various incidents reported
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gptkbp:serves |
freight transport
passenger transport |
gptkbp:serviceType |
rail transport
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gptkbp:successor |
gptkb:Union_Pacific_Railroad
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gptkbp:track |
standard gauge
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gptkbp:transportation |
various freight services offered
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gptkbp:type |
freight and passenger railway
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