The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
GPTKB entity
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
railroad
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| gptkbp:acquisition |
gptkb:CSX_Transportation
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| gptkbp:built |
the first bridge over the Potomac River
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| gptkbp:collaboratedWith |
gptkb:Chesapeake_and_Ohio_Railway
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| gptkbp:established |
the first railroad to reach the Ohio River
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| gptkbp:famous_for |
the_'Royal_Blue'_service
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| gptkbp:founded |
1827
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| gptkbp:headquarters |
gptkb:Baltimore,_Maryland
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| gptkbp:historical_significance |
contributed_to_the_development_of_the_U.S._rail_system
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| gptkbp:historicalContext |
19th century
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
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| gptkbp:influenced |
the_development_of_the_Midwest
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| gptkbp:key_figure |
gptkb:John_W._Garrett
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| gptkbp:length |
over 3,000 miles
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| gptkbp:notableFor |
being the first common carrier railroad
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| gptkbp:notableTracks |
the_'Capitol_Limited'
the_'National_Limited' |
| gptkbp:offers |
scheduled freight service
intermodal freight service passenger_service_to_the_West |
| gptkbp:operates_in |
gptkb:United_States
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| gptkbp:operational_status |
defunct
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| gptkbp:route |
Washington,_D.C._to_Chicago,_Illinois
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| gptkbp:servedIn |
gptkb:Baltimore,_Maryland
gptkb:Ohio_River the steel industry the automobile industry the coal industry |
| gptkbp:significantEvent |
first passenger train service in the U.S.
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| gptkbp:trainServices |
until 1971
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| gptkbp:trainTypes |
Class I railroad
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