The Lehigh Valley Railroad

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/The_Lehigh_Valley_Railroad

GPTKB entity

Statements (111)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:railway_company
gptkbp:abbreviation	gptkb:LVRR
gptkbp:ceased_operations	1976
gptkbp:founded	1846
gptkbp:headquartersLocation	gptkb:Bethlehem,_Pennsylvania
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	The Lehigh Valley Railroad
gptkbp:mainLine	New York City to Buffalo, New York
gptkbp:mergedInto	gptkb:Conrail
gptkbp:notableBuilding	gptkb:Black_Diamond_Bridge
gptkbp:notableCargo	gptkb:ceramics gptkb:coal gptkb:cryptocurrency gptkb:film gptkb:fireworks gptkb:furniture gptkb:glass gptkb:jewelry gptkb:livestock gptkb:painting gptkb:personal_computer gptkb:photographer gptkb:salt gptkb:steel gptkb:stone gptkb:wheat gptkb:cement gptkb:leather gptkb:tobacco gptkb:tar gptkb:coal_tar asphalt books electronics explosives fertilizer iron machinery magazines manufactured goods musical instruments newspapers pharmaceuticals rubber sand shooting slate textiles toys wood agricultural products automobiles bicycles chemicals cotton petroleum products plastics watches cameras express boats containers motorcycles office supplies tools bricks mail medical supplies wool lumber appliances general merchandise weapons building materials passenger service sporting goods food products scrap metal art supplies coke aircraft parts plumbing supplies paper products refrigerated goods military supplies printing materials
gptkbp:notableEvent	bankruptcy in 1970s
gptkbp:notablePerson	gptkb:Charles_Hartshorne gptkb:Asa_Packer Harry E. Byram
gptkbp:notableStation	gptkb:Allentown,_Pennsylvania gptkb:Buffalo,_New_York gptkb:Jersey_City,_New_Jersey gptkb:Maple_Leaf gptkb:John_Wilkes gptkb:Wilkes-Barre,_Pennsylvania gptkb:Sayre,_Pennsylvania gptkb:Black_Diamond_Express
gptkbp:operatesIn	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:parentCompany	Pennsylvania Railroad (at times)
gptkbp:product	anthracite coal
gptkbp:regionServed	gptkb:Buffalo gptkb:New_Jersey gptkb:New_York gptkb:Niagara_Falls gptkb:Northeastern_United_States gptkb:Pennsylvania gptkb:Lehigh_Valley
gptkbp:route	about 1,400 miles at its peak
gptkbp:successor	gptkb:Conrail
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:William_H._Shank
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7