Tonopah and Goldfield Railroad Company
GPTKB entity
Statements (57)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
Railroad company
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| gptkbp:associatedWith |
Gold mining
Mining industry Silver mining |
| gptkbp:founded |
1905
|
| gptkbp:headquarters |
gptkb:Tonopah,_Nevada
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Tonopah and Goldfield Railroad Company
|
| gptkbp:keyPeople |
gptkb:William_A._Clark
gptkb:George_Wingfield gptkb:Franklin_D._Roosevelt gptkb:John_W._Mackay gptkb:James_M._Gibbons |
| gptkbp:length |
150 miles
|
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Nevada
|
| gptkbp:notableEvent |
Construction began in 1905
Ceased operations in 1947 First train service in 1906 |
| gptkbp:notablePerson |
gptkb:William_A._Clark
gptkb:George_Wingfield gptkb:John_W._Mackay |
| gptkbp:operatedBy |
1947
|
| gptkbp:owner |
Tonopah_and_Goldfield_Railroad_Company,_Inc.
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| gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:Las_Vegas_and_Tonopah_Railroad
gptkb:Goldfield,_Nevada gptkb:Nevada_Southern_Railway gptkb:Tonopah,_Nevada Railroad safety regulations Railroad preservation efforts Railroad community impact Railroad labor history Railroad historical significance Railroad artifacts and memorabilia Railroad challenges and innovations Railroad culture and heritage Railroad economic contributions Railroad engineering and technology Railroad environmental impact Railroad expansion in the early 20th century Railroad operations in the early 20th century Western_United_States_railroads Economic_impact_of_railroads_in_Nevada Historic_preservation_in_Nevada Historic_railroads_of_the_United_States Nevada_railroad_history Railroad_construction_in_the_United_States Railroad_financing_and_investment Railroad_history_in_the_American_West Railroad_museums_in_the_United_States Railroad_tourism_in_Nevada Transportation_in_Nevada Railroad_mergers_and_acquisitions_in_the_20th_century |
| gptkbp:route |
Tonopah_to_Goldfield
|
| gptkbp:serviceType |
Freight
Passenger Freight and passenger service |
| gptkbp:successor |
Tonopah_and_Goldfield_Railway
|
| gptkbp:track |
Standard gauge
|