Tonopah and Tidewater Railroad
GPTKB entity
Properties (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
Railroad
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| gptkbp:associatedWith |
gptkb:Tonopah,_Nevada
gptkb:Mojave,_California Economic development Transportation Mining industry |
| gptkbp:dissolved |
1940
|
| gptkbp:founded |
1905
|
| gptkbp:headquarters |
gptkb:Tonopah,_Nevada
|
| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
Facilitated trade
Influenced settlement patterns Supported local businesses Served mining towns Contributed to regional economy Promoted tourism in the area Served as a model for future railroads in the region Connected remote areas to major cities Contributed to the decline of some towns Enabled access to resources Facilitated movement of goods Part of early 20th-century rail expansion Represented the decline of railroads post-WWII Demonstrated the importance of railroads in the early 20th century. Part_of_the_history_of_California_railroads Part_of_the_history_of_Nevada_railroads Influenced_the_development_of_the_Mojave_Desert_region |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Tonopah and Tidewater Railroad
|
| gptkbp:keyPeople |
gptkb:William_A._Clark
gptkb:John_C._McCoy |
| gptkbp:length |
148 miles
|
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:California
gptkb:Nevada |
| gptkbp:notableEvent |
Construction began in 1905
First train service in 1906 Last train service in 1940 Acquired_by_Southern_Pacific_Railroad_in_1940 |
| gptkbp:operates |
gptkb:California
gptkb:Nevada |
| gptkbp:originalPurpose |
3 ft (914 mm) narrow gauge
|
| gptkbp:route |
Freight route
Passenger route Tonopah_to_Mojave |
| gptkbp:serviceType |
Freight
Passenger |
| gptkbp:successor |
gptkb:Southern_Pacific_Railroad
|
| gptkbp:track |
Standard gauge
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