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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:railway_line
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gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
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gptkb:New_York_Central_Water_Level_Route
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gptkbp:competitor
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gptkb:Pennsylvania_Railroad
Broad Way Route
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gptkbp:connects
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gptkb:Chicago
gptkb:New_York_City
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gptkbp:followedBy
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gptkb:Hudson_River
gptkb:Lake_Erie
gptkb:Lake_Michigan
gptkb:Mohawk_River
gptkb:Great_Lakes
gptkb:Maumee_River
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gptkbp:historicalPeriod
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19th century
20th century
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Water Level Route
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gptkbp:mergedInto
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gptkb:Penn_Central_Transportation_Company
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gptkbp:notableFor
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avoiding major mountain crossings
minimal grades
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gptkbp:opened
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mid-19th century
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gptkbp:operatedBy
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gptkb:New_York_Central_Railroad
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gptkbp:operator
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gptkb:Amtrak
gptkb:CSX_Transportation
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:New_York_Central_System
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gptkbp:passesThrough
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gptkb:Albany
gptkb:Buffalo
gptkb:Cleveland
gptkb:Grand_Central_Terminal
gptkb:Rochester
gptkb:Syracuse
gptkb:Buffalo_Central_Terminal
gptkb:Hammond
gptkb:Erie
gptkb:Gary
gptkb:South_Bend
gptkb:Toledo
gptkb:Elkhart
gptkb:LaSalle_Street_Station
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gptkbp:route
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about 960 miles
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gptkbp:significance
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enabled fast transcontinental travel
influenced development of cities along route
major passenger and freight corridor
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gptkbp:usedBy
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gptkb:Lake_Shore_Limited
gptkb:20th_Century_Limited
gptkb:Empire_State_Express
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:New_York_Central_Railroad
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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