West End Street Railway Company
GPTKB entity
Statements (23)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:railway_company
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gptkbp:acquiredBy |
gptkb:Boston_Elevated_Railway
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gptkbp:ceased_operations |
1897
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gptkbp:country |
gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:founded |
1887
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gptkbp:headquarters_location |
gptkb:Boston,_Massachusetts
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
West End Street Railway Company
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gptkbp:industry |
gptkb:transportation
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gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Boston
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gptkbp:notable_for |
consolidation of Boston street railways
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gptkbp:notableEvent |
electrification of streetcar lines
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gptkbp:operates |
streetcar lines
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gptkbp:predecessor |
gptkb:Boston_Consolidated_Street_Railway
gptkb:Cambridge_Railroad gptkb:Consolidated_Street_Railway gptkb:Metropolitan_Railroad gptkb:South_Boston_Railroad |
gptkbp:servesArea |
gptkb:Greater_Boston
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gptkbp:successor |
gptkb:Boston_Elevated_Railway
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gptkbp:vehicleType |
electric streetcar
horsecar |
gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:William_Cameron_Forbes
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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