Western Pacific Railroad system
GPTKB entity
Properties (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
railroad system
|
| gptkbp:acquisition |
gptkb:Southern_Pacific_Transportation_Company
|
| gptkbp:associated_with |
freight transportation
passenger transportation transcontinental railroads California_railroads |
| gptkbp:collaboratedWith |
gptkb:Southern_Pacific_Railroad
|
| gptkbp:dissolved |
1983
|
| gptkbp:founded |
1903
|
| gptkbp:headquarters |
gptkb:San_Francisco,_California
|
| gptkbp:historical_significance |
part_of_the_development_of_the_American_West
|
| gptkbp:historicalEvent |
post-war expansion
Great Depression impact decline in passenger service development of rail infrastructure deregulation of railroads impact on urban development closure of lines freight service focus impact of technology on railroads influence on regional economies role in freight logistics World_War_II_contributions merger_with_Southern_Pacific cultural_significance_in_the_West legacy_of_railroads_in_California |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Western Pacific Railroad system
|
| gptkbp:infrastructure |
bridges
tunnels stations railroad tracks |
| gptkbp:is_known_for |
passenger and freight services
|
| gptkbp:isConnectedTo |
gptkb:Salt_Lake_City,_Utah
gptkb:Oakland,_California |
| gptkbp:keyPeople |
gptkb:William_G._Kerckhoff
gptkb:Walter_J._McCulloch gptkb:Charles_H._McCulloch |
| gptkbp:legacy |
influenced modern railroads
|
| gptkbp:mainLine |
gptkb:Western_Pacific_mainline
|
| gptkbp:notableFor |
transcontinental rail service
|
| gptkbp:operates |
gptkb:California
|
| gptkbp:operational_status |
defunct
|
| gptkbp:productionYears |
1903 to 1983
|
| gptkbp:railwayLine |
important in the 20th century
|
| gptkbp:region |
Western_United_States
|
| gptkbp:route |
1,200 miles
Oakland_to_Salt_Lake_City |
| gptkbp:serviceType |
passenger service
freight service |
| gptkbp:successor |
gptkb:Union_Pacific_Railroad
|
| gptkbp:track |
standard gauge
|
| gptkbp:training |
1,200 miles
|
| gptkbp:trainTypes |
Class I railroad
|