Northern Central Railway

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defunct railroad railroad company

Northern Central Railway was a historic American railroad that operated primarily in Pennsylvania and Maryland, serving as an important north–south link in the 19th and early 20th centuries.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	defunct railroad → railroad company →
acquiredBy	Pennsylvania Railroad →
affectedBy	Hurricane Agnes 1972 →
connectedCity	Baltimore, Maryland → Harrisburg, Pennsylvania → Sunbury, Pennsylvania → Williamsport, Pennsylvania → York, Pennsylvania →
connectedTo	Pennsylvania Railroad →
controlledBy	Pennsylvania Railroad →
country	United States →
declineReason	competition from highways → flood damage →
formedBy	consolidation of several smaller railroads →
headquartersLocation	Baltimore, Maryland →
heritage	portions preserved as rail trails →
historicalEra	19th century → early 20th century →
importantFor	connecting to the Pennsylvania Railroad system → linking Baltimore with Harrisburg →
notableEvent	carried Abraham Lincoln to Gettysburg in 1863 → carried Abraham Lincoln’s funeral train in 1865 →
opened	1850s →
operatedIn	Maryland → Pennsylvania →
partOf	Pennsylvania Railroad system →
predecessor	Baltimore and Susquehanna Railroad → Sunbury and Erie Railroad → Susquehanna Railroad → York and Cumberland Railroad →
primaryDirection	north–south →
railGauge	standard gauge →
roleDuring	American Civil War →
routeFeature	crossed the Mason–Dixon line →
servedRegion	Baltimore–Harrisburg corridor → Susquehanna River valley →
someRightOfWayUsedBy	Maryland Transit Administration → Torrey C. Brown Rail Trail → York County Heritage Rail Trail →
status	abandoned in many segments →
successor	Conrail → Penn Central Transportation Company →
trackGauge	4 ft 8 1⁄2 in →
trafficType	freight → passenger →
usedFor	Union troop movements during the American Civil War → transport of military supplies during the American Civil War →

Referenced by (9)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Sunbury and Erie Railroad →	becamePartOf
York County Heritage Rail Trail ("Northern Central Railway corridor") →	follows
Pennsylvania Railroad Company →	owned
Pennsylvania Railroad →	ownedSubsidiary
Baltimore and Susquehanna Railroad →	partOf
Baltimore and Susquehanna Railroad →	predecessorOf
Baltimore and Susquehanna Railroad →	railwaySystem
Torrey C. Brown Rail Trail ("Northern Central Railway right-of-way") →	replaces
Baltimore and Susquehanna Railroad ("Northern Central Railway system") →	successor