Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad

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defunct railroad railroad company

The Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad was a 19th-century rail line that formed a key segment of the main corridor linking the northeastern United States, particularly connecting Philadelphia with points south.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	defunct railroad → railroad company →
carried	freight traffic → passenger traffic →
category	19th-century railroad in the United States → Predecessor of the Pennsylvania Railroad →
connectedCity	Baltimore → Philadelphia → Wilmington →
country	United States →
formedFromMergerOf	Baltimore and Port Deposit Railroad → Delaware and Maryland Railroad → Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad (original Pennsylvania charter) → Wilmington and Susquehanna Railroad →
gauge	standard gauge →
headquartersLocation	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania →
historicalSignificance	formed a key segment of the main rail corridor between the Northeast and the South → precursor to the modern Northeast Corridor rail line →
linkedRegion	Mid-Atlantic states → Northeastern United States →
locatedIn	Delaware → District of Columbia → Maryland → Pennsylvania →
notableStructure	Gunpowder River Bridge → Newkirk Viaduct → Susquehanna River bridge at Havre de Grace →
openedSectionBetween	Philadelphia and Wilmington → Wilmington and Baltimore →
partOf	Northeast Corridor →
role	major north–south trunk line →
routeNowUsedBy	Amtrak Northeast Corridor → CSX Philadelphia Subdivision →
servedCity	Baltimore, Maryland → Philadelphia, Pennsylvania → Wilmington, Delaware →
successor	Amtrak → CSX Transportation → Conrail → Penn Central Transportation Company → Pennsylvania Railroad →
usedFor	intercity rail service → mail and express service →

Referenced by (9)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad ("Wilmington and Susquehanna Railroad") → Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad ("Delaware and Maryland Railroad") → Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad ("Baltimore and Port Deposit Railroad") → Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad ("Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad (original Pennsylvania charter)") →	formedFromMergerOf
Gunpowder River Bridge →	carried
Gunpowder River Bridge →	originalOperator
Pennsylvania Railroad Company →	owned
Pennsylvania Railroad →	ownedSubsidiary
Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad ("CSX Philadelphia Subdivision") →	routeNowUsedBy