Reading Company
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Reading Company was a major American railroad and coal company based in Pennsylvania, best known for operating the Philadelphia & Reading Railroad and influencing regional transportation and industry in the 19th and 20th centuries.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Reading Company canonical | 58 |
| Reading Company (historically) | 1 |
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coal company
ⓘ
railroad company ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Monopoly board game Reading Railroad space
ⓘ
Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company ⓘ Schuylkill River ⓘ
surface form:
Schuylkill River Valley
|
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| hasHeritage | Philadelphia and Reading Railroad ⓘ |
| hasLegacy |
historic railroad infrastructure in Philadelphia and Reading
ⓘ
influence on modern regional rail services in Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Philadelphia
ⓘ
surface form:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Reading, Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
19th century
ⓘ
20th century ⓘ |
| industry |
coal mining
ⓘ
freight transport ⓘ passenger rail transport ⓘ rail transport ⓘ |
| influenced |
coal industry in Pennsylvania
ⓘ
industrial development in the Schuylkill Valley ⓘ regional transportation in Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| notableFor |
role in 19th-century American railroad expansion
ⓘ
role in 20th-century regional commuter rail service ⓘ transportation of anthracite coal ⓘ |
| operated |
Philadelphia and Reading Railroad
ⓘ
Reading Railroad ⓘ Reading Terminal complex ⓘ
surface form:
Reading Terminal
|
| operatedInArea |
Province of Delaware
ⓘ
surface form:
Delaware
Maryland ⓘ New Jersey, United States ⓘ
surface form:
New Jersey
Northeastern United States ⓘ Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| partOf | anthracite railroads ⓘ |
| playedRoleIn |
development of Philadelphia commuter rail network
ⓘ
development of coal transportation from Pennsylvania mines ⓘ |
| transported |
anthracite coal
ⓘ
freight ⓘ passengers ⓘ |
| usedInfrastructure | Reading Terminal in Philadelphia ⓘ |
| usedRollingStock |
diesel locomotives
ⓘ
steam locomotives ⓘ |
Referenced by (59)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines
subject surface form:
Reading Terminal
subject surface form:
Reading Terminal
subject surface form:
Conrail
subject surface form:
Reading, Pennsylvania