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.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coal company
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railroad company → |
| associatedWith |
Monopoly board game Reading Railroad space
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Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company → Schuylkill River Valley → |
| country |
United States
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| hasHeritage |
Philadelphia and Reading Railroad
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| hasLegacy |
historic railroad infrastructure in Philadelphia and Reading
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influence on modern regional rail services in Pennsylvania → |
| headquartersLocation |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Reading, Pennsylvania → |
| historicalPeriod |
19th century
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20th century → |
| industry |
coal mining
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freight transport → passenger rail transport → rail transport → |
| influenced |
coal industry in Pennsylvania
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industrial development in the Schuylkill Valley → regional transportation in Pennsylvania → |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
Pennsylvania
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| notableFor |
role in 19th-century American railroad expansion
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role in 20th-century regional commuter rail service → transportation of anthracite coal → |
| operated |
Philadelphia and Reading Railroad
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Reading Railroad → Reading Terminal → |
| operatedInArea |
Delaware
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Maryland → New Jersey → Northeastern United States → Pennsylvania → |
| partOf |
anthracite railroads
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| playedRoleIn |
development of Philadelphia commuter rail network
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development of coal transportation from Pennsylvania mines → |
| transported |
anthracite coal
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freight → passengers → |
| usedInfrastructure |
Reading Terminal in Philadelphia
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| usedRollingStock |
diesel locomotives
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steam locomotives → |