Cumberland Valley Railroad

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defunct railroad railroad company

The Cumberland Valley Railroad was a historic American railroad that operated primarily in south-central Pennsylvania and northern Maryland, playing a key role in regional transportation during the 19th and early 20th centuries.

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	defunct railroad → railroad company →
acquiredBy	Pennsylvania Railroad →
charteredBy	Commonwealth of Pennsylvania →
connectsWith	Baltimore and Ohio Railroad → Pennsylvania Railroad → Reading Railroad →
country	United States →
gauge	standard gauge →
headquartersLocation	Chambersburg, Pennsylvania →
heritage	historic American railroad →
historicalRegion	American Civil War era transportation network →
inception	1831 →
industry	rail transport →
languageOfWorkOrName	English →
locatedIn	Maryland → Pennsylvania → northern Maryland → south-central Pennsylvania →
mainTerminus	Hagerstown, Maryland → Harrisburg, Pennsylvania →
namedAfter	Cumberland Valley →
notableFor	early adoption of sleeping cars → service to the Shenandoah Valley via connections →
openedLine	Carlisle–Chambersburg line → Chambersburg–Hagerstown line → Harrisburg–Carlisle line →
operatedInCentury	19th century → 20th century →
partOf	Pennsylvania Railroad system →
playedRoleIn	regional transportation in the 19th century → regional transportation in the early 20th century →
regionServed	south-central Pennsylvania and northern Maryland →
servedCity	Carlisle, Pennsylvania → Chambersburg, Pennsylvania → Greencastle, Pennsylvania → Hagerstown, Maryland → Harrisburg, Pennsylvania → Shippensburg, Pennsylvania →
servedMilitary	Union Army logistics →
serves	Cumberland Valley →
status	defunct →
trackGauge	4 ft 8 1⁄2 in →
transported	agricultural products → coal → manufactured goods →
usedDuring	American Civil War →
usedFor	freight transport → passenger transport →

Referenced by (1)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Pennsylvania Railroad →	predecessor