PRR

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PRR is the abbreviation commonly used for the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, once one of the largest and most influential railroads in the United States.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
PRR canonical 3
PRR 1361 1

Statements (53)

Predicate Object
instanceOf abbreviation
railroad company
railroad company
country United States of America
surface form: United States
dissolved 1968
headquartersLocation Philadelphia
surface form: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
inception 1846
industry rail transport
majorCompetitor Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
New York Central Railroad
mergedInto Penn Central Transportation Company
nickname Pennsylvania Railroad Company
surface form: Pennsy
notableAsset 30th Street Station
surface form: 30th Street Station (Philadelphia)

Penn Station (New York City)
Union Station
surface form: Union Station (Washington, D.C.)
notableRoute Northeast Corridor
surface form: New York–Chicago route

New York–St. Louis route
Northeast Corridor
surface form: New York–Washington corridor
notableTrainService Broadway Limited
Congressional Limited Express
Pennsylvania Limited
Spirit of St. Louis
operatedIn Mid-Atlantic states
surface form: Mid-Atlantic United States

Midwestern United States
Northeastern United States
ownedInfrastructureType railroad stations
railroad track
ownedSubsidiary Long Island Rail Road (controlling interest for many years)
surface form: Long Island Rail Road

Northern Central Railway
Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad
Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad
peakFreightTrafficRank largest in the world at its peak
peakPassengerTrafficRank largest in the United States at its peak
peakStatus one of the largest railroads in the United States
one of the most influential railroads in the United States
predecessor Cumberland Valley Railroad
Philadelphia, Germantown and Norristown Railroad
primaryModeOfTransport rail
reportingMark PRR self-linksurface differs
servedCity Chicago, Illinois, United States
surface form: Chicago

New York City
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
surface form: Pittsburgh

St. Louis, Missouri, United States
surface form: St. Louis

Washington, D.C.
standsFor Pennsylvania Railroad Company
surface form: Pennsylvania Railroad

Pennsylvania Railroad Company
successor Amtrak
CSX Transportation
Conrail
Norfolk Southern Railway
Penn Central Transportation Company
surface form: Penn Central
trackGauge standard gauge

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

PRR reportingMark PRR self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Pennsylvania Railroad
Standard Passenger Pacific of the PRR notableExample PRR
subject surface form: Pennsylvania Railroad K4s class
this entity surface form: PRR 1361