Broadway Limited
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Broadway Limited was a famous luxury passenger train that operated between New York City and Chicago, serving as one of the Pennsylvania Railroad’s premier flagship services.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
named train
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passenger train → |
| category |
Former Amtrak routes
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Named passenger trains of the United States → Passenger trains of the Pennsylvania Railroad → |
| class |
first-class service
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| competedWith |
20th Century Limited
→
New York Central Railroad → |
| country |
United States
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| discontinuedBy |
Amtrak
→
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| electrification |
partially electrified route
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| endOfService |
1995
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| endPoint |
Chicago
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| historicalSignificance |
symbol of luxury rail travel in the United States
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| inception |
1912
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| locomotiveTypeUsed |
diesel locomotives
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electric locomotives on electrified segments → steam locomotives → |
| namedAfter |
Broadway (Pennsylvania Railroad four-track main line)
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| notableFeature |
all-Pullman sleeping-car consist in its classic era
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| notableFor |
flagship train of the Pennsylvania Railroad
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| onboardService |
dining car
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observation car → parlor cars → sleeping cars → |
| operatedBy |
Penn Central (briefly, pre-Amtrak)
→
Pennsylvania Railroad until 1968 → |
| operator |
Amtrak
→
Pennsylvania Railroad → |
| peakEra |
1930s
→
1940s → |
| railGauge |
standard gauge
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| railwayLineUsed |
Pennsylvania Railroad main line
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| replaced |
Pennsylvania Special
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| route |
New York–Philadelphia–Pittsburgh–Chicago
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| scheduleCharacteristic |
overnight service between New York and Chicago
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| serviceType |
inter-city rail
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luxury train → |
| speedCharacteristic |
limited-stop express
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| startOfServiceUnderOperator |
Amtrak 1971
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| startPoint |
New York City
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| status |
discontinued
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| successor |
Three Rivers
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| terminus |
Chicago Union Station
→
New York Penn Station → |
| travelClass |
coach class (Amtrak era)
→
first class → |
Referenced by (4)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Broadway Limited
("20th Century Limited")
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competedWith |
|
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
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notableTrain |
|
Pennsylvania Railroad
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|
notableTrainService |
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Three Rivers
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precededBy |