Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad
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The Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad was a regional U.S. railroad based in western Pennsylvania and eastern Ohio, known for its heavy involvement in transporting steel and industrial freight.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad canonical | 3 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
freight railroad
ⓘ
railroad company ⓘ |
| connectedWith |
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New York Central Railroad system NERFINISHED ⓘ Pennsylvania Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| economicRole |
linking steel mills to national rail network
ⓘ
supporting Pittsburgh steel production ⓘ |
| gauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
eastern Ohio
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
western Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nickname | Little Giant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
heavy steel traffic
ⓘ
high freight density relative to route mileage ⓘ industrial switching operations ⓘ |
| operatedAlong |
Beaver River
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ⓘ
Monongahela River NERFINISHED ⓘ Ohio River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedIn | 20th century ⓘ |
| parentCompany | New York Central Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryCommodity |
industrial freight
ⓘ
steel ⓘ |
| primaryTrafficDirection | east–west ⓘ |
| primaryTrafficType |
bulk freight
ⓘ
carload freight ⓘ |
| railroadClass | Class I railroad ⓘ |
| railroadType | regional railroad ⓘ |
| regionSpecialization | heavy industry transportation ⓘ |
| servedCity |
Aliquippa, Pennsylvania
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ McKeesport, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ New Castle, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ Youngstown, Ohio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedFacilityType |
coal mines
ⓘ
coke plants ⓘ manufacturing plants ⓘ steel mills ⓘ |
| servedIndustry |
manufacturing industry
ⓘ
steel industry ⓘ |
| servedRegion |
Ohio River Valley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pittsburgh metropolitan area NERFINISHED ⓘ Youngstown, Ohio area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor |
CSX Transportation
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ⓘ
Conrail NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| trackGauge | 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.