New York and Erie Railroad shops at Dunkirk
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The New York and Erie Railroad shops at Dunkirk were a major 19th-century railroad maintenance and manufacturing complex in Dunkirk, New York, that later evolved into the Brooks Locomotive Works.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
railroad maintenance facility
ⓘ
railroad manufacturing complex ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Brooks Locomotive Works
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Erie Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Industrial buildings and structures in New York (state)
ⓘ
Rail infrastructure in New York (state) ⓘ Railway workshops in the United States ⓘ |
| connectedTo | Erie Railroad main line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| employs |
locomotive builders
ⓘ
railroad mechanics ⓘ |
| evolvedInto | Brooks Locomotive Works NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | Brooks Locomotive Works NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritage | industrial heritage site (historical) ⓘ |
| historicalFunction |
construction of locomotives for the New York and Erie Railroad
ⓘ
overhaul of steam locomotives ⓘ |
| historicalLocation | Chautauqua County, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | defunct railroad facility ⓘ |
| inception | 19th century ⓘ |
| industry |
locomotive manufacturing
ⓘ
rail transport ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Dunkirk, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Lake Erie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialProduced |
locomotive components
ⓘ
railroad car parts ⓘ |
| nearbyWaterBody | Lake Erie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | New York and Erie Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | New York and Erie Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
19th-century American railroad expansion
ⓘ
New York and Erie Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | earlier New York and Erie Railroad facilities ⓘ |
| railGauge | broad gauge (original Erie Railroad gauge) ⓘ |
| significance |
early center of locomotive construction in New York State
ⓘ
major 19th-century railroad maintenance complex ⓘ |
| significantPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| state | New York ⓘ |
| transportConnection | Port of Dunkirk on Lake Erie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| transportModeServed | rail ⓘ |
| usedFor |
locomotive maintenance
ⓘ
railroad equipment manufacturing ⓘ rolling stock repair ⓘ |
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