PCC&StL

E50402

defunct railroad rail transport company railroad company

PCC&StL refers to the Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad, a historic Midwestern and Eastern U.S. rail system that became a key component of the Pennsylvania Railroad network.

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	defunct railroad → rail transport company → railroad company →
abbreviation	P. C. C. & St. L. → PCC&StL →
alsoKnownAs	Panhandle Route →
componentOf	Pennsylvania Railroad system →
country	United States →
formedBy	consolidation of several regional railroads →
fullName	Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad →
headquartersLocation	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania →
historicalSignificance	important trunk line in the Pennsylvania Railroad system →
industry	rail transport →
modeOfTransport	rail →
networkRole	key component of Pennsylvania Railroad network →
operated	freight trains → passenger trains → steam locomotives →
operatedInRegion	Eastern United States → Midwestern United States →
parentCompany	Pennsylvania Railroad →
partOf	American railroad history →
primaryFunction	freight transportation → passenger transportation →
railGauge	standard gauge →
servedCity	Chicago, Illinois → Cincinnati, Ohio → Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania → St. Louis, Missouri →
servedCorridor	Pittsburgh–Chicago → Pittsburgh–Cincinnati → Pittsburgh–St. Louis →
servedEconomicRole	linking Midwestern and Eastern U.S. industrial centers →
servedState	Illinois → Indiana → Missouri → Ohio → Pennsylvania →
status	defunct →
successor	CSX Transportation → Conrail → Norfolk Southern Railway → Penn Central Transportation Company → Pennsylvania Railroad →
trackGauge	4 ft 8 1⁄2 in →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
PCC&StL →	abbreviation
Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad →	alsoKnownAs