Pennsylvania Railroad tracks

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The Pennsylvania Railroad tracks are rail lines that were part of the extensive network operated by the historic Pennsylvania Railroad, once one of the largest and most influential railroads in the United States.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Pennsylvania Railroad lines in Baltimore 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf railway infrastructure
associatedWith Pennsylvania Railroad main line between Philadelphia and Pittsburgh NERFINISHED
builtToServe intercity passenger service
long-haul freight service
constructionBegan 19th century
crossesFeatureOnHistoricMainLine Allegheny Mountains NERFINISHED
currentOperatorOnFreightSegments Norfolk Southern Railway NERFINISHED
currentOperatorOnKeyCorridors Amtrak NERFINISHED
currentOperatorOnSomeSegments CSX Transportation NERFINISHED
regional railroads
electrificationUsedOnSections 11 kV 25 Hz AC
overhead catenary
gauge standard gauge
heritage many segments remain in use under successor railroads
historicallyCarried freight trains
passenger trains
historicallyKnownFor dense double-track and multi-track main lines
early mainline electrification
heavy mainline traffic
historicalOperator Pennsylvania Railroad NERFINISHED
includesMajorRoute New York–Philadelphia corridor NERFINISHED
New York–Washington corridor NERFINISHED
Philadelphia–Harrisburg corridor NERFINISHED
Philadelphia–Pittsburgh main line NERFINISHED
Pittsburgh–Chicago main line NERFINISHED
Pittsburgh–St. Louis line NERFINISHED
includesStructureOnHistoricMainLine Gallitzin Tunnels NERFINISHED
Horseshoe Curve NERFINISHED
includesUrbanApproach Pennsylvania Station approaches in New York City
Suburban Station approaches in Philadelphia NERFINISHED
Union Station approaches in Washington, D.C. NERFINISHED
influenced development of the Northeast Corridor
locatedIn Mid-Atlantic United States NERFINISHED
Midwestern United States
Northeastern United States NERFINISHED
United States of America
surface form: United States
notableFor engineering works such as large bridges and tunnels
operatedBy Pennsylvania Railroad NERFINISHED
ownerAtConstruction Pennsylvania Railroad NERFINISHED
partOf Pennsylvania Railroad network NERFINISHED
peakExpansionPeriod early 20th century
late 19th century
standardSignalingHistorically wayside signals
successorOperatorOnManySegments Conrail NERFINISHED
Penn Central Transportation Company NERFINISHED
trackGauge 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in
usedBy Pennsylvania Railroad NERFINISHED

Referenced by (2)

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Ironbound borderedBy Pennsylvania Railroad tracks
Baltimore rail network hasHistoricalPredecessor Pennsylvania Railroad tracks
this entity surface form: Pennsylvania Railroad lines in Baltimore