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.
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)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Pennsylvania Railroad lines in Baltimore