Panhandle Route

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rail transportation corridor railroad line

The Panhandle Route was a major American railroad line operated by the Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad that connected key Midwestern and Eastern cities as part of the Pennsylvania Railroad system.

Aliases (1)

Pan Handle Route ×1

Statements (31)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	rail transportation corridor → railroad line →
alsoKnownAs	Pan Handle Route →
associatedWith	Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railway →
connectedRegion	Eastern United States → Midwestern United States →
country	United States →
historicalEra	19th century American railroad expansion → early 20th century American railroading →
historicalSignificance	major component of Pennsylvania Railroad’s westward expansion →
namedAfter	Ohio Panhandle →
networkRole	main line connection between Midwest and East →
operatedBy	Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad →
owner	Pennsylvania Railroad →
partOf	Pennsylvania Railroad system →
primaryFunction	freight rail transport → intercity rail transport →
railGauge	standard gauge →
railroadCompanyType	subsidiary of Pennsylvania Railroad →
servedCity	Chicago → Cincinnati NERFINISHED → Pittsburgh → St. Louis →
servedState	Illinois → Indiana → Missouri → Ohio → Pennsylvania →
status	defunct →
trafficType	freight → passenger →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
PCC&StL → Panhandle Route ("Pan Handle Route") → Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad →	alsoKnownAs