Atlantic and Great Western Railroad
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The Atlantic and Great Western Railroad was a 19th-century American railway system that formed a key east–west route linking the Midwest with the Atlantic seaboard.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
defunct railroad
ⓘ
railroad company ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Atlantic and Great Western Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectedCity |
Akron, Ohio
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Binghamton, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ Buffalo, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ Cincinnati, Ohio NERFINISHED ⓘ Cleveland, Ohio NERFINISHED ⓘ Cori, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ Dayton, Ohio NERFINISHED ⓘ Elmira, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ Erie, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ Galion, Ohio NERFINISHED ⓘ Hornellsville, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ Jamestown, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ Meadville, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ New York City, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ Olean, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ Rochester, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ Salamanca, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ Youngstown, Ohio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Cleveland and Mahoning Railroad
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cleveland, Columbus and Cincinnati Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ Erie Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ Franklin and Warren Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ New York Central Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ Pennsylvania Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| formedPartOf |
New York–Chicago route
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New York–Cincinnati route NERFINISHED ⓘ New York–St. Louis route ⓘ |
| gauge | broad gauge ⓘ |
| gaugeWidth |
1,829 mm
ⓘ
6 ft ⓘ |
| linkedRegion |
Atlantic seaboard
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Midwest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mergedInto | Erie Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
broad-gauge through route from the Midwest to the Atlantic seaboard
ⓘ
forming a key east–west rail link in the United States ⓘ |
| primaryDirection | east–west ⓘ |
| role |
east–west freight corridor
ⓘ
east–west passenger corridor ⓘ trunk line ⓘ |
| servedState |
New York
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ohio NERFINISHED ⓘ Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor | Erie Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| trackGaugeConvertedTo | standard gauge ⓘ |
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