Piedmont and Northern Railway
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The Piedmont and Northern Railway was an early 20th-century electric interurban and freight railroad that operated in the Carolinas and later became part of larger southeastern U.S. rail systems.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
defunct railroad
ⓘ
electric railway ⓘ freight railroad ⓘ interurban railway ⓘ |
| alsoProvided | passenger service ⓘ |
| attemptedExpansion | proposal to connect North Carolina and South Carolina divisions ⓘ |
| beganOperation | 1912 ⓘ |
| ceasedOperationAsIndependent | 1969 ⓘ |
| chartered | 1911 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| divisionNotPhysicallyConnected | North Carolina Division and South Carolina Division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electrification | 1,500 V DC overhead ⓘ |
| endYear | 1969 ⓘ |
| expansionBlockedBy | Interstate Commerce Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedBy | James B. Duke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| hadSeparateDivision |
North Carolina Division
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South Carolina Division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Charlotte, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritagePreservedBy | railway museums and historical societies in the Carolinas ⓘ |
| laterBecamePartOf | Seaboard Coast Line Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laterIntegratedInto | CSX Transportation system ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
designed to handle substantial freight traffic
ⓘ
one of the few heavy-duty electric interurbans in the southeastern United States ⓘ |
| operatedIn |
North Carolina
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parentCompany |
Duke Power
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Southern Power Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passengerServiceEndedApprox | 1951 ⓘ |
| powerSource | electricity generated by Duke Power ⓘ |
| primaryCommodity |
coal
ⓘ
industrial goods ⓘ textiles ⓘ |
| primaryTraffic | freight ⓘ |
| region | Piedmont region of the Carolinas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rollingStockType |
electric locomotives
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freight cars ⓘ interurban passenger cars ⓘ |
| servedCity |
Belmont, North Carolina
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Charlotte, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ Gastonia, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ Greenville, South Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ Greenwood, South Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ Mount Holly, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ Spartanburg, South Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedIndustry | textile mills in the Carolinas ⓘ |
| startYear | 1911 ⓘ |
| successor | Seaboard Coast Line Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| totalRouteLengthApprox | 128 miles ⓘ |
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