Pennsylvania Railroad Schuylkill Branch
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The Pennsylvania Railroad Schuylkill Branch was a former rail line running along the Schuylkill River in the Philadelphia region, historically used for both passenger and freight service and later partly incorporated into modern commuter rail operations.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former Pennsylvania Railroad line
ⓘ
railway line ⓘ |
| connectedTo | Pennsylvania Railroad main line network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionPurpose | to capture traffic along the Schuylkill River corridor ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| declineReason |
railroad consolidations in the late 20th century
ⓘ
shift of traffic to highways ⓘ |
| electrification | partly electrified in later years ⓘ |
| eraOfMajorUse |
early 20th century
ⓘ
late 19th century ⓘ |
| follows | Schuylkill River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicOrientation | generally north–south along the Schuylkill River ⓘ |
| historicalOperator | Pennsylvania Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
provided parallel route to other railroads along the Schuylkill River
ⓘ
supported industrial development along the Schuylkill River ⓘ |
| infrastructureType | double-track main line on key segments ⓘ |
| legacy | influenced present-day rail and trail alignments along the Schuylkill River ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Philadelphia region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| modernUse |
segments used by commuter rail
ⓘ
segments used by freight rail ⓘ some abandoned right-of-way reused for trails ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Schuylkill River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | Pennsylvania Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partlyIncorporatedInto | modern commuter rail operations ⓘ |
| partlyReusedBy | SEPTA Regional Rail NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Pennsylvania Railroad system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
access to industries along the Schuylkill River
ⓘ
commuter access to Philadelphia ⓘ |
| railGauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| railNetworkRole | secondary main line within the PRR system ⓘ |
| regionServed | southeastern Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| servedCity | Philadelphia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedRegion | Schuylkill River valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedTrafficType |
coal traffic
ⓘ
commuter passengers ⓘ local freight customers ⓘ manufactured goods ⓘ |
| status |
partly abandoned
ⓘ
partly in service ⓘ |
| successorOperator |
Conrail
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Norfolk Southern Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ Penn Central Transportation Company NERFINISHED ⓘ SEPTA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| transportMode | rail ⓘ |
| usedFor |
freight rail service
ⓘ
passenger rail service ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.