Northern Central Railway

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Northern Central Railway was a historic American railroad that operated primarily in Pennsylvania and Maryland, serving as an important north–south link in the 19th and early 20th centuries.

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Generate an image of Northern Central Railway (Northern Central Railway was a historic American railroad that operated primarily in Pennsylvania and Maryland, serving as an important north–south link in the 19th and early 20th centuries.)

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Predicate Object
instanceOf defunct railroad ⓘ
railroad company ⓘ
acquiredBy Pennsylvania Railroad ⓘ
affectedBy Hurricane Agnes 1972 ⓘ
connectedCity Baltimore, Maryland ⓘ
linked to: Baltimore

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania ⓘ
Sunbury, Pennsylvania ⓘ
Williamsport, Pennsylvania ⓘ
York, Pennsylvania ⓘ
connectedTo Pennsylvania Railroad ⓘ
controlledBy Pennsylvania Railroad ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
declineReason competition from highways ⓘ
flood damage ⓘ
formedBy consolidation of several smaller railroads ⓘ
headquartersLocation Baltimore, Maryland ⓘ
linked to: Baltimore
heritage portions preserved as rail trails ⓘ
historicalEra 19th century ⓘ
early 20th century ⓘ
importantFor connecting to the Pennsylvania Railroad system ⓘ
linking Baltimore with Harrisburg ⓘ
notableEvent carried Abraham Lincoln to Gettysburg in 1863 ⓘ
carried Abraham Lincoln’s funeral train in 1865 ⓘ
opened 1850s ⓘ
operatedIn Maryland ⓘ
Pennsylvania ⓘ
partOf Pennsylvania Railroad system ⓘ
predecessor Baltimore and Susquehanna Railroad ⓘ
Sunbury and Erie Railroad ⓘ
Susquehanna Railroad ⓘ
York and Cumberland Railroad ⓘ
primaryDirection north–south ⓘ
railGauge standard gauge ⓘ
roleDuring American Civil War ⓘ
routeFeature crossed the Mason–Dixon line ⓘ
servedRegion Baltimore–Harrisburg corridor ⓘ
Susquehanna River valley ⓘ
linked to: Susquehanna River
someRightOfWayUsedBy Maryland Transit Administration ⓘ
Torrey C. Brown Rail Trail ⓘ
York County Heritage Rail Trail ⓘ
status abandoned in many segments ⓘ
successor Conrail ⓘ
Penn Central Transportation Company ⓘ
trackGauge 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in ⓘ
trafficType freight ⓘ
passenger ⓘ
usedFor Union troop movements during the American Civil War ⓘ
transport of military supplies during the American Civil War ⓘ

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Pennsylvania Railroad Company → owned → Northern Central Railway ⓘ
Pennsylvania Railroad → ownedSubsidiary → Northern Central Railway ⓘ
subject linked to: PRR
York County Heritage Rail Trail → follows → Northern Central Railway corridor ⓘ
linked to: Northern Central Railway
Sunbury and Erie Railroad → becamePartOf → Northern Central Railway ⓘ
Baltimore and Susquehanna Railroad → partOf → Northern Central Railway ⓘ
Baltimore and Susquehanna Railroad → predecessorOf → Northern Central Railway ⓘ
Baltimore and Susquehanna Railroad → successor → Northern Central Railway system ⓘ
linked to: Northern Central Railway
Baltimore and Susquehanna Railroad → railwaySystem → Northern Central Railway ⓘ
Torrey C. Brown Rail Trail → replaces → Northern Central Railway right-of-way ⓘ
linked to: Northern Central Railway