Cumberland Valley Railroad

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The Cumberland Valley Railroad was a historic American railroad that operated primarily in south-central Pennsylvania and northern Maryland, playing a key role in regional transportation during the 19th and early 20th centuries.

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Generate an image of the Cumberland Valley Railroad (The Cumberland Valley Railroad was a historic American railroad that operated primarily in south-central Pennsylvania and northern Maryland, playing a key role in regional transportation during the 19th and early 20th centuries.)

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Predicate Object
instanceOf defunct railroad ⓘ
railroad company ⓘ
acquiredBy Pennsylvania Railroad ⓘ
charteredBy Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ⓘ
linked to: Pennsylvania
connectsWith Baltimore and Ohio Railroad ⓘ
Pennsylvania Railroad ⓘ
Reading Railroad ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
gauge standard gauge ⓘ
headquartersLocation Chambersburg, Pennsylvania ⓘ
heritage historic American railroad ⓘ
historicalRegion American Civil War era transportation network ⓘ
inception 1831 ⓘ
industry rail transport ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
locatedIn Maryland ⓘ
Pennsylvania ⓘ
northern Maryland ⓘ
south-central Pennsylvania ⓘ
mainTerminus Hagerstown, Maryland ⓘ
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania ⓘ
namedAfter Cumberland Valley ⓘ
linked to: Great Valley
notableFor early adoption of sleeping cars ⓘ
service to the Shenandoah Valley via connections ⓘ
openedLine Carlisle–Chambersburg line ⓘ
Chambersburg–Hagerstown line ⓘ
Harrisburg–Carlisle line ⓘ
linked to: Keystone Corridor
operatedInCentury 19th century ⓘ
20th century ⓘ
partOf Pennsylvania Railroad system ⓘ
playedRoleIn regional transportation in the 19th century ⓘ
regional transportation in the early 20th century ⓘ
regionServed south-central Pennsylvania and northern Maryland ⓘ
servedCity Carlisle, Pennsylvania ⓘ
Chambersburg, Pennsylvania ⓘ
Greencastle, Pennsylvania ⓘ
Hagerstown, Maryland ⓘ
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania ⓘ
Shippensburg, Pennsylvania ⓘ
servedMilitary Union Army logistics ⓘ
serves Cumberland Valley ⓘ
linked to: Great Valley
status defunct ⓘ
trackGauge 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in ⓘ
transported agricultural products ⓘ
coal ⓘ
manufactured goods ⓘ
usedDuring American Civil War ⓘ
usedFor freight transport ⓘ
passenger transport ⓘ

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Pennsylvania Railroad → predecessor → Cumberland Valley Railroad ⓘ
subject linked to: PRR
Carlisle–Chambersburg line → partOf → Cumberland Valley Railroad ⓘ
Carlisle–Chambersburg line → partOf → Cumberland Valley Railroad network ⓘ
linked to: Cumberland Valley Railroad
Carlisle–Chambersburg line → operator → Cumberland Valley Railroad ⓘ
Shippensburg, Pennsylvania → hasRailHistory → Cumberland Valley Railroad ⓘ
Shippensburg Passenger Station → railwayLine → Cumberland Valley Railroad ⓘ
Shippensburg Passenger Station → servedByRailroad → Cumberland Valley Railroad ⓘ