Pennsylvania Railroad Company

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The Pennsylvania Railroad Company was one of the largest and most influential American railroads of the 19th and early 20th centuries, playing a central role in the industrial development of the United States.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf railroad company
transportation company
built 30th Street Station (Philadelphia)
linked to: 30th Street Station

Broad Street Station (Philadelphia)
Pennsylvania Station (Baltimore)
Pennsylvania Station (New York City, original)
Union Station (Washington, D.C.)
linked to: Union Station
country United States
dissolved 1968
electrificationProject New York–Washington main line electrification
linked to: Northeast Corridor

Philadelphia–Harrisburg line electrification
headquartersLocation Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
linked to: Philadelphia
inception 1846
industry rail transport
introduced block signaling systems on main lines
standardized operating rules widely adopted by other railroads
mergedInto Penn Central Transportation Company
nickname The Standard Railroad of the World
notableLocomotiveClass GG1 electric locomotive
K4s Pacific
notableTrain Broadway Limited
Congressional Limited Express
Pennsylvania Limited
Spirit of St. Louis (train)
operatedIn Illinois
Midwestern United States
New Jersey
New York
Northeastern United States
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Washington, D.C.
operatedLine Main Line (Philadelphia to Pittsburgh)
New York–Washington corridor
linked to: Northeast Corridor

Pittsburgh–Chicago route
owned Long Island Rail Road (controlling interest for many years)
Northern Central Railway
Penn Station (New York City)
Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines (partial interest)
Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad
Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad
parentCompanyOf Pennsylvania Company (holding company)
peakFreightTrafficRank largest railroad in the United States by traffic and revenue for much of the late 19th and early 20th centuries
peakPassengerTrafficRank one of the largest passenger rail carriers in the United States
peakRouteMileage over 10,000 miles
playedRoleIn development of the steel industry in Pennsylvania
growth of Philadelphia as a transportation hub
growth of Pittsburgh as an industrial center
industrialization of the United States
shortName PRR

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Andrew Carnegie employer Pennsylvania Railroad Company
30th Street Station builtFor Pennsylvania Railroad
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PRR standsFor Pennsylvania Railroad
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PRR standsFor Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Pennsylvania Railroad nickname Pennsy
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Pittsburgh–Chicago route operator Pennsylvania Railroad
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Pittsburgh–Chicago route partOf Pennsylvania Railroad system
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Pittsburgh–Chicago route historicalOperator Pennsylvania Railroad
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Long Island Rail Road historicalControllingInterestHeldBy Pennsylvania Railroad
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Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines controllingCompany Pennsylvania Railroad
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Broadway Limited operator Pennsylvania Railroad
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Pennsylvania Limited operator Pennsylvania Railroad
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Pennsylvania Limited railwayCompany Pennsylvania Railroad
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Pennsylvania Limited onRailwayNetwork Pennsylvania Railroad network
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GG1 electric locomotive primaryOperator Pennsylvania Railroad
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GG1 electric locomotive designer Pennsylvania Railroad mechanical department
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GG1 electric locomotive manufacturer Pennsylvania Railroad Altoona Works
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Penn Station (New York City) namedAfter Pennsylvania Railroad
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Penn Station (New York City) formerOwner Pennsylvania Railroad
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Pennsylvania Station (Baltimore) formerOwner Pennsylvania Railroad
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The Standard Railroad of the World refersTo Pennsylvania Railroad
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The Standard Railroad of the World usedBy Pennsylvania Railroad
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Broad Street Station (Philadelphia) ownedBy Pennsylvania Railroad
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Broad Street Station (Philadelphia) operatedBy Pennsylvania Railroad
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Broad Street Station (Philadelphia) railwayNetwork Pennsylvania Railroad system
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Penn Central Transportation Company formedByMergerOf Pennsylvania Railroad
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Penn Central Transportation Company precededBy Pennsylvania Railroad
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Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad partOf Pennsylvania Railroad
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Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad parentCompany Pennsylvania Railroad
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Congressional Limited Express operator Pennsylvania Railroad
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Congressional Limited Express operatedBy Pennsylvania Railroad
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Congressional Limited Express railwayCompany Pennsylvania Railroad
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Northern Central Railway connectedTo Pennsylvania Railroad
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Northern Central Railway controlledBy Pennsylvania Railroad
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Northern Central Railway acquiredBy Pennsylvania Railroad
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Northern Central Railway partOf Pennsylvania Railroad system
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Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad successor Pennsylvania Railroad
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Petoskey, Michigan servedByRailwayHistorically Pennsylvania Railroad
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K4s Pacific operator Pennsylvania Railroad
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K4s Pacific railway Pennsylvania Railroad
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K4s Pacific designer Pennsylvania Railroad mechanical department
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Cynwyd Line openedBy Pennsylvania Railroad
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South Jersey rail network historicalOperator Pennsylvania Railroad
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Pennsylvania Special operator Pennsylvania Railroad
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Pennsylvania Special railwayCompany Pennsylvania Railroad
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Pennsylvania Special operatedBy Pennsylvania Railroad
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Pennsylvania Special railNetwork Pennsylvania Railroad system
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Philadelphia, Germantown and Norristown Railroad partOf Pennsylvania Railroad system
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Philadelphia, Germantown and Norristown Railroad becamePartOf Pennsylvania Railroad
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Philadelphia, Germantown and Norristown Railroad successor Pennsylvania Railroad
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