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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Generate an image of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company (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 ⓘ
subject linked to: PRR
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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 ⓘ
linked to: Pennsylvania Railroad Company
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 ⓘ
linked to: Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Philadelphia, Germantown and Norristown Railroad → becamePartOf → Pennsylvania Railroad ⓘ
linked to: Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Philadelphia, Germantown and Norristown Railroad → successor → Pennsylvania Railroad ⓘ
linked to: Pennsylvania Railroad Company