Pennsylvania Railroad

American Class I railroad (1846-1968)
Organization railway_company Q1197895
Pennsylvania Railroad
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Pennsylvania Railroad

Summary

Pennsylvania Railroad is a railway company[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Pennsylvania Railroad held citizenship in United States[3].
  • Pennsylvania Railroad is in the country of United States[4].
  • Pennsylvania Railroad's instance of is recorded as railway company[5].
  • Pennsylvania Railroad's instance of is recorded as business[6].
  • Pennsylvania Railroad was followed by Penn Central Transportation Company[7].
  • Pennsylvania Railroad's headquarters location is recorded as Philadelphia[8].
  • Pennsylvania Railroad's Commons category is recorded as Pennsylvania Railroad[9].
  • Pennsylvania Railroad's country of origin is recorded as United States[10].
  • April 13, 1846 marks the founding of Pennsylvania Railroad[11].
  • Pennsylvania Railroad was dissolved in January 31, 1968[12].
  • Pennsylvania Railroad's official website is recorded as http://www.prrths.com/[13].
  • Pennsylvania Railroad's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Pennsylvania Railroad[14].
  • Pennsylvania Railroad's track gauge is recorded as standard-gauge railway[15].
  • Pennsylvania Railroad's employees is recorded as {'amount': '+151161'}[16].
  • Pennsylvania Railroad's replaces is recorded as Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad[17].
  • Pennsylvania Railroad's replaces is recorded as Cincinnati, Lebanon and Northern Railway[18].
  • Pennsylvania Railroad's replaces is recorded as Cumberland Valley Railroad[19].
  • Pennsylvania Railroad's replaces is recorded as Pennsylvania Company[20].
  • Pennsylvania Railroad's replaces is recorded as Allegheny and South Side Railway[21].
  • Pennsylvania Railroad's replaces is recorded as Erie and Pittsburgh Railroad[22].
  • Pennsylvania Railroad's replaces is recorded as Junction Railroad[23].
  • Pennsylvania Railroad's replaces is recorded as Philadelphia and Columbia Railroad[24].
  • Pennsylvania Railroad's replaces is recorded as Sunbury and Lewistown Railroad[25].
  • Pennsylvania Railroad's replaces is recorded as Cleveland, Akron and Columbus Railroad[26].
  • Pennsylvania Railroad's replaced by is recorded as Penn Central Transportation Company[27].

Body

Founding

April 13, 1846 marks the founding of Pennsylvania Railroad[11].

Identity

Pennsylvania Railroad was followed by Penn Central Transportation Company[7].

Operations

Pennsylvania Railroad's headquarters location is recorded as Philadelphia[8].

Dissolution

Pennsylvania Railroad was dissolved in January 31, 1968[12].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Pennsylvania Railroad include Pennsylvania Station[28], an union station[29], in United States[30], founded in 1910[31].

Why It Matters

Pennsylvania Railroad has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

Entities named for it include Pennsylvania Station[28], an union station[29], in United States[30], founded in 1910[31].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . archINFORM. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . annual report. streamlinermemories.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . annual report. streamlinermemories.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · Trivialist · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception → —
    Total assets → {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+2180349028'}
    Country → United States
    Replaces → Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad, Cincinnati, Lebanon and Northern Railway, Cumberland Valley Railroad +7
    + 29 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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