| dbo:abstract |
The United Electric Railways Company (UER) was the Providence-based operator of the system of interurban streetcars, trolleybuses, and trolley freight in the state of Rhode Island in the early- to mid-twentieth century. The UER was chartered in 1919, after the previous operator of the streetcar, , went into temporary receivership. The company was placed under the control of the Rhode Island Public Utilities Commission upon inception, in an effort to limit the impact to service in the event of financial difficulties. UER began operations of the consolidated network in 1921, and achieved an all-time high ridership annual of 154 million people in 1923. UER was purchased by the New England Power Company in 1926, and was operated under the UER brand by the until the system was again reorganized as the in 1951. The transportation system in Rhode Island was deprivatized in 1966 when the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) began operations. (en) |
| dbo:closingYear |
1951-01-01 (xsd:gYear) |
| dbo:headquarter |
dbr:Providence,_Rhode_Island |
| dbo:openingYear |
1921-01-01 (xsd:gYear) |
| dbo:thumbnail |
wiki-commons:Special:FilePath/UER_Logo_v1.png?width=300 |
| dbo:wikiPageID |
58833310 (xsd:integer) |
| dbo:wikiPageLength |
14263 (xsd:nonNegativeInteger) |
| dbo:wikiPageRevisionID |
1029480091 (xsd:integer) |
| dbo:wikiPageWikiLink |
dbr:Cable_car_(railway) dbr:Car dbr:Providence,_Rhode_Island dbr:Pullman_Company dbr:Barrington,_Rhode_Island dbr:Boston dbr:Rhode_Island dbr:Debt_limit dbr:Capital_Transit dbr:Interurban dbr:J._G._Brill_Company dbr:Providence_Cable_Tramway_Company dbr:College_Hill,_Providence,_Rhode_Island dbr:Cleveland dbr:GMC_(automobile) dbc:Interurban_railways_in_Rhode_Island dbr:Laconia_Car_Company dbr:Shore_Line_Trolley_Museum dbr:Streetcar dbr:Common_carrier dbr:Horsecar dbr:Public_utilities_commission dbr:Trolleybus dbr:Warren,_Rhode_Island dbr:Winnipeg dbr:American_Car_and_Foundry_Company dbr:Cumberland,_Rhode_Island dbr:East_Side_Trolley_Tunnel dbc:Bus_transportation_in_Rhode_Island dbr:Wason_Manufacturing_Company dbr:Receivership dbr:Halifax,_Nova_Scotia dbr:Thayer_Street dbr:Kennedy_Plaza dbc:Streetcars_of_the_United_States dbc:Interurban_railways dbr:Holding_company dbr:Jackson_and_Sharp_Company dbr:Great_Depression dbr:Nelson_W._Aldrich dbr:New_York,_New_Haven_and_Hartford_Railroad dbr:Newport,_Rhode_Island dbr:Rand_McNally dbr:Share_taxi dbr:Woonsocket,_Rhode_Island dbr:World_War_II dbr:Union_Station_(Providence) dbr:Newburyport_Car_Manufacturing_Company dbr:Rhode_Island_Public_Transit_Authority dbr:Rhode_Island_Company dbr:United_Transport_Company dbr:RIPTA_Downtown_Connector dbr:Rhode_Island_Service_Company dbr:The_Rhode_Island_Company dbr:United_Traction_and_Electric_Company dbr:United_Transit_Company dbr:Union_Railroad_of_Providence |
| dbp:endYear |
1951 (xsd:integer) |
| dbp:hqCity |
dbr:Providence,_Rhode_Island |
| dbp:imageSize |
380 (xsd:integer) |
| dbp:logo |
UER Logo v1.png (en) |
| dbp:logoAlt |
UER Logo (en) |
| dbp:logoSize |
160 (xsd:integer) |
| dbp:mapAlt |
1924 (xsd:integer) |
| dbp:mapCaption |
A scan of the 1924 standard map of Rhode Island, created by Rand McNally. Electric Railway lines are shown as solid black lines with black circles. (en) |
| dbp:predecessorLine |
dbr:Rhode_Island_Company |
| dbp:railroadName |
United Electric Railways (en) |
| dbp:startYear |
1921 (xsd:integer) |
| dbp:successorLine |
dbr:Rhode_Island_Public_Transit_Authority dbr:United_Transport_Company |
| dbp:wikiPageUsesTemplate |
dbt:Reflist dbt:Short_description dbt:Infobox_rail |
| dct:subject |
dbc:Interurban_railways_in_Rhode_Island dbc:Bus_transportation_in_Rhode_Island dbc:Streetcars_of_the_United_States dbc:Interurban_railways |
| rdf:type |
owl:Thing dbo:Company schema:Organization dul:Agent dul:SocialPerson dbo:Agent wikidata:Q24229398 wikidata:Q43229 wikidata:Q4830453 dbo:PublicTransitSystem dbo:Organisation |
| rdfs:comment |
The United Electric Railways Company (UER) was the Providence-based operator of the system of interurban streetcars, trolleybuses, and trolley freight in the state of Rhode Island in the early- to mid-twentieth century. The transportation system in Rhode Island was deprivatized in 1966 when the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) began operations. (en) |
| rdfs:label |
United Electric Railways (en) |
| owl:sameAs |
wikidata:United Electric Railways https://global.dbpedia.org/id/9HU1i |
| prov:wasDerivedFrom |
wikipedia-en:United_Electric_Railways?oldid=1029480091&ns=0 |
| foaf:depiction |
wiki-commons:Special:FilePath/UER_Logo_v1.png |
| foaf:isPrimaryTopicOf |
wikipedia-en:United_Electric_Railways |
| foaf:name |
United Electric Railways (en) |
| is dbo:wikiPageRedirects of |
dbr:United_Electric_Railways_Company |
| is dbo:wikiPageWikiLink of |
dbr:List_of_interurban_railways_in_North_America dbr:Connecticut_Company dbr:Trolleybus dbr:Warwick_Railway dbr:List_of_Rhode_Island_railroads dbr:United_Electric_Railways_Company |
| is foaf:primaryTopic of |
wikipedia-en:United_Electric_Railways |
