20th Century Limited

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:train
gptkbp:advertisedBy the ultimate in luxury rail travel
gptkbp:arrivalStationChicago gptkb:LaSalle_Street_Station
gptkbp:ceased_operations December 2, 1967
gptkbp:color blue and gray
gptkbp:culturalSignificance referenced in popular culture
symbol of American luxury travel
gptkbp:departureStationNYC gptkb:Grand_Central_Terminal
gptkbp:distance 958 miles
gptkbp:endDate 1967
gptkbp:famousFor Art Deco design
luxury service
red carpet treatment
gptkbp:featuredIn gptkb:The_Band_Wagon
gptkb:North_by_Northwest
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 20th Century Limited
gptkbp:journeyTime 16 hours
gptkbp:locomotiveType steam
diesel (later years)
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Most_Famous_Train_in_the_World
gptkbp:notableConductor gptkb:George_W._Hibbard
gptkbp:notableEvent famous for punctuality
red carpet rolled out for passengers
symbol of 20th-century progress
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:library
gptkb:parade
gptkb:Pullman_sleeping_cars
dining car
observation car
private suites
air conditioning (from 1938)
secretary service
telephone service at stations
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:Alfred_Hitchcock
gptkb:Bette_Davis
gptkb:Frank_Sinatra
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:New_York_Central_Railroad
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:The_Exposition_Flyer
gptkbp:route gptkb:New_York_City
gptkb:Lake_Shore_and_Michigan_Southern_Railway
gptkb:Water_Level_Route
gptkbp:routeEnd gptkb:Chicago
gptkbp:startYear 1902
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Twentieth_Century
gptkbp:trainConsist streamlined cars (from 1938)
gptkbp:trainNumber 25 (westbound)
26 (eastbound)
gptkbp:trainType gptkb:train
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:New_York_Central_Railroad
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5