Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:railway_line
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:The_Chicago,_Burlington_and_Quincy_Railroad_Company
|
| gptkbp:acquired |
Burlington Route
|
| gptkbp:associated_with |
gptkb:Union_Pacific_Railroad
gptkb:Burlington_Northern_Santa_Fe_Corporation |
| gptkbp:collaborated_with |
gptkb:Northern_Pacific_Railway
|
| gptkbp:dissolved |
gptkb:1970
|
| gptkbp:founded |
1856
|
| gptkbp:headquarters |
gptkb:Chicago,_Illinois
|
| gptkbp:historical_event |
Introduction of the first diesel locomotives
Acquisition of the Colorado and Southern Railway Transition to freight-only operations Decline of passenger services Great Northern Railway merger Acquisition of the Fort Worth and Denver Railway Closure of passenger stations End of the Zephyr service End of the last passenger train service Expansion into the western United States Final merger with Burlington Northern Formation of Burlington Northern Integration into the Union Pacific system Introduction of the first streamlined trains Legacy of rail transport in the Midwest Northern Pacific Railway merger Acquisition of the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad |
| gptkbp:historical_significance |
Transcontinental railroad
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
CB& Q Railway
|
| gptkbp:is_a_route_for |
gptkb:Midwest_United_States
|
| gptkbp:known_for |
Freight service efficiency
Passenger service innovations Zephyr trains |
| gptkbp:notable_person |
gptkb:Charles_E._Perkins
gptkb:William_H._Osborn |
| gptkbp:operates_in |
gptkb:1970
Passenger services Freight services |
| gptkbp:previously_known_as |
gptkb:Chicago,_Burlington_and_Quincy_Railroad
|
| gptkbp:railway_line |
gptkb:railway_line
|
| gptkbp:region |
gptkb:Colorado
gptkb:Illinois gptkb:Nebraska gptkb:Iowa gptkb:Wyoming |
| gptkbp:successor |
gptkb:Burlington_Northern_Railroad
|
| gptkbp:track |
Standard gauge
|
| gptkbp:track_count |
approximately 5,000 miles
|
| gptkbp:transportation |
Red and white
CB& Q logo |