Chattahoochee Valley Railroad
GPTKB entity
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
Railroad
|
| gptkbp:communityImpact |
Provided jobs in local communities
|
| gptkbp:communityRole |
Transportation of goods
Support for local businesses Local economic development Cultural significance in local history |
| gptkbp:debutYear |
Increased reliance on trucks
Reduced service frequency Transitioned to freight only |
| gptkbp:endOfLife |
1990
|
| gptkbp:founded |
1886
|
| gptkbp:headquarters |
gptkb:West_Point,_Georgia
|
| gptkbp:historicalPeriod |
Community events celebrating railroad history
Documentation of railroad history Efforts to preserve railroad history Railroad artifacts collection Railroad museums in the region |
| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
Served as a vital link for local industries
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Chattahoochee Valley Railroad
|
| gptkbp:isConnectedTo |
gptkb:Western_Railway_of_Alabama
|
| gptkbp:legacy |
Part of regional transportation history
|
| gptkbp:length |
approximately 100 miles
|
| gptkbp:notableEvent |
Acquisition_by_CSX
|
| gptkbp:openedIn |
Decline in freight traffic
|
| gptkbp:operatesIn |
gptkb:Georgia
gptkb:Alabama |
| gptkbp:originalPurpose |
Transport agricultural products
Support local manufacturing |
| gptkbp:primaryMission |
Freight
|
| gptkbp:railwayLine |
Private ownership
Connected to major railroads Merged_into_CSX Part_of_the_Southern_Railway_System Shortline_operator |
| gptkbp:region |
gptkb:Southeast_United_States
|
| gptkbp:route |
West Point to Opelika
West_Point_to_Columbus |
| gptkbp:serviceType |
Freight service
|
| gptkbp:serviceYears |
1990
|
| gptkbp:servingTemperature |
gptkb:West_Point
gptkb:Columbus Opelika LaGrange |
| gptkbp:successor |
gptkb:CSX_Transportation
|
| gptkbp:track |
100 miles
Standard gauge |
| gptkbp:trainTypes |
Class III railroad
|
| gptkbp:transportation |
Facilitated_trade_between_Georgia_and_Alabama
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| gptkbp:type |
Shortline_railroad
|