Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
Railroad
|
| gptkbp:acquisition |
gptkb:Western_Maryland_Railway
|
| gptkbp:collaboratedWith |
gptkb:Seaboard_Coast_Line_Railroad
|
| gptkbp:dissolved |
1980
|
| gptkbp:established |
gptkb:C&O_Railway
|
| gptkbp:famousFor |
freight transport
Chessie the Cat |
| gptkbp:founded |
1972
|
| gptkbp:headquarters |
gptkb:Baltimore,_Maryland
|
| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
consolidation of railroads
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Chessie System
|
| gptkbp:influencedBy |
railroad deregulation
|
| gptkbp:knownFor |
Chessie the Cat
|
| gptkbp:legacy |
gptkb:CSX_Transportation
|
| gptkbp:notableEvent |
merger_with_Seaboard_Coast_Line
|
| gptkbp:operatesIn |
gptkb:United_States
|
| gptkbp:operationalStatus |
defunct
$1.5 billion (1979) C&O_Railway_Division |
| gptkbp:parentCompany |
gptkb:Chesapeake_and_Ohio_Railway
|
| gptkbp:railwayLine |
gptkb:CSX_Corporation
known for reliability thousands at peak engaged with local communities collaborated with other railroads various regional railroads extensive rail network influenced modern railroads adopted new technologies expanded in the 1970s addressed environmental concerns competition from trucking acquired several smaller railroads coal, intermodal, automotive emphasized safety protocols faced economic downturns financially stable until merger maintained positive public image modernized in the 1970s promoted railroading as a career served various industries yellow, blue, and black numerous_across_the_U.S. C&O,_B&O,_WM Northeast_and_Southeast_U.S. part_of_CSX's_ongoing_operations part_of_the_Chessie_System_family |
| gptkbp:serviceArea |
Mid-Atlantic_region
|
| gptkbp:subsidiary |
gptkb:Baltimore_and_Ohio_Railroad
|
| gptkbp:successor |
gptkb:CSX_Transportation
|
| gptkbp:training |
over 20,000 miles
|
| gptkbp:trainTypes |
Class I
|
| gptkbp:transportation |
freight and passenger
|