Chicago, Aurora and Elgin Railroad

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Chicago,_Aurora_and_Elgin_Railroad
GPTKB entity
Statements (31)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf interurban railroad
gptkbp:abandoned 1959
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs CA&E
gptkbp:ceasedFreightService 1959
gptkbp:ceasedPassengerService July 3, 1957
gptkbp:connectedTo gptkb:Chicago,_Burlington_and_Quincy_Railroad
gptkb:Chicago_and_North_Western_Railway
gptkb:Milwaukee_Road
gptkb:Chicago_'L'_system
gptkbp:electrification 600 V DC
gptkbp:endDate 1959
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Chicago,_Illinois
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Chicago, Aurora and Elgin Railroad
gptkbp:location gptkb:Illinois
gptkbp:mainTerminal gptkb:Aurora
gptkb:Chicago
gptkb:Elgin
gptkbp:notableFor fast interurban service
serving western suburbs of Chicago
gptkbp:operates freight service
passenger service
gptkbp:parentCompany Western United Gas and Electric Company
gptkbp:preservedEquipmentAt gptkb:Fox_River_Trolley_Museum
gptkb:Illinois_Railway_Museum
gptkbp:route approximately 43 miles
gptkbp:servesArea gptkb:Chicago_metropolitan_area
gptkbp:startYear 1902
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Chicago_Transit_Authority
gptkbp:trackGauge standard gauge
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:EMD_SD45
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6