Chicago, St. Paul and Minneapolis Railway
GPTKB entity
Statements (48)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:railway_line
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Elgin_and_Joliet_Railway
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gptkbp:associated_with |
passenger travel
grain transport timber transport |
gptkbp:dissolved |
gptkb:1971
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gptkbp:founded |
1880
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gptkbp:headquarters |
gptkb:Chicago,_Illinois
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gptkbp:historical_impact |
provided employment opportunities
contributed to economic growth influenced urban development enhanced trade routes affected local economies shaped transportation policies supported local industries promoted tourism in the region contributed to the rise of the automobile industry connected major cities in the Midwest facilitated migration to the Midwest played a role in the expansion of rail networks |
gptkbp:historical_significance |
served as a major transportation link
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Chicago, St. Paul and Minneapolis Railway
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gptkbp:is_a_route_for |
gptkb:stock_market_index
Chicago to St. Paul Chicago to Minneapolis St. Paul to Minneapolis |
gptkbp:key_people |
gptkb:John_M._Harlan
gptkb:Charles_H._Mc_Culloch gptkb:William_B._Ogden |
gptkbp:legacy |
influenced regional rail development
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gptkbp:notable_event |
merger with Chicago and North Western Railway
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gptkbp:operates_in |
freight services
passenger services |
gptkbp:operational_area |
gptkb:Midwestern_United_States
1880 to 1971 |
gptkbp:parent_company |
gptkb:Chicago_and_North_Western_Railway
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gptkbp:railway_line |
gptkb:Chicago_Union_Station
gptkb:Minneapolis_Depot gptkb:St._Paul_Union_Depot gptkb:railway_line other intermediate stations |
gptkbp:seating_capacity |
gptkb:1971
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gptkbp:service_type |
intercity rail
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gptkbp:successor |
gptkb:Chicago_and_North_Western_Railway
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gptkbp:track |
standard gauge
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gptkbp:track_count |
approximately 400 miles
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gptkbp:transportation |
used a distinctive logo
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