Chicago Aurora & Elgin Railroad
GPTKB entity
Statements (57)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:railway_station
defunct company |
| gptkbp:abbreviation |
CA&E
|
| gptkbp:electrification |
yes
|
| gptkbp:endDate |
1961
|
| gptkbp:headquartersLocation |
gptkb:Chicago,_Illinois
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Chicago Aurora & Elgin Railroad
|
| gptkbp:locale |
gptkb:Illinois
|
| gptkbp:notable_rolling_stock |
locomotives
cabooses parlor cars baggage cars work cars wooden interurban cars combine cars express cars freight motors steel interurban cars |
| gptkbp:notableBuilding |
gptkb:Main_Line
gptkb:Aurora_Branch gptkb:Elgin_Branch Batavia Branch Fox River Bridge Geneva Branch Wheaton Shops |
| gptkbp:notableEvent |
freight service continued until 1961
sudden passenger service cessation in 1957 |
| gptkbp:notablePreservation |
gptkb:East_Troy_Electric_Railroad
gptkb:Fox_River_Trolley_Museum gptkb:Illinois_Railway_Museum Shore Line Interurban Historical Society various preserved cars |
| gptkbp:notableStation |
gptkb:Forest_Park,_Illinois
gptkb:Wheaton,_Illinois gptkb:Batavia,_Illinois gptkb:Aurora,_Illinois gptkb:Geneva,_Illinois gptkb:Elgin,_Illinois |
| gptkbp:predecessor |
Aurora Elgin & Chicago Railroad
Aurora Elgin & Chicago Railway Batavia & Eastern Railway Chicago Wheaton & Western Railway Elgin & Geneva Railway Elgin Aurora & Southern Traction Company Geneva, Batavia & Aurora Railway |
| gptkbp:route |
Chicago to Elgin, Illinois
Chicago to Aurora, Illinois Chicago to Batavia, Illinois Chicago to Geneva, Illinois |
| gptkbp:serviceType |
commuter rail
freight rail |
| gptkbp:startYear |
1902
|
| gptkbp:successor |
Chicago Transit Authority (partial)
|
| gptkbp:trackGauge |
standard gauge
|
| gptkbp:website |
http://www.shore-line.org/cae.html
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Chicago_Aurora_&_Elgin_interurban_cars
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
8
|