Chicago Great Western Railway

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:railway_company
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:CGW
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:dissolved 1968
gptkbp:founded 1885
gptkbp:headquarters_location gptkb:Chicago
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Chicago Great Western Railway
gptkbp:logo Maple Leaf logo
gptkbp:mainHub gptkb:Chicago
gptkb:Kansas_City
gptkb:St._Paul
gptkb:Oelwein
gptkbp:mergedInto gptkb:Chicago_and_North_Western_Railway
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Maple_Leaf_Route
gptkbp:notable_for innovative marketing
fast freight service
use of diesel locomotives
use of streamlined trains
gptkbp:notableLeader gptkb:Patrick_H._Joyce
gptkb:William_N._Deramus_III
gptkb:Benjamin_Campbell
gptkbp:notableStation gptkb:Corn_Belt_Rocket
gptkb:Des_Moines_Limited
gptkb:Red_Bird
gptkb:St._Paul_Limited
gptkb:Twin_Cities_Limited
gptkb:Maple_Leaf
gptkb:Blue_Bird
gptkb:Kansas_City_Limited
gptkb:Omaha_Limited
Minnesotan
gptkbp:parentCompany gptkb:Chicago_and_North_Western_Railway_(after_1968)
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Chicago,_St._Paul_and_Kansas_City_Railway
gptkb:Minnesota_and_Northwestern_Railroad
gptkbp:reportingMark gptkb:CGW
gptkbp:route 1,500 miles
gptkbp:servesCity gptkb:Chicago
gptkb:Kansas_City
gptkb:Omaha
gptkb:St._Paul
gptkb:Oelwein
gptkb:Des_Moines
gptkbp:servesState gptkb:Illinois
gptkb:Iowa
gptkb:Kansas
gptkb:Minnesota
gptkb:Missouri
gptkb:Nebraska
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Chicago_and_North_Western_Railway
gptkbp:type_of_rail_service passenger
freight
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:steam_locomotive
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4