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Chicago Great Western Railway
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/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