Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
railroad
|
| gptkbp:collaboratedWith |
gptkb:Illinois_Central_Railroad
|
| gptkbp:founded |
1852
|
| gptkbp:headquarters |
gptkb:Chicago,_Illinois
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Chicago and Alton Railroad
|
| gptkbp:keyPeople |
gptkb:George_B._Harris
gptkb:William_B._Ogden gptkb:John_M._Egan |
| gptkbp:notableEvent |
Construction of the first line in 1853
Introduction of passenger service in 1856 Acquisition_by_Union_Pacific_in_1996 Completion_of_the_line_to_Kansas_City_in_1887 Expansion_to_St._Louis_in_1870 |
| gptkbp:operatesIn |
gptkb:Illinois
gptkb:Missouri gptkb:Kansas |
| gptkbp:originalPurpose |
4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
|
| gptkbp:railwayLine |
Red and white
|
| gptkbp:route |
approximately 300 miles
Alton_to_Belleville,_Illinois Alton_to_Cairo,_Illinois Alton_to_Carbondale,_Illinois Alton_to_Columbia,_Missouri Alton_to_Decatur,_Illinois Alton_to_East_St._Louis,_Illinois Alton_to_Galesburg,_Illinois Alton_to_Hannibal,_Missouri Alton_to_Jefferson_City,_Missouri Alton_to_Kansas_City,_Missouri Alton_to_Marshall,_Missouri Alton_to_Mexico,_Missouri Alton_to_Moberly,_Missouri Alton_to_Peoria,_Illinois Alton_to_Quincy,_Illinois Alton_to_Rock_Island,_Illinois Alton_to_Sedalia,_Missouri Alton_to_Springfield,_Illinois Alton_to_St._Joseph,_Missouri Alton_to_Warrensburg,_Missouri Chicago_to_Alton,_Illinois Chicago_to_Kansas_City,_Missouri Chicago_to_St._Louis,_Missouri |
| gptkbp:serviceType |
passenger
freight |
| gptkbp:successor |
gptkb:Union_Pacific_Railroad
|
| gptkbp:trainTypes |
Class I railroad
|