Chicago and Alton Railroad system

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Chicago_and_Alton_Railroad_system
GPTKB entity
Statements (38)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:railway_company
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:C&A
gptkbp:acquiredBy gptkb:Baltimore_and_Ohio_Railroad
gptkb:Gulf,_Mobile_and_Ohio_Railroad
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Chicago_&_Alton_Railroad
gptkbp:category gptkb:Rail_transportation_in_Missouri
Defunct railroads of the United States
Rail transportation in Illinois
Rail transportation in Kansas
gptkbp:ceased_operations 1947
gptkbp:founded 1862
gptkbp:gauge standard gauge
gptkbp:headquartersLocation gptkb:Chicago,_Illinois
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Chicago and Alton Railroad system
gptkbp:notableBuilding gptkb:Kaw_River_Bridge
Meredosia Bridge
gptkbp:notableEmployee gptkb:John_W._Barriger_III
gptkb:Samuel_Insull
gptkbp:notableEvent early adopter of steel passenger cars
first Pullman sleeping car service
gptkbp:notableStation gptkb:Abraham_Lincoln
gptkb:Union_Station_(Chicago)
gptkb:Union_Station_(St._Louis)
4-6-2 Pacific type
Alton Limited
Hudson type
Midland Flyer
gptkbp:operatesIn gptkb:Illinois
gptkb:Kansas
gptkb:Missouri
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Alton_and_Sangamon_Railroad
Chicago and Mississippi Railroad
gptkbp:route St. Louis to Kansas City
Chicago to Kansas City
Chicago to St. Louis
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Alton_Railroad
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:St._Louis,_Alton_and_Terre_Haute_Railroad
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7