Chicago and North Western Transportation Company

GPTKB entity

Statements (58)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:railway_company
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:C&NW
gptkbp:acquiredBy gptkb:Union_Pacific_Railroad
gptkbp:acquisitionYear 1995
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Chicago_and_North_Western_Railway
gptkbp:ceased_operations 1995
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:fleetSize diesel locomotives
steam locomotives
freight cars
passenger cars
gptkbp:founded 1859
gptkbp:headquartersLocation gptkb:Chicago,_Illinois
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Chicago and North Western Transportation Company
gptkbp:logo Chicago and North Western logo.svg
gptkbp:mainHub gptkb:Chicago,_Illinois
gptkbp:motto Safety First
gptkbp:notableBuilding gptkb:Chicago_and_North_Western_Terminal
gptkb:Clinton_Bridge
gptkb:Proviso_Yard
gptkbp:notableEmployee gptkb:William_H._Osborn
gptkb:Albert_J._Earling
gptkb:Benjamin_Franklin_Shaw
gptkb:Charles_L._Kimball
gptkb:Hughitt_family
gptkb:James_T._Harahan
gptkb:Marvin_Hughitt
gptkbp:notableEvent acquisition of Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway
acquisition of Chicago Great Western Railway
acquisition of Minneapolis and St. Louis Railway
bankruptcy and reorganization in 1944
employee stock ownership plan in 1972
introduction of the 400-series trains
merger with Union Pacific Railroad
gptkbp:notableRoute gptkb:Overland_Route
gptkb:Capitol_400
gptkb:Dakota_400
gptkb:Flambeau_400
gptkb:Green_Bay_400
gptkb:Kate_Shelley_400
gptkb:Minnesota_400
gptkb:North_Western_Limited
gptkb:Rochester_400
gptkb:Twin_Cities_400
gptkb:Valley_400
Commuter Service (Chicago suburbs)
gptkbp:operatesIn gptkb:Midwestern_United_States
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Chicago,_Milwaukee_and_North_Western_Railway
gptkb:Chicago,_St._Paul,_Minneapolis_and_Omaha_Railway
gptkb:Chicago_Great_Western_Railway
gptkb:Galena_and_Chicago_Union_Railroad
gptkb:Minneapolis_and_St._Louis_Railway
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Union_Pacific_Railroad
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Union_Pacific
gptkb:Union_Pacific_Railroad
gptkb:Western_Pacific_Railroad
gptkb:Chicago,_Rock_Island_and_Pacific_Railroad
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5