Chicago and North Western Transportation Company
GPTKB entity
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:transportation_services
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| gptkbp:acquired |
gptkb:Chicago,_St._Paul,_Minneapolis_and_Omaha_Railway
gptkb:1972 gptkb:Chicago_and_North_Western_Railway |
| gptkbp:cargo_types |
continued until 1995
|
| gptkbp:dissolved |
gptkb:1995
|
| gptkbp:founded |
1859
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| gptkbp:headquarters |
gptkb:Chicago,_Illinois
near the Chicago Loop |
| gptkbp:historical_significance |
important in the development of the Midwest
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Chicago and North Western Transportation Company
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| gptkbp:key_people |
gptkb:Charles_H._Mc_Culloch
gptkb:William_B._Ogden |
| gptkbp:merged_with |
gptkb:Union_Pacific_Railroad
|
| gptkbp:operates_in |
gptkb:Midwestern_United_States
|
| gptkbp:passenger_capacity |
discontinued in 1971
|
| gptkbp:railroad_economic_impact |
contributed to local economies
|
| gptkbp:railroad_freight_cars |
various types
|
| gptkbp:railroad_motive_power |
gptkb:railway
electric locomotives |
| gptkbp:railway_line |
part of the expansion of railroads in the Midwest
part of the history of American railroads numerous across the Midwest preserved in museums and historical societies |
| gptkbp:revenue |
$1.5 billion (1995)
|
| gptkbp:route |
Chicago to Milwaukee
over 5,000 miles Chicago to Omaha Chicago to Minneapolis |
| gptkbp:subsidiary |
gptkb:North_Western_Railway
|
| gptkbp:successor |
gptkb:Union_Pacific_Railroad
|
| gptkbp:track_gauge |
4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
|
| gptkbp:train_types |
gptkb:Class_I_railroad
|
| gptkbp:trains |
various types
|
| gptkbp:transportation |
freight and passenger services
varied over the years featured in literature and media adopted new technologies over time thousands at its peak acquired several smaller railroads due to competition and changes in transportation extensive in the late 19th century part of Union Pacific's operations today significant in many towns along its routes traded on the New York Stock Exchange varied over its operational history |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Conrail
gptkb:Norfolk_Southern_Railway gptkb:Union_Pacific_Railroad |
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
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