Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railway Company
GPTKB entity
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
railway station
|
| gptkbp:dissolved |
1968
|
| gptkbp:divisions |
Chicago_Division
Cincinnati_Division Cleveland_Division |
| gptkbp:founded |
1880
|
| gptkbp:headquarters |
gptkb:Cleveland,_Ohio
|
| gptkbp:historical_significance |
provided employment opportunities
contributed to the establishment of rail unions enabled freight transport facilitated passenger travel influenced railroad regulations influenced regional commerce played a role in the rise of the railroad industry shaped transportation policies in the region contributed_to_the_development_of_Midwestern_railroads connected_major_cities_in_the_Midwest contributed_to_the_growth_of_Chicago contributed_to_the_growth_of_Cincinnati contributed_to_the_growth_of_Cleveland influenced_the_economy_of_the_Midwest influenced_urban_development_in_the_Midwest part_of_the_New_York_Central_system played_a_role_in_the_industrialization_of_the_Midwest |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railway Company
|
| gptkbp:keyPeople |
gptkb:William_H._Vanderbilt
gptkb:George_B._Roberts gptkb:James_H._Doolittle gptkb:Charles_M._Hays John J. McGowan |
| gptkbp:notable_event |
acquisition_by_Penn_Central
merger_with_New_York_Central_Railroad |
| gptkbp:operates |
freight services
passenger trains |
| gptkbp:parent_company |
gptkb:New_York_Central_Railroad
|
| gptkbp:railwayLine |
CCCR
|
| gptkbp:route |
approximately 400 miles
Cincinnati_to_Chicago Cleveland_to_Chicago Cleveland_to_Cincinnati |
| gptkbp:service_area |
gptkb:Midwestern_United_States
|
| gptkbp:serviceType |
intercity rail
|
| gptkbp:successor |
gptkb:Penn_Central_Transportation_Company
|
| gptkbp:track |
4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
5 ft (1,524 mm) broad gauge |