Cleveland and Akron Railway

GPTKB entity

Properties (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf railway line
gptkbp:associatedWith Akron_area_industry
Cleveland_area_industry
gptkbp:built 1970
gptkbp:connects gptkb:Cleveland
gptkb:Akron
gptkbp:debutYear Decline in freight traffic
gptkbp:firstClaim gptkb:Lake_Shore_and_Michigan_Southern_Railway
gptkbp:founded 1880
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Cleveland,_Ohio
gptkbp:historicalPeriod Late 19th century to 20th century
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Regional transportation
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Cleveland and Akron Railway
gptkbp:influencedBy Industrial Revolution
gptkbp:legacy Influence on local freight transport
gptkbp:notableEvent Acquisition_by_Conrail
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:Cleveland_and_Akron_Railway_Company
1970
gptkbp:operationalStatus Defunct
gptkbp:owner gptkb:New_York_Central_Railroad
Conrail
gptkbp:railwayLine gptkb:Merged_into_Conrail
Private ownership
Competition from trucking industry
nan
Freight operations only
Tracks and depots
Cleveland_to_Akron_route
Cleveland_to_Akron_route_map
Part_of_Ohio's_railway_expansion
Post-World_War_II_decline
Historical_significance_in_Ohio's_transport_history
gptkbp:route gptkb:Cuyahoga_County
gptkb:Cuyahoga_River
gptkb:Summit_County
50 miles
Cleveland_to_Akron
gptkbp:services 1880
1970
gptkbp:serviceType Freight
gptkbp:servingTemperature gptkb:Cleveland
gptkb:Akron
gptkbp:successor Conrail
gptkbp:track 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
gptkbp:training 50 miles
gptkbp:trainTypes Class II railroad
gptkbp:transportation Rail transport
Part of regional rail network
Economic_development_in_Northeast_Ohio
gptkbp:type Shortline railway