Chicago and North Western Railway Company
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The Chicago and North Western Railway Company was a major Midwestern American railroad that operated an extensive network of lines connecting Chicago with the upper Midwest and Great Plains from the 19th through the 20th century.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chicago and North Western Railway | 23 |
| Chicago & North Western Railway | 2 |
| C&NW | 1 |
| Chicago and North Western Railway Company canonical | 1 |
| Railroad stations for the Chicago and North Western Railway | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T915160 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Chicago and North Western Railway Company Context triple: [Clarence Darrow, employer, Chicago and North Western Railway Company]
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Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee Railroad
The Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee Railroad was an interurban electric railway that operated between Chicago and Milwaukee, providing high-speed commuter and intercity service along the Lake Michigan shoreline in the early to mid-20th century.
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Chicago Railways Company
The Chicago Railways Company was a major early 20th-century street railway operator in Chicago that formed a key part of the city’s urban transit system before consolidation into unified public transportation.
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Missouri Pacific Railroad
Missouri Pacific Railroad was a major American Class I railroad that operated across the Midwestern and Southwestern United States, playing a key role in regional freight and passenger transportation before its merger into the Union Pacific system.
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Chicago Aurora and Elgin Railroad
The Chicago Aurora and Elgin Railroad was an interurban electric railway that once connected Chicago with its western suburbs, playing a key role in regional commuter transit in the early to mid-20th century.
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Compagnie des chemins de fer de l'Ouest
Compagnie des chemins de fer de l'Ouest was a major 19th-century French railway company that operated lines in western France and played a key role in the expansion of the national rail network.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Chicago and North Western Railway Company Target entity description: The Chicago and North Western Railway Company was a major Midwestern American railroad that operated an extensive network of lines connecting Chicago with the upper Midwest and Great Plains from the 19th through the 20th century.
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A.
Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee Railroad
The Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee Railroad was an interurban electric railway that operated between Chicago and Milwaukee, providing high-speed commuter and intercity service along the Lake Michigan shoreline in the early to mid-20th century.
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B.
Chicago Railways Company
The Chicago Railways Company was a major early 20th-century street railway operator in Chicago that formed a key part of the city’s urban transit system before consolidation into unified public transportation.
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C.
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Missouri Pacific Railroad was a major American Class I railroad that operated across the Midwestern and Southwestern United States, playing a key role in regional freight and passenger transportation before its merger into the Union Pacific system.
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Chicago Aurora and Elgin Railroad
The Chicago Aurora and Elgin Railroad was an interurban electric railway that once connected Chicago with its western suburbs, playing a key role in regional commuter transit in the early to mid-20th century.
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Compagnie des chemins de fer de l'Ouest
Compagnie des chemins de fer de l'Ouest was a major 19th-century French railway company that operated lines in western France and played a key role in the expansion of the national rail network.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
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Subject: Chicago and North Western Railway Company Description of subject: The Chicago and North Western Railway Company was a major Midwestern American railroad that operated an extensive network of lines connecting Chicago with the upper Midwest and Great Plains from the 19th through the 20th century.
Referenced by (28)
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