Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway
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The Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway was a major 19th-century American railroad that formed a key part of the New York Central system, linking the Great Lakes region with the Eastern United States.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway canonical | 5 |
| Cleveland and Toledo Railroad | 1 |
| Lake Shore Railway | 1 |
| Michigan Southern and Northern Indiana Railroad | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1090081 — 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: Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway Context triple: [Cornelius Vanderbilt, owned, Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway]
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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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Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad
The Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad was a historic rail line in the Midwestern United States that connected southern Michigan and northern Indiana to resort and timber regions along Lake Michigan and into northern Michigan.
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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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Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
The Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad was a major American railroad company in the Midwestern and Western United States, known for its extensive passenger and freight services and its role in developing routes between Chicago, Denver, and the Pacific Coast.
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Calumet and South Chicago Railway Company
The Calumet and South Chicago Railway Company was a street railway operator that provided transit services in Chicago’s South Side and surrounding industrial areas in the early 20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway Target entity description: The Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway was a major 19th-century American railroad that formed a key part of the New York Central system, linking the Great Lakes region with the Eastern United States.
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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.
Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad
The Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad was a historic rail line in the Midwestern United States that connected southern Michigan and northern Indiana to resort and timber regions along Lake Michigan and into northern Michigan.
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C.
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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D.
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
The Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad was a major American railroad company in the Midwestern and Western United States, known for its extensive passenger and freight services and its role in developing routes between Chicago, Denver, and the Pacific Coast.
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Calumet and South Chicago Railway Company
The Calumet and South Chicago Railway Company was a street railway operator that provided transit services in Chicago’s South Side and surrounding industrial areas in the early 20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
defunct railroad
ⓘ
railroad company ⓘ |
| abbreviation | LS&MS ⓘ |
| category |
Defunct Illinois railroads
ⓘ
Defunct Indiana railroads ⓘ Defunct Michigan railroads ⓘ Defunct New York (state) railroads ⓘ Defunct Ohio railroads ⓘ Predecessor of the New York Central Railroad ⓘ |
| connectedBodyOfWater |
Lake Erie
ⓘ
Lake Michigan ⓘ |
| connectedCity |
Buffalo
ⓘ
surface form:
Buffalo, New York
Chicago, Illinois, United States ⓘ
surface form:
Chicago, Illinois
Cleveland ⓘ
surface form:
Cleveland, Ohio
Detroit ⓘ
surface form:
Detroit, Michigan
South Bend, Indiana ⓘ Toledo ⓘ
surface form:
Toledo, Ohio
|
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dateCeasedToExist | 1914 ⓘ |
| dateFormed | 1869 ⓘ |
| formedByMergerOf |
Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Cleveland and Toledo Railroad
Cleveland, Painesville and Ashtabula Railroad ⓘ Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Lake Shore Railway
Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Michigan Southern and Northern Indiana Railroad
|
| gauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Cleveland
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surface form:
Cleveland, Ohio
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| historicalSignificance | key link between Great Lakes and Eastern United States ⓘ |
| industry | rail transport ⓘ |
| mainLineDirection | east–west ⓘ |
| mergedInto |
New York Central Railroad
ⓘ
surface form:
New York Central and Hudson River Railroad
|
| notableRoute |
Chicago–Buffalo main line
ⓘ
Chicago–Cleveland route ⓘ |
| operatedIn |
19th century
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early 20th century ⓘ |
| parentCompanyAfterMerger | New York Central Railroad ⓘ |
| partOf |
New York Central Railroad
ⓘ
surface form:
New York Central Railroad system
|
| primaryTraffic |
freight service
ⓘ
passenger service ⓘ |
| roleInSystem | trunk line of New York Central system ⓘ |
| servedRegion |
Eastern United States
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Great Lakes region ⓘ Midwestern United States ⓘ |
| servedState |
Illinois
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Indiana ⓘ Michigan ⓘ New York ⓘ Ohio ⓘ Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| successor | New York Central Railroad ⓘ |
| trackType | steam railroad ⓘ |
| usedMotivePower | steam locomotives ⓘ |
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Subject: Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway Description of subject: The Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway was a major 19th-century American railroad that formed a key part of the New York Central system, linking the Great Lakes region with the Eastern United States.
Referenced by (8)
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