Western and Atlantic Railroad
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The Western and Atlantic Railroad was a 19th-century U.S. rail line in Georgia that played a crucial role in the development of Atlanta as a major transportation hub.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Western and Atlantic Railroad canonical | 12 |
| Western & Atlantic Railroad | 6 |
| Western & Atlantic Railroad line between Atlanta and Chattanooga | 1 |
| Western & Atlantic Railroad main line | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T128572 — 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: Western and Atlantic Railroad Context triple: [Atlanta, namedAfter, Western and Atlantic Railroad]
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Norfolk Southern Railway
Norfolk Southern Railway is a major U.S. freight railroad company operating an extensive rail network across the eastern United States.
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Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad
The Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad was a 19th-century rail line that formed a key segment of the main corridor linking the northeastern United States, particularly connecting Philadelphia with points south.
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Southern Street Railway Company
The Southern Street Railway Company was a transit operator that managed portions of Chicago’s streetcar network as part of the Chicago Surface Lines system.
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D.
Northern Central Railway
Northern Central Railway was a historic American railroad that operated primarily in Pennsylvania and Maryland, serving as an important north–south link in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
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E.
CSX Transportation
CSX Transportation is a major U.S. freight railroad company operating an extensive rail network across the eastern United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Western and Atlantic Railroad Target entity description: The Western and Atlantic Railroad was a 19th-century U.S. rail line in Georgia that played a crucial role in the development of Atlanta as a major transportation hub.
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A.
Norfolk Southern Railway
Norfolk Southern Railway is a major U.S. freight railroad company operating an extensive rail network across the eastern United States.
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B.
Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad
The Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad was a 19th-century rail line that formed a key segment of the main corridor linking the northeastern United States, particularly connecting Philadelphia with points south.
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C.
Southern Street Railway Company
The Southern Street Railway Company was a transit operator that managed portions of Chicago’s streetcar network as part of the Chicago Surface Lines system.
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D.
Northern Central Railway
Northern Central Railway was a historic American railroad that operated primarily in Pennsylvania and Maryland, serving as an important north–south link in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
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E.
CSX Transportation
CSX Transportation is a major U.S. freight railroad company operating an extensive rail network across the eastern United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
19th-century railroad
ⓘ
railroad ⓘ state-owned railroad ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | Atlanta Campaign ⓘ |
| builtBy | State of Georgia engineers ⓘ |
| charteredBy | Georgia General Assembly ⓘ |
| completed | 1850 ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Georgia Railroad
ⓘ
Georgia Railroad ⓘ
surface form:
Macon and Western Railroad
|
| constructionStart | 1837 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| currentUse | freight rail line ⓘ |
| economicImpact | facilitated cotton and freight transport in the Southeast ⓘ |
| endPoint |
Chattanooga
ⓘ
surface form:
Chattanooga, Tennessee
|
| gauge | 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in standard gauge ⓘ |
| GreatLocomotiveChaseYear | 1862 ⓘ |
| hasLandmark |
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
ⓘ
surface form:
Kennesaw Mountain vicinity
Zero Milepost (Atlanta) ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | one of the earliest major railroads in the Deep South ⓘ |
| influencedDevelopmentOf | Atlanta ⓘ |
| infrastructureType | common carrier railroad ⓘ |
| leasedTo |
CSX Transportation
ⓘ
Louisville and Nashville Railroad ⓘ Louisville and Nashville Railroad ⓘ
surface form:
Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railway
|
| length | about 138 miles ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Georgia ⓘ |
| nickname | W&A ⓘ |
| notableLocomotive |
The General
ⓘ
The Texas ⓘ |
| opened | 1840s ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Confederate States during early Civil War ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
U.S. state of Georgia
ⓘ
surface form:
State of Georgia
|
| passesThrough |
Dalton, Georgia
ⓘ
Kennesaw, Georgia ⓘ Marietta, Georgia ⓘ Ringgold, Georgia ⓘ |
| purpose | to connect the interior of Georgia with the Tennessee River ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Southern United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Southeastern United States
|
| roleIn | growth of Atlanta as a transportation hub ⓘ |
| siteOf | Great Locomotive Chase ⓘ |
| startPoint |
Atlanta
ⓘ
surface form:
Atlanta, Georgia
|
| status | still in operation as a leased line ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | military supply line between Atlanta and Chattanooga ⓘ |
| terminusLocatedAt |
Atlanta
ⓘ
surface form:
Atlanta, Georgia
Terminus, Georgia ⓘ |
| trackConfiguration | single-track with passing sidings (historically) ⓘ |
| usedDuring | American Civil War ⓘ |
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Subject: Western and Atlantic Railroad Description of subject: The Western and Atlantic Railroad was a 19th-century U.S. rail line in Georgia that played a crucial role in the development of Atlanta as a major transportation hub.
Referenced by (20)
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