Missouri Pacific Railroad
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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.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Missouri Pacific Railroad canonical | 22 |
| Missouri Pacific Railroad (MoPac) | 1 |
| Missouri Pacific Railroad network | 1 |
| Missouri Pacific Texas Eagle | 1 |
| St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T169951 — 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: Missouri Pacific Railroad Context triple: [Denison, Texas, hasRailHistory, Missouri Pacific Railroad]
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Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad
The Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad, commonly known as the MKT or "the Katy," was a major American railroad that served the south-central United States, particularly linking Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas.
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Union Pacific Railroad
Union Pacific Railroad is one of the largest freight rail networks in the United States, operating an extensive system that spans the western two-thirds of the country.
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C.
BNSF Railway
BNSF Railway is one of the largest freight railroad networks in North America, operating an extensive system that spans the United States and parts of Canada and Mexico.
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D.
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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E.
Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad
The Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad was a major Midwestern and Mid-Atlantic rail system that formed a key part of the Pennsylvania Railroad’s network, linking important industrial cities across the region.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Missouri Pacific Railroad Target entity description: 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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A.
Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad
The Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad, commonly known as the MKT or "the Katy," was a major American railroad that served the south-central United States, particularly linking Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas.
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B.
Union Pacific Railroad
Union Pacific Railroad is one of the largest freight rail networks in the United States, operating an extensive system that spans the western two-thirds of the country.
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C.
BNSF Railway
BNSF Railway is one of the largest freight railroad networks in North America, operating an extensive system that spans the United States and parts of Canada and Mexico.
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D.
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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E.
Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad
The Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad was a major Midwestern and Mid-Atlantic rail system that formed a key part of the Pennsylvania Railroad’s network, linking important industrial cities across the region.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American railroad
ⓘ
Class I railroad ⓘ defunct railroad company ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | MoPac ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| headquartersLocation |
St. Louis, Missouri, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
St. Louis, Missouri
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| industry | rail transportation ⓘ |
| mergedInto | Union Pacific Railroad ⓘ |
| networkType | interstate railroad network ⓘ |
| notableHub |
Dallas, Texas
ⓘ
Fort Worth, Texas ⓘ Houston ⓘ
surface form:
Houston, Texas
Kansas City, Missouri, United States ⓘ
surface form:
Kansas City, Missouri
Little Rock, Arkansas ⓘ Omaha, Nebraska ⓘ St. Louis, Missouri, United States ⓘ
surface form:
St. Louis, Missouri
|
| operated |
freight trains
ⓘ
local passenger trains ⓘ long-distance passenger trains ⓘ |
| operatedInRegion |
Midwestern United States
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southwestern United States ⓘ
surface form:
Southwestern United States
|
| operatedInState |
Arkansas
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Colorado ⓘ Illinois ⓘ Iowa ⓘ Kansas ⓘ Louisiana ⓘ Minnesota ⓘ Missouri ⓘ Nebraska ⓘ New Mexico ⓘ Oklahoma ⓘ Texas ⓘ |
| partOf |
Union Pacific Railroad
ⓘ
surface form:
Union Pacific system
|
| railGauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| role |
key regional carrier in the Midwest
ⓘ
key regional carrier in the Southwest ⓘ |
| serviceType |
freight transportation
ⓘ
passenger transportation ⓘ |
| significance | played a key role in regional economic development ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| successor | Union Pacific Railroad ⓘ |
| trackType | mainline railroad ⓘ |
| transported |
agricultural products
ⓘ
coal ⓘ industrial goods ⓘ manufactured goods ⓘ |
| transportMode | rail ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: Missouri Pacific Railroad Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (26)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.