Hannibal and St. Joseph Railroad
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The Hannibal and St. Joseph Railroad was a pioneering 19th-century rail line in Missouri, notable as one of the first railroads to cross the state and for carrying early Pony Express mail.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Hannibal and St. Joseph Railroad canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5083198 — 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: Hannibal and St. Joseph Railroad Context triple: [Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad, formedFrom, Hannibal and St. Joseph Railroad]
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Concord Railroad
Concord Railroad was a 19th-century New Hampshire railroad company that later became part of the Boston and Maine Railroad through consolidation.
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Burlington Route
Burlington Route was the popular name for the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad, a major Midwestern U.S. railroad known for its extensive passenger and freight services.
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Rutland Railroad
The Rutland Railroad was a regional railroad in the northeastern United States that primarily served Vermont and parts of New York, playing a key role in the area's freight and passenger transportation during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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D.
Alloway and Quinton Railroad
The Alloway and Quinton Railroad was a small regional rail line in southern New Jersey that later became part of the larger West Jersey and Seashore Railroad system.
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St. Louis–San Francisco Railway
The St. Louis–San Francisco Railway, commonly known as the Frisco, was a major American railroad that operated in the central and south-central United States from the late 19th to the mid-20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Hannibal and St. Joseph Railroad Target entity description: The Hannibal and St. Joseph Railroad was a pioneering 19th-century rail line in Missouri, notable as one of the first railroads to cross the state and for carrying early Pony Express mail.
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A.
Concord Railroad
Concord Railroad was a 19th-century New Hampshire railroad company that later became part of the Boston and Maine Railroad through consolidation.
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B.
Burlington Route
Burlington Route was the popular name for the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad, a major Midwestern U.S. railroad known for its extensive passenger and freight services.
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C.
Rutland Railroad
The Rutland Railroad was a regional railroad in the northeastern United States that primarily served Vermont and parts of New York, playing a key role in the area's freight and passenger transportation during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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D.
Alloway and Quinton Railroad
The Alloway and Quinton Railroad was a small regional rail line in southern New Jersey that later became part of the larger West Jersey and Seashore Railroad system.
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E.
St. Louis–San Francisco Railway
The St. Louis–San Francisco Railway, commonly known as the Frisco, was a major American railroad that operated in the central and south-central United States from the late 19th to the mid-20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
defunct railroad
ⓘ
railroad company ⓘ |
| category | 19th-century railroad in Missouri ⓘ |
| chartered | 1853 ⓘ |
| completed | February 1859 ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Mississippi River at Hannibal
NERFINISHED
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Missouri River at St. Joseph NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| endPoint | St. Joseph, Missouri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRouteThrough |
Brookfield, Missouri
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cameron, Missouri NERFINISHED ⓘ Chillicothe, Missouri NERFINISHED ⓘ Hannibal NERFINISHED ⓘ Macon, Missouri NERFINISHED ⓘ St. Joseph NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Missouri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | American Civil War era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRole | link between river steamboat traffic and overland mail ⓘ |
| impact |
improved east–west transportation across Missouri
ⓘ
stimulated settlement in northern Missouri ⓘ |
| inception | 1850s ⓘ |
| industry | rail transport ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Missouri ⓘ |
| mergedInto | Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the first railroads to cross Missouri
ⓘ
carrying early Pony Express mail ⓘ |
| opened | 1859 ⓘ |
| operatedIn | 19th century ⓘ |
| partOf |
early Midwestern railroad network
ⓘ
early transcontinental mail route ⓘ |
| railGauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| regionServed | northern Missouri ⓘ |
| servedCity |
Hannibal, Missouri
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
St. Joseph, Missouri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedState | Missouri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance | first railroad to cross Missouri east–west ⓘ |
| startPoint | Hannibal, Missouri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| successor | Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| trackDirection | east–west ⓘ |
| transported |
freight
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passengers ⓘ |
| usedBy | Pony Express NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
express services
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mail transport ⓘ |
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Subject: Hannibal and St. Joseph Railroad Description of subject: The Hannibal and St. Joseph Railroad was a pioneering 19th-century rail line in Missouri, notable as one of the first railroads to cross the state and for carrying early Pony Express mail.
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