St. Louis, Brownsville and Mexico Railway
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The St. Louis, Brownsville and Mexico Railway was an early 20th-century railroad that helped open and develop South Texas and the Rio Grande Valley by connecting the region to national rail networks.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| St. Louis, Brownsville and Mexico Railway canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8985554 — 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: St. Louis, Brownsville and Mexico Railway Context triple: [Kingsville, Texas, hasRailwayHistory, St. Louis, Brownsville and Mexico Railway]
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A.
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.
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B.
Colorado Central Railroad
The Colorado Central Railroad was a 19th-century narrow-gauge railroad in Colorado that played a key role in serving the region’s mining communities and connecting mountain towns to larger rail networks.
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C.
New York, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad
The New York, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad, commonly known as the Nickel Plate Road, was a prominent Midwestern and Great Lakes region railroad in the United States that operated major freight and passenger services between key industrial cities.
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D.
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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E.
Texas and New Orleans Railroad
The Texas and New Orleans Railroad was a major regional rail carrier in Texas and Louisiana that became a key component of the Southern Pacific system in the American Southwest.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: St. Louis, Brownsville and Mexico Railway Target entity description: The St. Louis, Brownsville and Mexico Railway was an early 20th-century railroad that helped open and develop South Texas and the Rio Grande Valley by connecting the region to national rail networks.
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A.
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.
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B.
Colorado Central Railroad
The Colorado Central Railroad was a 19th-century narrow-gauge railroad in Colorado that played a key role in serving the region’s mining communities and connecting mountain towns to larger rail networks.
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C.
New York, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad
The New York, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad, commonly known as the Nickel Plate Road, was a prominent Midwestern and Great Lakes region railroad in the United States that operated major freight and passenger services between key industrial cities.
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D.
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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E.
Texas and New Orleans Railroad
The Texas and New Orleans Railroad was a major regional rail carrier in Texas and Louisiana that became a key component of the Southern Pacific system in the American Southwest.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
railroad in the United States
ⓘ
railway company ⓘ |
| carried |
agricultural products
ⓘ
general freight ⓘ passengers ⓘ |
| category |
defunct Texas railroad
ⓘ
rail transport in Texas ⓘ |
| connectedTo | national rail network of the United States ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| era | early 20th century ⓘ |
| gauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| helpedDevelop |
Rio Grande Valley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
facilitated settlement in the Rio Grande Valley
ⓘ
opened South Texas to national markets ⓘ |
| industry | rail transport ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Rio Grande Valley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South Texas ⓘ Texas ⓘ |
| partOf | railroad expansion in Texas ⓘ |
| railGauge | 1,435 mm ⓘ |
| role |
agricultural export route
ⓘ
regional development corridor ⓘ |
| servedCity |
Brownsville, Texas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
St. Louis, Missouri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedRegion | Texas–Mexico border region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| transportType |
freight rail
ⓘ
passenger rail ⓘ |
| usedTechnology | steam locomotives ⓘ |
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Subject: St. Louis, Brownsville and Mexico Railway Description of subject: The St. Louis, Brownsville and Mexico Railway was an early 20th-century railroad that helped open and develop South Texas and the Rio Grande Valley by connecting the region to national rail networks.
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