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gptkbp:instanceOf
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Railroad
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gptkbp:acquisition
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Merged_into_Chicago_and_North_Western_Railway_in_1864.
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gptkbp:connects
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Lake_Michigan_at_Chicago
Mississippi_River_at_Galena
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gptkbp:dissolved
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1864
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gptkbp:founded
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1836
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gptkbp:headquarters
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gptkb:Chicago,_Illinois
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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First railroad to connect Chicago with the Mississippi River.
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gptkbp:historicalContext
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19th century
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Galena and Chicago Union Railroad
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gptkbp:impact
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Economic development in the region.
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gptkbp:keyPeople
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gptkb:William_B._Ogden
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gptkbp:length
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approximately 150 miles
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gptkbp:notable_event
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First train ran in 1848.
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gptkbp:operates
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freight services
passenger services
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gptkbp:operational_status
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Defunct
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gptkbp:productionCompany
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gptkb:Chicago_and_North_Western_Railway
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gptkbp:purpose
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Transporting_lead_from_Galena.
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gptkbp:railwayLine
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Completed_in_1855.
Galena_Line
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gptkbp:role
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Facilitated_trade_between_Chicago_and_the_Midwest.
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gptkbp:route
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150 miles (240 km)
Chicago_to_Galena
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gptkbp:service_area
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gptkb:Illinois
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gptkbp:serviceType
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Passenger and freight
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:Chicago_and_North_Western_Railway
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gptkbp:terminus
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gptkb:Chicago,_Illinois
gptkb:Galena,_Illinois
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gptkbp:track
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Standard gauge
4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
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gptkbp:trainTypes
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Class I railroad
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gptkbp:transportation
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Rail transport
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