Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad
GPTKB entity
Properties (88)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
Railroad
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| gptkbp:acquisition |
gptkb:Penn_Central
|
| gptkbp:associatedWith |
gptkb:Michigan_Central_Railroad
|
| gptkbp:collaboratedWith |
gptkb:Lake_Shore_and_Michigan_Southern_Railway
|
| gptkbp:debutYear |
1963
|
| gptkbp:dissolved |
1963
|
| gptkbp:founded |
1880
1883 |
| gptkbp:headquarters |
gptkb:Grand_Rapids,_Michigan
|
| gptkbp:historical_significance |
transportation_in_the_Midwest
|
| gptkbp:historicalContext |
19th century
|
| gptkbp:historicalPeriod |
19th century
|
| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
Transportation_development_in_the_Midwest
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad
|
| gptkbp:is_governed_by |
gptkb:Grand_Trunk_Western_Railroad
|
| gptkbp:isConnectedTo |
Grand_Rapids_to_Fort_Wayne
|
| gptkbp:keyPeople |
gptkb:Charles_A._McCoy
|
| gptkbp:length |
approximately 300 miles
approximately 200 miles |
| gptkbp:notableEvent |
gptkb:Grand_Rapids_Station
|
| gptkbp:notableFeature |
Northern_Indiana
|
| gptkbp:notableFor |
serving lumber industry
|
| gptkbp:operates |
freight services
|
| gptkbp:operationalStatus |
Defunct
|
| gptkbp:passengerCapacity |
Various freight types
Discontinued_in_the_1950s |
| gptkbp:predecessor |
gptkb:Grand_Rapids_and_Indiana_Railway
|
| gptkbp:railwayLine |
1960s
Not applicable 1880s Various private owners Facilitated trade and travel Multiple stations along the route Documented in various historical records Used steam locomotives initially Competition from other transport modes Connected to major cities Influence on local transportation Safety measures implemented Expanded routes over time Integral to local communities Built bridges and depots Employed many locals Historical events related to its operation Interchanged with other railroads Known for reliability in its time Historical societies involved in preservation efforts Post_World_War_II Part_of_the_expansion_of_railroads_in_the_U.S. Grand_Rapids_to_Fort_Wayne Part_of_American_railroad_history. |
| gptkbp:region |
gptkb:Midwestern_United_States
|
| gptkbp:route |
200 miles
Available online Michigan_to_Indiana |
| gptkbp:servedIn |
gptkb:Benton_Harbor
gptkb:Bay_City gptkb:South_Bend gptkb:Michigan_City gptkb:Grand_Rapids gptkb:Chicago gptkb:Indianapolis gptkb:Warsaw gptkb:Kalamazoo gptkb:Battle_Creek gptkb:Crown_Point gptkb:East_Chicago gptkb:Calumet_City gptkb:Fort_Wayne gptkb:Mishawaka Lansing Niles St. Joseph Saginaw Gary Jackson Goshen Hammond Elkhart Muskegon La_Porte |
| gptkbp:serviceArea |
Michigan_and_Indiana
|
| gptkbp:serviceType |
Passenger and freight
|
| gptkbp:successor |
gptkb:Norfolk_Southern_Railway
gptkb:Penn_Central_Transportation |
| gptkbp:track |
Standard gauge
|
| gptkbp:trainTypes |
Class I railroad
|
| gptkbp:transportation |
Economic growth in the region
|