Indianapolis and Chicago Railroad
GPTKB entity
Properties (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
Railroad
|
| gptkbp:associatedWith |
Economic development
Urbanization Freight transport Passenger transport Railroad expansion in the 19th century |
| gptkbp:headquarters |
gptkb:Indianapolis
|
| gptkbp:historicalPeriod |
19th century
Early 20th century |
| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
Part_of_the_development_of_the_Midwest
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Indianapolis and Chicago Railroad
|
| gptkbp:influencedBy |
Industrial Revolution
Transportation advancements |
| gptkbp:keyPeople |
gptkb:William_H._Vanderbilt
gptkb:John_B._Jervis |
| gptkbp:legacy |
Influence on regional transportation
Historical significance in rail transport Contribution to economic growth |
| gptkbp:length |
approximately 180 miles
|
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Illinois
gptkb:Indiana |
| gptkbp:notableEvent |
First passenger train service
Merger with other railroads |
| gptkbp:opened |
1853
1920 |
| gptkbp:operatedBy |
gptkb:CSX_Transportation
gptkb:Norfolk_Southern_Railway gptkb:Pennsylvania_Railroad Conrail |
| gptkbp:owner |
gptkb:Pennsylvania_Railroad
gptkb:Indianapolis_and_Chicago_Railroad_Company |
| gptkbp:passengerCapacity |
gptkb:Indianapolis_Station
gptkb:Chicago_Union_Station Coal Livestock Manufactured goods Grain |
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
Transportation history
Midwestern_railroads Railroad_history_in_the_United_States Urban_development_in_Chicago Urban_development_in_Indianapolis |
| gptkbp:route |
Intercity
Indianapolis_to_Chicago |
| gptkbp:serviceType |
Freight
Passenger |
| gptkbp:serviceYears |
1920
|
| gptkbp:successor |
gptkb:Pennsylvania_Railroad
|
| gptkbp:track |
Single track
Standard gauge Double track |