Metropolitan West Side Elevated Railroad
GPTKB entity
Statements (24)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
defunct elevated railway company
|
| gptkbp:abbreviation |
gptkb:Met
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| gptkbp:category |
defunct railroads in Illinois
|
| gptkbp:ceased_operations |
1911
|
| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:United_States
|
| gptkbp:electrification |
gptkb:third_rail
|
| gptkbp:foundedBy |
gptkb:Charles_Tyson_Yerkes
|
| gptkbp:headquarters_location |
gptkb:Chicago
|
| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
first electric elevated railway in Chicago
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Metropolitan West Side Elevated Railroad
|
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Chicago
|
| gptkbp:mergedInto |
Chicago Elevated Railways
|
| gptkbp:notableFor |
Douglas Park branch
Garfield Park branch Humboldt Park branch Logan Square branch |
| gptkbp:opened |
1895
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| gptkbp:part_of |
gptkb:Chicago_'L'
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| gptkbp:servesArea |
gptkb:West_Side,_Chicago
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| gptkbp:successor |
gptkb:Chicago_Rapid_Transit_Company
|
| gptkbp:trackGauge |
standard gauge
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Metropolitan_Elevated_Railway
gptkb:CTA_'L'_system |
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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