Rock Island Rail Road

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Rock_Island_Rail_Road

GPTKB entity

Statements (67)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instance_of	gptkb:railway
gptkbp:cargo_types	continued until 1980
gptkbp:dissolved	gptkb:1980
gptkbp:founded	1847
gptkbp:headquarters	gptkb:Chicago,_Illinois
gptkbp:historical_significance	important in the development of the Midwest
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Rock Island Rail Road
gptkbp:key_people	gptkb:William_B._Ogden
gptkbp:merged_with	merged with Union Pacific Railroad
gptkbp:notable_products	gptkb:Rock_Island_Rocket
gptkbp:operates_in	gptkb:Midwestern_United_States
gptkbp:passenger_capacity	discontinued in 1979
gptkbp:previous_name	gptkb:Chicago,_Rock_Island_and_Pacific_Railroad
gptkbp:region	gptkb:Arkansas gptkb:Colorado gptkb:Illinois gptkb:Missouri gptkb:Oklahoma gptkb:Texas gptkb:Iowa gptkb:Kansas
gptkbp:route	gptkb:The_Corn_Belt_Rocket gptkb:The_Peoria_Rocket gptkb:The_Rocky_Mountain_Rocket approximately 4,000 miles The Twin Star Rocket Golden State Limited
gptkbp:successor	gptkb:Union_Pacific_Railroad
gptkbp:track_gauge	4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
gptkbp:train_types	gptkb:Class_I_railroad
gptkbp:transportation	gptkb:Chicago,_Rock_Island_and_Gulf_Railroad gptkb:Rock_Island_Southern_Railway gptkb:Rock_Island_and_Central_Illinois_Railway gptkb:Rock_Island_and_Central_Indiana_Railway gptkb:Rock_Island_and_Central_Michigan_Railway gptkb:Rock_Island_and_Central_Minnesota_Railway gptkb:Rock_Island_and_Central_North_Dakota_Railway gptkb:Rock_Island_and_Central_Ohio_Railway gptkb:Rock_Island_and_Central_Railway gptkb:Rock_Island_and_Central_South_Dakota_Railway gptkb:Rock_Island_and_Central_Wisconsin_Railway gptkb:Rock_Island_and_Eastern_Railway gptkb:Rock_Island_and_Illinois_Railway gptkb:Rock_Island_and_Northern_Indiana_Railway gptkb:Rock_Island_and_Northern_Michigan_Railway gptkb:Rock_Island_and_Northern_Minnesota_Railway gptkb:Rock_Island_and_Northern_North_Dakota_Railway gptkb:Rock_Island_and_Northern_Ohio_Railway gptkb:Rock_Island_and_Northern_Railway gptkb:Rock_Island_and_Northern_South_Dakota_Railway gptkb:Rock_Island_and_Northern_Wisconsin_Railway gptkb:Rock_Island_and_Pacific_Railway gptkb:Rock_Island_and_Peoria_Railway gptkb:Rock_Island_and_Southern_Illinois_Railway gptkb:Rock_Island_and_Southern_Indiana_Railway gptkb:Rock_Island_and_Southern_Michigan_Railway gptkb:Rock_Island_and_Southern_Minnesota_Railway gptkb:Rock_Island_and_Southern_North_Dakota_Railway gptkb:Rock_Island_and_Southern_Ohio_Railway gptkb:Rock_Island_and_Southern_Railway gptkb:Rock_Island_and_Southern_South_Dakota_Railway gptkb:Rock_Island_and_Southern_Wisconsin_Railway gptkb:Rock_Island_and_Western_Illinois_Railway gptkb:Rock_Island_and_Western_Railway Rock Island logo
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Rock_Island
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5