Rock Island and Peoria Railway

GPTKB entity

Statements (61)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:railway_line
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Rock_Island_Rail_Road
gptkbp:associated_with agricultural transport
industrial transport
gptkbp:collaborated_with gptkb:Chicago,_Rock_Island_and_Pacific_Railroad
gptkbp:dissolved gptkb:1980
gptkbp:founded 1854
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Peoria,_Illinois
gptkbp:historical_period gptkb:19th_century
gptkb:20th_century
gptkbp:historical_significance part of the development of rail transport in the Midwest
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Rock Island and Peoria Railway
gptkbp:is_a_route_for Peoria to Rock Island
gptkbp:is_connected_to Mississippi River to Illinois River
gptkbp:key_people gptkb:John_M._Harlan
gptkb:William_B._Ogden
gptkbp:major_city gptkb:Rock_Island
gptkb:East_Moline
gptkb:Davenport
gptkb:West_Peoria
gptkb:Peoria
gptkb:Burlington
gptkb:Chillicothe
Moline
Galesburg
Kewanee
gptkbp:notable_event bankruptcy in 1980
gptkbp:operates_in freight services
passenger services
gptkbp:railway_line Shortline railroad
gptkbp:region gptkb:Midwestern_United_States
gptkbp:service_area gptkb:Illinois
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Illinois_Central_Railroad
gptkbp:track 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
gptkbp:track_count approximately 200 miles
gptkbp:transportation gptkb:CSX_Transportation
gptkb:Santa_Fe_Railway
gptkb:Chicago,_Rock_Island_and_Pacific_Railroad
gptkb:Milwaukee_Road
gptkb:Kansas_City_Southern_Railway
gptkb:Conrail
gptkb:Peoria_and_Eastern_Railroad
gptkb:Peoria_and_Pekin_Union_Railway
gptkb:Peoria_and_Rock_Island_Railway
gptkb:Norfolk_Southern_Railway
gptkb:Southern_Pacific_Railroad
gptkb:Burlington_Northern_Railroad
gptkb:Illinois_Central_Railroad
gptkb:Union_Pacific_Railroad
gptkb:Penn_Central_Transportation_Company
gptkb:Chicago_and_Eastern_Illinois_Railroad
gptkb:Chicago,_Burlington_and_Quincy_Railroad
gptkb:Chicago_and_North_Western_Railway
gptkb:Atchison,_Topeka_and_Santa_Fe_Railway
gptkb:Illinois_Terminal_Railroad
gptkb:Missouri_Pacific_Railroad
gptkb:Chicago,_Milwaukee,_St._Paul_and_Pacific_Railroad
Peoria and Peoria Junction Railway
ceased operations in 1980
gptkbp:type gptkb:railway_line