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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:railway_line
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:John_S._P._Morgan
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gptkbp:acquired
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other railroads
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gptkbp:associated_with
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gptkb:American_railroads
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gptkbp:dissolved
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gptkb:1996
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gptkbp:founded
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1890
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gptkbp:headquarters
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gptkb:Chicago,_Illinois
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gptkbp:historical_period
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gptkb:20th_century
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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served as a major freight corridor
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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The Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad
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gptkbp:is_a_route_for
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gptkb:Illinois
gptkb:Indiana
gptkb:Kentucky
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gptkbp:is_connected_to
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Chicago to Evansville
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gptkbp:key_people
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gptkb:John_W._Barriger_III
gptkb:William_H._Mc_Gowan_LI
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gptkbp:major_city
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gptkb:Louisville
gptkb:Carbondale
gptkb:Danville
gptkb:Chicago
gptkb:Indianapolis
gptkb:Terre_Haute
Champaign
Mattoon
Evansville
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gptkbp:notable_event
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merger with other railroads
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gptkbp:operates_in
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freight services
passenger services
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gptkbp:operational_area
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gptkb:Midwestern_United_States
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gptkbp:operational_status
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defunct
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gptkbp:parent_company
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gptkb:Illinois_Central_Railroad
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gptkbp:railway_line
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gptkb:railway_line
historical preservation efforts
influenced regional transportation
part of the expansion of railroads in the U. S.
depots and freight yards
remnants of the line still exist
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gptkbp:seating_capacity
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gptkb:1967
gptkb:1996
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:CSX_Transportation
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gptkbp:track
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Standard gauge
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gptkbp:track_count
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approximately 600 miles
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gptkbp:transportation
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financial difficulties
transportation of goods
Blue and yellow
transportation of passengers
competition from trucking industry
decline in passenger travel
C& EI logo
included coal and agricultural products
interchanged with other railroads
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