Wisconsin Central Ltd. (U.S.)
GPTKB entity
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
Railroad company
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| gptkbp:acquisition |
gptkb:Canadian_National_Railway
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| gptkbp:founded |
1987
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| gptkbp:headquarters |
gptkb:Green_Bay,_Wisconsin
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Wisconsin Central Ltd. (U.S.)
|
| gptkbp:keyPeople |
gptkb:William_J._McCarthy
|
| gptkbp:majorIndustry |
Intermodal containers
Agricultural_products Automotive_products Forest_products |
| gptkbp:notableFeature |
Wisconsin_Central_Railroad
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| gptkbp:operatesIn |
gptkb:United_States
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| gptkbp:operationalArea |
gptkb:Illinois
gptkb:Michigan gptkb:Minnesota gptkb:North_Dakota gptkb:South_Dakota gptkb:Wisconsin |
| gptkbp:operationalStatus |
1987
|
| gptkbp:parentCompany |
gptkb:Canadian_National_Railway
|
| gptkbp:railwayLine |
gptkb:Midwestern_United_States
Involved in the transportation of manufactured goods Involved in the transportation of chemicals Involved in the transportation of livestock Involved in the transportation of coal Expanded operations in the 1990s Involved in the transportation of building materials Acquired several short line railroads Became a publicly traded company in 1996 Involved in the transportation of bulk commodities Involved in the transportation of consumer goods Involved in the transportation of food products Involved in the transportation of machinery Involved in the transportation of metals Involved in the transportation of paper products Known for its distinctive orange and black locomotives Involved in the transportation of intermodal freight Involved in the transportation of hazardous materials Facilitated_trade_between_Canada_and_the_U.S. Merged_with_Canadian_National_Railway_in_2001 Served_as_a_regional_carrier_in_the_Midwest |
| gptkbp:route |
approximately 1,200 miles
|
| gptkbp:services |
Freight transportation
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| gptkbp:successor |
gptkb:Wisconsin_Central_Transportation_Corporation
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| gptkbp:track |
Standard gauge
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| gptkbp:trainTypes |
Class I railroad
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| gptkbp:website |
www.wisconsincentral.com
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