Chicago Railways Company
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The Chicago Railways Company was a major early 20th-century street railway operator in Chicago that formed a key part of the city’s urban transit system before consolidation into unified public transportation.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chicago City Railway Company | 1 |
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
public transit operator
ⓘ
street railway company ⓘ |
| contributedTo | development of Chicago’s public transportation network ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| fate | consolidated into unified public transportation system ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | important predecessor of modern Chicago public transit ⓘ |
| importance | key part of Chicago’s early 20th-century transit system ⓘ |
| industry |
street railways
ⓘ
urban transit ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Chicago, Illinois, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Chicago
Illinois ⓘ |
| networkType | street railway network ⓘ |
| operatedBefore | creation of unified public transit in Chicago ⓘ |
| operatedDuring | period of private transit operation in Chicago ⓘ |
| operatedInCity |
Chicago, Illinois, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Chicago
|
| operatedInfrastructure |
street railway lines
ⓘ
streetcar tracks ⓘ |
| operatedInPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| operatedOn | city streets of Chicago ⓘ |
| ownership | privately owned ⓘ |
| partOf |
Chicago "L"
ⓘ
surface form:
Chicago urban transit system
|
| precededBy | earlier private street railway companies in Chicago ⓘ |
| provided | local passenger transport ⓘ |
| roleInCity | major street railway operator in Chicago ⓘ |
| served |
commuters in Chicago
ⓘ
residents of Chicago ⓘ |
| serviceType |
streetcar service
ⓘ
urban rail transit ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| successor | public transit authorities in Chicago ⓘ |
| transportCategory | mass transit ⓘ |
| transportMode |
rail
ⓘ
streetcar ⓘ |
| usedVehicleType |
electric streetcars
ⓘ
streetcars ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Chicago City Railway Company