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.

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Chicago City Railway Company 1

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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

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Chicago Surface Lines operatedBy Chicago Railways Company
Chicago Surface Lines operatedBy Chicago Railways Company
this entity surface form: Chicago City Railway Company