Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad
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The Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad was a historic U.S. railroad known for its scenic mountain routes through Colorado and Utah and its role in transcontinental passenger and freight service.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad canonical | 6 |
| Denver and Rio Grande Railway | 2 |
| D&RGW | 1 |
| Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad (historically) | 1 |
| Denver and Salt Lake Railway | 1 |
| The Denver and Rio Grande | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T960254 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Context triple: [California Zephyr, formerOperator, Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad]
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A.
Union Pacific Railroad
Union Pacific Railroad is one of the largest freight rail networks in the United States, operating an extensive system that spans the western two-thirds of the country.
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B.
BNSF Railway
BNSF Railway is one of the largest freight railroad networks in North America, operating an extensive system that spans the United States and parts of Canada and Mexico.
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C.
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Missouri Pacific Railroad was a major American Class I railroad that operated across the Midwestern and Southwestern United States, playing a key role in regional freight and passenger transportation before its merger into the Union Pacific system.
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D.
Southern Pacific Railroad
Southern Pacific Railroad was a major American railroad company that operated extensive rail networks across the western and southwestern United States from the 19th to the late 20th century.
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E.
Texas and Pacific Railway
The Texas and Pacific Railway was a major 19th- and 20th-century American railroad that operated across Texas and into the southwestern United States, playing a key role in regional transportation and economic development.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Target entity description: The Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad was a historic U.S. railroad known for its scenic mountain routes through Colorado and Utah and its role in transcontinental passenger and freight service.
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A.
Union Pacific Railroad
Union Pacific Railroad is one of the largest freight rail networks in the United States, operating an extensive system that spans the western two-thirds of the country.
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B.
BNSF Railway
BNSF Railway is one of the largest freight railroad networks in North America, operating an extensive system that spans the United States and parts of Canada and Mexico.
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C.
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Missouri Pacific Railroad was a major American Class I railroad that operated across the Midwestern and Southwestern United States, playing a key role in regional freight and passenger transportation before its merger into the Union Pacific system.
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D.
Southern Pacific Railroad
Southern Pacific Railroad was a major American railroad company that operated extensive rail networks across the western and southwestern United States from the 19th to the late 20th century.
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E.
Texas and Pacific Railway
The Texas and Pacific Railway was a major 19th- and 20th-century American railroad that operated across Texas and into the southwestern United States, playing a key role in regional transportation and economic development.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
defunct railroad
ⓘ
railroad company ⓘ |
| abbreviation |
Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
D&RGW
|
| acquired |
Southern Pacific Railroad
ⓘ
surface form:
Southern Pacific Transportation Company
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| acquiredBy |
Southern Pacific Railroad
ⓘ
surface form:
Southern Pacific Transportation Company
|
| acquisitionDate | 1988 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dateDissolved | 1997 ⓘ |
| foundedBy | William Jackson Palmer ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Denver, Colorado ⓘ |
| heritagePreservedBy |
Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad
ⓘ
Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad ⓘ |
| inception | 1870 ⓘ |
| knownFor |
mountain railroading engineering feats
ⓘ
steep grades and sharp curves ⓘ |
| laterGauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| mergedInto | Union Pacific Railroad ⓘ |
| nickname | Rio Grande ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Moffat Tunnel route
ⓘ
Rocky Mountains crossings ⓘ Royal Gorge Route Railroad ⓘ
surface form:
Royal Gorge route
Tennessee Pass route ⓘ narrow-gauge operations in Colorado ⓘ scenic mountain routes ⓘ |
| operatedIn |
Colorado
ⓘ
New Mexico ⓘ Utah ⓘ |
| operatedLine |
Moffat Tunnel
ⓘ
surface form:
Moffat Tunnel Subdivision
Royal Gorge Route Railroad ⓘ
surface form:
Royal Gorge route along the Arkansas River
Soldier Summit route in Utah ⓘ Tennessee Pass route ⓘ
surface form:
Tennessee Pass line
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| operatedService |
freight
ⓘ
passenger ⓘ |
| originalGauge | 3 ft narrow gauge ⓘ |
| partOf |
Western Pacific Railroad
ⓘ
surface form:
Western Pacific–Rio Grande–Missouri Pacific system (historically associated)
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| predecessor |
Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Denver and Rio Grande Railway
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| primaryTraffic |
agricultural products
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coal ⓘ intermodal freight ⓘ ore ⓘ |
| roleIn |
transcontinental freight service
ⓘ
transcontinental passenger service ⓘ |
| servedCity |
Denver, Colorado
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Ogden, Utah ⓘ Pueblo, Colorado, United States ⓘ
surface form:
Pueblo, Colorado
Salt Lake City ⓘ
surface form:
Salt Lake City, Utah
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| servedRegion |
Colorado Plateau
ⓘ
Rocky Mountains ⓘ |
| successor | Union Pacific Railroad ⓘ |
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Subject: Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Description of subject: The Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad was a historic U.S. railroad known for its scenic mountain routes through Colorado and Utah and its role in transcontinental passenger and freight service.
Referenced by (12)
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