St. Louis–San Francisco Railway

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The St. Louis–San Francisco Railway, commonly known as the Frisco, was a major American railroad that operated in the central and south-central United States from the late 19th to the mid-20th century.

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All labels observed (4)

Statements (60)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Class I railroad
defunct railroad company
railway company
abbreviation Frisco Lines
alsoCarried passengers
beganOperation late 19th century
commonName Frisco
country United States of America
surface form: United States
dateFormed 1901
endOfOperation 1980
formedByReorganizationOf St. Louis–San Francisco Railway self-linksurface differs
surface form: St. Louis and San Francisco Railway
headquartersLocation St. Louis, Missouri, United States
surface form: St. Louis, Missouri
historicalEra early 20th century
late 19th century
mid-20th century
locomotiveTypeUsed diesel locomotive
steam locomotive
logoFeature coonskin herald
mainHub Birmingham, Alabama, United States
surface form: Birmingham, Alabama

Memphis
surface form: Memphis, Tennessee

Springfield, Missouri
Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
surface form: Tulsa, Oklahoma
mergedInto BNSF Railway
surface form: Burlington Northern Railroad
namedAfter San Francisco
St. Louis, Missouri, United States
surface form: St. Louis
notablePassengerTrain Firefly
Meteor
Texas Special
operatedInRegion Midwestern United States
South-central United States
operatedInState Alabama
Arkansas
Florida
Kansas
Mississippi
Missouri
Oklahoma
Tennessee
Texas
predecessor St. Louis–San Francisco Railway self-linksurface differs
surface form: Atlantic and Pacific Railroad

Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad
surface form: Kansas City, Fort Scott and Memphis Railroad

Pacific Railroad (Missouri)
Southern Pacific Railroad
surface form: South Pacific Railroad

St. Louis, Memphis and Southeastern Railroad
primaryTraffic freight
railwayReportingMark SLSF
servedCity Birmingham, Alabama, United States
surface form: Birmingham, Alabama

Dallas, Texas
Fort Worth, Texas
Kansas City, Missouri, United States
surface form: Kansas City, Missouri

Memphis
surface form: Memphis, Tennessee

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States
surface form: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Pensacola, Florida
St. Louis, Missouri, United States
surface form: St. Louis, Missouri
successor BNSF Railway
BNSF Railway
surface form: Burlington Northern Railroad
trackGauge standard gauge
wentThroughBankruptcy 1913
1914
1930s

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Instruction
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- If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list.
- Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf".
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- Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: St. Louis–San Francisco Railway
Description of subject: The St. Louis–San Francisco Railway, commonly known as the Frisco, was a major American railroad that operated in the central and south-central United States from the late 19th to the mid-20th century.

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Frisco, Texas namedAfter St. Louis–San Francisco Railway
Southern Pacific Railroad ownedSubsidiary St. Louis–San Francisco Railway
this entity surface form: St. Louis Southwestern Railway
Rogers railroadServedBy St. Louis–San Francisco Railway
subject surface form: Rogers, Arkansas
St. Louis–San Francisco Railway predecessor St. Louis–San Francisco Railway self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Atlantic and Pacific Railroad
St. Louis–San Francisco Railway formedByReorganizationOf St. Louis–San Francisco Railway self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: St. Louis and San Francisco Railway
Katy connectedTo St. Louis–San Francisco Railway
Texas Special operatedBy St. Louis–San Francisco Railway