Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad

E254857

The Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad was a major Midwestern U.S. railroad that operated extensive passenger and freight services, notably connecting Chicago with cities across the Great Plains and Southwest, until its final liquidation in the 1980s.

All labels observed (7)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf defunct railroad
railroad company
connectedWith Amarillo, Texas
surface form: Amarillo

Chicago
Dallas
Denver, Colorado
surface form: Denver

Des Moines, Iowa
surface form: Des Moines

El Paso
Fort Worth, Texas
surface form: Fort Worth

Galveston
Houston
Kansas City metropolitan area
surface form: Kansas City

Little Rock, Arkansas
surface form: Little Rock

Lubbock
Memphis
Minneapolis
Oklahoma City
Omaha, Nebraska
surface form: Omaha

Peoria metropolitan area
surface form: Peoria

Rock Island, Illinois
Santa Rosa, New Mexico
City of Saint Paul
surface form: St. Paul

Tucumcari
country United States of America
surface form: United States
dissolutionEvent final liquidation in the 1980s
gauge standard gauge
headquartersLocation Chicago
industry rail transport
majorHub Chicago
notableTrain Choctaw Rocket
Corn Belt Rocket
Golden State Route
surface form: Golden State

Peoria Rocket
Rocky Mountain Rocket
Texas Rocket
Twin Star Rocket
operated commuter services
freight trains
long-distance passenger services
passenger trains
regionServed Great Plains
Midwestern United States
southwestern United States
surface form: Southwestern United States
serviceType freight rail
passenger rail
startPointOfMainLine Chicago
status liquidated
successor Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad self-linksurface differs
surface form: Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad (1984 short line)

various regional railroads
trackGauge 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (15)

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

Rock Island District ownerHistory Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad
Rock Island District main line historicalOperator Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad
Southern Pacific Railroad operatedService Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad
this entity surface form: Golden State (with Rock Island)
LaSalle Street Station formerServices Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad
this entity surface form: Rock Island Railroad
Lead Belly notableWork Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad
this entity surface form: Rock Island Line
Metra Rock Island District line historicalOperator Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad
Atlantic, Iowa hasRailroadHistoryWith Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad
Blue Island–Vermont Street station formerOperator Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad
Norman B. Ream boardMemberOf Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad successor Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad (1984 short line)
Union Depot (Saint Paul) formerServices Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad
this entity surface form: Rock Island Line
SP notablePassengerTrain Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad
subject surface form: Southern Pacific Railroad
this entity surface form: Golden State (joint with Rock Island)
Golden State Route historicallyOperatedBy Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad
this entity surface form: Rock Island Railroad
Ottumwa, Iowa hasRailServiceHistory Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad
Johnny Cash with His Hot and Blue Guitar! hasTrack Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad
this entity surface form: The Rock Island Line