Metropolitan West Side Elevated Railroad
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The Metropolitan West Side Elevated Railroad was an early elevated transit line in Chicago that formed part of the city’s first rapid transit system on the West Side.
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
elevated railway
ⓘ
public transit system component ⓘ rapid transit line ⓘ |
| cityServed |
Chicago, Illinois, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Chicago
|
| connectedTo |
Loop elevated
ⓘ
Northwestern Elevated Railroad ⓘ
surface form:
North Side elevated lines of Chicago
South Side elevated lines of Chicago ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| electrification | third rail ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | defunct transit line ⓘ |
| historicalRole | part of Chicago’s first rapid transit system on the West Side ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Chicago, Illinois, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Chicago
Illinois ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1895 ⓘ |
| operatedAs | private railway company ⓘ |
| partOf |
Chicago "L"
ⓘ
Chicago "L" ⓘ
surface form:
Chicago rapid transit system
|
| primaryUse | urban passenger transport ⓘ |
| propulsionSystem | electric traction ⓘ |
| railGauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| servedArea |
West Side, Chicago
ⓘ
surface form:
West Side of Chicago
near west suburbs of Chicago ⓘ |
| serviceType |
commuter rail transit
ⓘ
rapid transit ⓘ |
| structureType | elevated ⓘ |
| successor | Chicago Transit Authority ⓘ |
| trackConfiguration | multiple track ⓘ |
| transportMode | rail ⓘ |
| usedFor |
commuter transportation
ⓘ
urban mass transit ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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