Chicago Rapid Transit Company

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defunct company public transit operator railway company

The Chicago Rapid Transit Company was the private operator of Chicago’s elevated “L” rail system in the early 20th century before public transit was consolidated under the Chicago Transit Authority.

Aliases (1)

Chicago "L" ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	defunct company → public transit operator → railway company →
areaServed	Cook County, Illinois →
country	United States →
dissolutionOutcome	transfer of operations to Chicago Transit Authority →
dissolutionReason	consolidation into public authority →
electrificationSystem	third rail →
fareCollectionMethod	station-based fare collection →
fareSystem	flat fare →
followedBy	Chicago Transit Authority →
hasPublicTransportSystem	rapid transit network →
hasTransportMode	heavy rail →
headquartersLocation	Chicago →
industry	public transportation → rail transport industry →
locatedIn	Chicago →
locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity	Illinois →
modeOfTransport	rail transport → rapid transit →
notableFor	operation of Chicago elevated "L" lines before public ownership →
operatedAs	for-profit company →
operatedInCentury	20th century →
operatedInPeriod	early 20th century →
operatedRollingStockType	electric multiple unit →
operatedSystem	Chicago "L" → Chicago elevated railway →
ownership	privately owned →
partOf	Chicago transit history →
poweredBy	electricity →
precededBy	Lake Street Elevated Railroad → Metropolitan West Side Elevated Railroad → Northwestern Elevated Railroad → South Side Elevated Railroad →
primaryLanguageOfOperation	English →
railGauge	standard gauge →
safetySystem	wayside signaling →
servedCity	Chicago →
serviceAreaCharacteristic	urban core and nearby neighborhoods of Chicago →
serviceType	commuter transport → urban rail →
status	defunct →
successor	Chicago Transit Authority →
trackType	elevated railway →
usedInfrastructureType	rail viaducts → steel elevated structures →
usedTicketType	paper tickets → tokens →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Chicago Aurora and Elgin Railroad →	connectedTo
Chicago, Illinois, United States ("Chicago "L"") →	hasRailSystem
Chicago Transit Authority →	replaced