Chicago Rapid Transit Company

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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.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Chicago Rapid Transit Company canonical 7
Chicago "L" 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf defunct company
public transit operator
railway company
areaServed Cook County, Illinois
country United States of America
surface form: 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, Illinois, United States
surface form: Chicago
industry public transportation
rail transport industry
locatedIn Chicago, Illinois, United States
surface form: 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 "L"
surface form: Chicago elevated railway
ownership privately owned
partOf Chicago transit history
poweredBy electricity
precededBy Chicago "L"
surface form: Lake Street Elevated Railroad

Metropolitan West Side Elevated Railroad
Northwestern Elevated Railroad
Chicago "L"
surface form: South Side Elevated Railroad
primaryLanguageOfOperation English
railGauge standard gauge
safetySystem wayside signaling
servedCity Chicago, Illinois, United States
surface form: 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 (8)

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

Chicago, Illinois, United States hasRailSystem Chicago Rapid Transit Company
this entity surface form: Chicago "L"
Chicago Transit Authority replaced Chicago Rapid Transit Company
Chicago Aurora and Elgin Railroad connectedTo Chicago Rapid Transit Company
North Side Main Line operatedBy Chicago Rapid Transit Company
Belmont station (CTA Red Line) formerOperator Chicago Rapid Transit Company
South Boulevard station formerOperator Chicago Rapid Transit Company
Chicago/Franklin station (Chicago "L") ownerDuringOperation Chicago Rapid Transit Company
CTA rail network predecessor Chicago Rapid Transit Company