Chicago Rapid Transit Company
E3738
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.
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.
this entity surface form:
Chicago "L"