National City Lines
E481181
National City Lines was a U.S. holding company that acquired and operated numerous local transit systems, often associated with the mid-20th-century shift from streetcars to buses.
Statements (59)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
holding company
ⓘ
public transport company ⓘ |
| acquired |
Baltimore Transit Company
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Key System bus operations ⓘ Los Angeles Railway bus operations ⓘ Minneapolis Street Railway Company (bus operations) NERFINISHED ⓘ St. Louis Public Service Company (controlling interest) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| activePeriod | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| associatedWith | General Motors streetcar conspiracy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| convictedOf |
conspiracy to monopolize the sale of buses
ⓘ
conspiracy to monopolize the sale of supplies to local transit companies ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dissolved | late 20th century ⓘ |
| effectOnUrbanTransit | contributed to decline of streetcar networks in many U.S. cities ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
E. Roy Fitzgerald
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Owen R. Fitzgerald NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSubsidiary |
American City Lines
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pacific City Lines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Chicago, Illinois, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Chicago, Illinois
Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 1936 ⓘ |
| industry |
public transportation
ⓘ
transit operations ⓘ |
| legalCase | United States v. National City Lines, Inc. (1949) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
acquiring local streetcar and bus systems
ⓘ
conversion of streetcar systems to bus operations ⓘ |
| operatedIn |
Alabama
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
California NERFINISHED ⓘ Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ Florida NERFINISHED ⓘ Georgia (U.S. state) NERFINISHED ⓘ Indiana NERFINISHED ⓘ Iowa NERFINISHED ⓘ Louisiana NERFINISHED ⓘ Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ Michigan NERFINISHED ⓘ Minnesota NERFINISHED ⓘ Missouri NERFINISHED ⓘ Nebraska NERFINISHED ⓘ North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ Ohio NERFINISHED ⓘ Oklahoma NERFINISHED ⓘ Oregon NERFINISHED ⓘ Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ South Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
Utah NERFINISHED ⓘ Washington (state) NERFINISHED ⓘ Wisconsin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
Firestone Tire and Rubber Company
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
General Motors NERFINISHED ⓘ Mack Trucks NERFINISHED ⓘ Phillips Petroleum NERFINISHED ⓘ Standard Oil of California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| peakNumberOfSystemsOperated | over 40 local transit systems ⓘ |
| transportMode |
bus
ⓘ
streetcar (until conversion) ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.