CB&Q
E492677
CB&Q refers to the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad, a major historic American railroad that operated primarily in the Midwestern and Western United States.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| CB&Q canonical | 1 |
Statements (60)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
defunct railroad
ⓘ
railroad company ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| formedByMergerOf |
Burlington and Missouri River Railroad in Iowa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Burlington and Missouri River Railroad in Nebraska NERFINISHED ⓘ Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Rail Road Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Chicago, Illinois, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Chicago, Illinois
|
| industry | rail transport ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Zephyr streamlined passenger trains
ⓘ
coal transportation from the Powder River region (via successors) ⓘ early dieselization of passenger services ⓘ extensive Midwestern grain traffic ⓘ |
| majorHub |
Aurora, Illinois
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chicago, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ Denver, Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ Galesburg, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ Lincoln, Nebraska NERFINISHED ⓘ St. Paul, Minnesota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mergedInto | Burlington Northern Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Burlington, Iowa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chicago NERFINISHED ⓘ Quincy, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedInRegion |
Midwestern United States
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Western United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedInState |
Colorado
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ Iowa NERFINISHED ⓘ Kansas NERFINISHED ⓘ Minnesota NERFINISHED ⓘ Missouri NERFINISHED ⓘ Montana NERFINISHED ⓘ Nebraska NERFINISHED ⓘ Wisconsin NERFINISHED ⓘ Wyoming NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedPassengerTrain |
Ak-Sar-Ben
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Black Hawk NERFINISHED ⓘ California Zephyr NERFINISHED ⓘ Denver Zephyr NERFINISHED ⓘ Mark Twain Zephyr NERFINISHED ⓘ Nebraska Zephyr NERFINISHED ⓘ Pioneer Zephyr NERFINISHED ⓘ Twin Zephyrs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedRoute |
Chicago–Billings
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chicago–Denver NERFINISHED ⓘ Chicago–Kansas City NERFINISHED ⓘ Chicago–Omaha NERFINISHED ⓘ Chicago–Twin Cities NERFINISHED ⓘ Denver–Billings NERFINISHED ⓘ Denver–Texas Panhandle (via connections) ⓘ |
| parentCompany |
Great Northern Railway (partial owner before merger)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Northern Pacific Railway (partial owner before merger) NERFINISHED ⓘ Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway (related ownership group) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shortName |
Burlington Route
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
CB&Q NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor |
BNSF Railway (indirect)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Burlington Northern Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway (indirect) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| transported |
freight
ⓘ
passengers ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.