Chicago–Twin Cities route

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freight rail route passenger rail route rail corridor

The Chicago–Twin Cities route was a major passenger and freight rail corridor linking Chicago with Minneapolis–Saint Paul, historically served by several prominent Midwestern railroads.

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Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	freight rail route ⓘ passenger rail route ⓘ rail corridor ⓘ
connects	Chicago NERFINISHED ⓘ Minneapolis–Saint Paul NERFINISHED ⓘ
currentPassengerOperator	Amtrak NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicalImportance	majorMidwesternFreightCorridor ⓘ majorMidwesternPassengerCorridor ⓘ
historicallyServedBy	Burlington Route NERFINISHED ⓘ Chicago Great Western NERFINISHED ⓘ Chicago Great Western Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ Chicago and North Western NERFINISHED ⓘ Chicago and North Western Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ Milwaukee Road NERFINISHED ⓘ Rock Island Line NERFINISHED ⓘ Soo Line NERFINISHED ⓘ Soo Line Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedIn	Midwestern United States ⓘ
partOf	Chicago–Pacific Coast passenger rail network NERFINISHED ⓘ Chicago–Pacific Northwest rail axis NERFINISHED ⓘ
peakEra	early 20th century ⓘ mid 20th century ⓘ
regionServed	Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ Minnesota NERFINISHED ⓘ Wisconsin NERFINISHED ⓘ
servedByNamedTrain	400 (train family) NERFINISHED ⓘ Afternoon Hiawatha NERFINISHED ⓘ Amtrak Empire Builder NERFINISHED ⓘ Amtrak Hiawatha Service (partial historical linkage) NERFINISHED ⓘ Blue Bird (Rock Island) NERFINISHED ⓘ Empire Builder NERFINISHED ⓘ Hiawatha (Milwaukee Road) NERFINISHED ⓘ Mainstreeter NERFINISHED ⓘ Morning Hiawatha NERFINISHED ⓘ North Coast Limited NERFINISHED ⓘ North Western Limited NERFINISHED ⓘ Rocket (Rock Island services) NERFINISHED ⓘ Twin Cities 400 NERFINISHED ⓘ Twin Cities Hiawatha NERFINISHED ⓘ Twin Cities Zephyr NERFINISHED ⓘ Twin Star Rocket NERFINISHED ⓘ Zephyr (Burlington Route services) NERFINISHED ⓘ
terminus	Chicago, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ Minneapolis, Minnesota NERFINISHED ⓘ Saint Paul, Minnesota NERFINISHED ⓘ
usedFor	freight rail transport ⓘ intercity passenger rail ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

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

Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad → operatedRoute → Chicago–Twin Cities route ⓘ

Chicago and North Western Railway Company → notableRoute → Chicago–Twin Cities route ⓘ

Milwaukee Road → mainLine → Chicago–Twin Cities route ⓘ