Chicago and Alton Railroad

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The Chicago and Alton Railroad was a prominent 19th- and early 20th-century Midwestern U.S. railroad that connected Chicago with central and southern Illinois and Missouri, playing a key role in regional passenger and freight transport.

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Chicago and Alton Railroad canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf defunct railroad
railroad company
connectedCity Chicago NERFINISHED
Kansas City NERFINISHED
St. Louis NERFINISHED
country United States of America
surface form: United States
era 19th century
early 20th century
gauge standard gauge
headquartersLocation Chicago NERFINISHED
historicalSignificance important Chicago–St. Louis route
key role in Midwestern rail development
industry rail transport
laterControlledBy Baltimore and Ohio Railroad NERFINISHED
Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad NERFINISHED
Illinois Central Gulf Railroad NERFINISHED
locatedIn Midwestern United States
mergedInto Alton Railroad NERFINISHED
notableService Chicago–Kansas City passenger trains
Chicago–St. Louis passenger trains
opened mid-19th century
predecessor Alton and Sangamon Railroad NERFINISHED
Chicago and Mississippi Railroad NERFINISHED
primaryTraffic freight
passenger
regionServed Illinois NERFINISHED
Missouri NERFINISHED
role freight carrier
passenger carrier
regional trunk line
servedCity Alton, Illinois NERFINISHED
Bloomington, Illinois NERFINISHED
Chicago NERFINISHED
Joliet, Illinois NERFINISHED
Kansas City, Missouri NERFINISHED
Springfield, Illinois NERFINISHED
St. Louis, Missouri NERFINISHED
servedRegion central Illinois NERFINISHED
southern Illinois NERFINISHED
servedState Illinois NERFINISHED
Missouri NERFINISHED
status defunct
successor Alton Railroad NERFINISHED
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad NERFINISHED
Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad NERFINISHED
Illinois Central Gulf Railroad NERFINISHED
Union Pacific Railroad NERFINISHED
trackGauge 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in

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Jarvis Hunt employer Chicago and Alton Railroad
Norman B. Ream boardMemberOf Chicago and Alton Railroad
Union Stock Yards transportConnections Chicago and Alton Railroad