Colorado Central Railroad
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The Colorado Central Railroad was a 19th-century narrow-gauge railroad in Colorado that played a key role in serving the region’s mining communities and connecting mountain towns to larger rail networks.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Colorado Central Railroad canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7177120 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Colorado Central Railroad Context triple: [Georgetown Loop Historic Mining & Railroad Park, originalRailroadCompany, Colorado Central Railroad]
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St. Louis–San Francisco Railway
The St. Louis–San Francisco Railway, commonly known as the Frisco, was a major American railroad that operated in the central and south-central United States from the late 19th to the mid-20th century.
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Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad
The Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad, commonly known as the MKT or "the Katy," was a major American railroad that served the south-central United States, particularly linking Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas.
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Missouri Pacific Railroad
Missouri Pacific Railroad was a major American Class I railroad that operated across the Midwestern and Southwestern United States, playing a key role in regional freight and passenger transportation before its merger into the Union Pacific system.
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Carson and Colorado Railway
The Carson and Colorado Railway was a narrow-gauge railroad that operated in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, primarily serving remote mining regions in Nevada and eastern California.
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E.
Texas and Pacific Railway
The Texas and Pacific Railway was a major 19th- and 20th-century American railroad that operated across Texas and into the southwestern United States, playing a key role in regional transportation and economic development.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Colorado Central Railroad Target entity description: The Colorado Central Railroad was a 19th-century narrow-gauge railroad in Colorado that played a key role in serving the region’s mining communities and connecting mountain towns to larger rail networks.
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A.
St. Louis–San Francisco Railway
The St. Louis–San Francisco Railway, commonly known as the Frisco, was a major American railroad that operated in the central and south-central United States from the late 19th to the mid-20th century.
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B.
Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad
The Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad, commonly known as the MKT or "the Katy," was a major American railroad that served the south-central United States, particularly linking Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas.
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C.
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Missouri Pacific Railroad was a major American Class I railroad that operated across the Midwestern and Southwestern United States, playing a key role in regional freight and passenger transportation before its merger into the Union Pacific system.
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D.
Carson and Colorado Railway
The Carson and Colorado Railway was a narrow-gauge railroad that operated in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, primarily serving remote mining regions in Nevada and eastern California.
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Texas and Pacific Railway
The Texas and Pacific Railway was a major 19th- and 20th-century American railroad that operated across Texas and into the southwestern United States, playing a key role in regional transportation and economic development.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
narrow-gauge railroad
ⓘ
railroad company ⓘ |
| beganOperation | early 1870s ⓘ |
| builtStructure | Georgetown Loop Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Denver Pacific Railway
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kansas Pacific Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ Union Pacific Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| foundedBy | William A. H. Loveland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gauge | 3 ft (914 mm) ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Golden, Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
helped establish Golden as an early rail hub in Colorado
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played a key role in the development of Colorado mining communities ⓘ |
| inception |
1860s
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chartered in 1865 ⓘ |
| industry | rail transport ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Colorado
ⓘ
Wyoming ⓘ |
| notableFeature | Georgetown Loop high bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openedLine |
Denver–Golden line
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Golden–Black Hawk line NERFINISHED ⓘ Golden–Georgetown line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parentCompany | Union Pacific Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Union Pacific system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose | to connect mountain mining towns to mainline railroads ⓘ |
| region | Rocky Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedCity |
Black Hawk, Colorado
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Central City, Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ Cheyenne, Wyoming NERFINISHED ⓘ Georgetown, Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ Golden, Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ Silver Plume, Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedIndustry |
mining
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smelting ⓘ |
| servedRegion |
Clear Creek Canyon
NERFINISHED
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Colorado mining districts NERFINISHED ⓘ Front Range of the Rocky Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| successor | Colorado and Southern Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| terminus |
Denver, Colorado
NERFINISHED
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Golden, Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| trackType | mountain railroad ⓘ |
| transported |
coal
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lumber ⓘ ore ⓘ passengers ⓘ |
| usedTechnology | steam locomotives ⓘ |
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Subject: Colorado Central Railroad Description of subject: The Colorado Central Railroad was a 19th-century narrow-gauge railroad in Colorado that played a key role in serving the region’s mining communities and connecting mountain towns to larger rail networks.
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