Chicago elevated railways

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elevated railway network urban rapid transit system

Chicago elevated railways are a historic urban rapid transit system in Chicago, known for their distinctive above-ground tracks and central role in the city’s public transportation network.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Chicago 'L' Loop elevated tracks	1
Chicago elevated railways canonical	1

Statements (41)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	elevated railway network ⓘ urban rapid transit system ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Chicago "L" NERFINISHED ⓘ Chicago L NERFINISHED ⓘ The L NERFINISHED ⓘ
beganOperation	1892 ⓘ
characteristic	elevated tracks ⓘ steel viaducts ⓘ third-rail electrification ⓘ
connectsTo	CTA bus network NERFINISHED ⓘ Metra commuter rail NERFINISHED ⓘ Pace suburban bus network NERFINISHED ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
electrification	third rail 600 V DC (typical) ⓘ
fareSystem	integrated CTA fare system ⓘ
hasCentralFeature	Loop elevated NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasLine	Blue Line NERFINISHED ⓘ Brown Line NERFINISHED ⓘ Green Line NERFINISHED ⓘ Orange Line NERFINISHED ⓘ Pink Line NERFINISHED ⓘ Purple Line NERFINISHED ⓘ Red Line NERFINISHED ⓘ Yellow Line NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasSection	subway segments in downtown Chicago ⓘ
historicalSignificance	one of the oldest rapid transit systems in the United States ⓘ shaped development of central Chicago ⓘ
infrastructureType	grade-separated railway ⓘ steel elevated structure ⓘ
locatedIn	Chicago, Illinois, United States ⓘ surface form: Chicago
notableFor	central role in Chicago public transit ⓘ iconic elevated tracks over city streets ⓘ
operatedBy	Chicago Transit Authority NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	Chicago Transit Authority rail system NERFINISHED ⓘ
primaryUse	public transportation ⓘ
runsThrough	Chicago Loop NERFINISHED ⓘ
safetySystem	automatic block signaling ⓘ
serves	Chicago metropolitan area NERFINISHED ⓘ City of Chicago NERFINISHED ⓘ
transportMode	rapid transit ⓘ
uses	electric multiple units ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

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

Forney locomotive → usedOn → Chicago elevated railways ⓘ

Loop community area → traversedBy → Chicago elevated railways ⓘ

this entity surface form: Chicago 'L' Loop elevated tracks