Chicago City Railway Company
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The Chicago City Railway Company was a major streetcar operator in Chicago that played a key role in developing the city’s public transit system in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
public transit operator
ⓘ
streetcar company ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
development of Chicago street railway network
ⓘ
expansion of public transit access in Chicago ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| impact |
facilitated urban growth on Chicago’s South Side
ⓘ
improved intra-city mobility in Chicago ⓘ |
| industry | urban public transport ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Chicago, Illinois, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Chicago
Illinois ⓘ |
| modeOfTransport |
cable car
ⓘ
electric streetcar ⓘ horsecar ⓘ streetcar ⓘ |
| operatedInfrastructure |
cable car lines
ⓘ
electric streetcar lines ⓘ street railway lines ⓘ |
| operatedInPeriod |
early 20th century
ⓘ
late 19th century ⓘ |
| partOf | Chicago transit history ⓘ |
| role |
key developer of Chicago public transit system
ⓘ
major streetcar operator in Chicago ⓘ |
| servedArea | South Side of Chicago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedCity | Chicago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceType | local passenger transport ⓘ |
| transportType | surface transit ⓘ |
| usedTechnology |
cable traction
ⓘ
electric traction ⓘ horse-drawn streetcars ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.