Corn Belt Rocket
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The Corn Belt Rocket was a prominent mid-20th-century passenger train that operated between Chicago and the American Midwest, symbolizing the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad’s streamlined service through the Corn Belt region.
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
named passenger train
ⓘ
passenger train ⓘ |
| category |
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad passenger trains
ⓘ
named passenger trains of the United States ⓘ streamlined trains ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| era | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | example of mid-20th-century American streamliner ⓘ |
| namedFor | Corn Belt region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedServiceOf | Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
served agricultural Corn Belt region
ⓘ
streamlined equipment ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatingRailroadAbbreviation | Rock Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryMarket | intercity passengers ⓘ |
| propulsion | diesel ⓘ |
| railroad | Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| railwayLineUsed | Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad main line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionServed |
American Midwest
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Corn Belt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceType |
inter-city rail
ⓘ
streamlined passenger service ⓘ |
| startPoint | Chicago, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | discontinued ⓘ |
| symbolized | Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad’s streamlined service ⓘ |
| terminus | Chicago, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| trackGauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| transportMode | rail ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.