Cotton Belt Route (through St. Louis Southwestern Railway)
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Cotton Belt Route (through St. Louis Southwestern Railway) was a regional American railroad system centered in the South and Midwest that became a key feeder and subsidiary line within the Southern Pacific Railroad network.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cotton Belt Route | 0 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
railroad
ⓘ
railway company ⓘ regional railroad ⓘ |
| abbreviation | SSW ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | St. Louis Southwestern Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| becameSubsidiaryOf | Southern Pacific Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectedTo | Southern Pacific Railroad network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| gauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Tyler, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
20th century
ⓘ
late 19th century ⓘ |
| laterHeadquartersLocation | St. Louis, Missouri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion |
American South
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Midwestern United States ⓘ |
| notableFor |
acting as a bridge line between the Midwest and Texas
ⓘ
service to cotton-growing regions of the South ⓘ |
| operatedBy | St. Louis Southwestern Railway Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedInState |
Arkansas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ Louisiana NERFINISHED ⓘ Mississippi NERFINISHED ⓘ Missouri NERFINISHED ⓘ Oklahoma NERFINISHED ⓘ Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parentCompany | Southern Pacific Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Southern Pacific Transportation Company system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryCommodities |
agricultural products
ⓘ
cotton ⓘ lumber ⓘ manufactured goods ⓘ |
| railroadType |
freight railroad
ⓘ
passenger railroad ⓘ |
| reportingMark | SSW NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInNetwork |
feeder line
ⓘ
subsidiary line ⓘ |
| servedCity |
Chicago, Illinois
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dallas, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ Fort Worth, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ Memphis, Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ Pine Bluff, Arkansas NERFINISHED ⓘ Shreveport, Louisiana NERFINISHED ⓘ St. Louis, Missouri NERFINISHED ⓘ Texarkana, Arkansas NERFINISHED ⓘ Tyler, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | defunct railroad ⓘ |
| successor | Union Pacific Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| trackGauge | 4 ft 8.5 in ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.