Chicago and North Western Railway Company

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The Chicago and North Western Railway Company was a major Midwestern American railroad that operated an extensive network of lines connecting Chicago with the upper Midwest and Great Plains from the 19th through the 20th century.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf defunct railroad
railroad company
abbreviation C&NW
acquiredBy Union Pacific Railroad
acquisitionYear 1995
alsoKnownAs Chicago & North Western Railway
Chicago and North Western Railway
country United States
dissolved 1995
headquartersLocation Chicago, Illinois
inception 1859
industry rail transport
mainHub Chicago, Illinois
majorTerminal Chicago and North Western Terminal (Ogilvie Transportation Center)
notableRoute Chicago–Omaha main line
Chicago–Twin Cities route
Chicago–Wyoming coal routes
operatedCommuterServiceIn Chicago metropolitan area
operatedFreightService true
operatedInRegion Great Plains
Midwestern United States
operatedPassengerService true
ownedSubsidiary Chicago Great Western Railway
Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway
Minneapolis and St. Louis Railway
precededBy Galena and Chicago Union Railroad
primaryCommodity coal
grain
livestock
railGauge standard gauge
servedAgriculturalRegion Corn Belt
Great Plains wheat belt
linked to: Great Plains
servedCity Chicago, Illinois
servedPort Duluth, Minnesota
linked to: Duluth

Milwaukee, Wisconsin
linked to: Milwaukee
servedState Colorado
Illinois
Iowa
Kansas
Michigan
Minnesota
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
North Dakota
South Dakota
Wisconsin
Wyoming
successorInCommuterOperations Metra

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Clarence Darrow employer Chicago and North Western Railway Company
Frederick William Vanderbilt boardMemberOf Chicago and North Western Railway
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Allan Pinkerton employedBy Chicago and North Western Railway
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USRA Light Mikado 2-8-2 locomotive design usedBy Chicago and North Western Railway
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Rogers Locomotive Works majorClient Chicago and North Western Railway
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Chicago and North Western Railway Company abbreviation C&NW
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Chicago and North Western Railway Company alsoKnownAs Chicago and North Western Railway
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Chicago and North Western Railway Company alsoKnownAs Chicago & North Western Railway
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Boone, Iowa, United States hasRailHistory Chicago and North Western Railway
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Metra Union Pacific Northwest Line formerOwner Chicago and North Western Railway
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Kinzie Street Railroad Bridge usedBy Chicago and North Western Railway
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Jarvis Hunt notableWork Railroad stations for the Chicago and North Western Railway
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Jarvis Hunt employer Chicago and North Western Railway
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Chicago & North Western West Line operator Chicago and North Western Railway
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Chicago & North Western West Line ownerDuringOperation Chicago and North Western Railway
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UP-W formerOperator Chicago and North Western Railway
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Union Pacific North Line formerOwner Chicago and North Western Railway
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San Francisco Overland Limited operator Chicago and North Western Railway
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San Francisco Overland Limited railwayCompanyOnRoute Chicago and North Western Railway
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Union Pacific Northwest Line historicalOperator Chicago and North Western Railway
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Union Pacific West Line historicalOperator Chicago and North Western Railway
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Melrose Park station formerOperator Chicago and North Western Railway
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Omaha Union Station railwayCompanyServed Chicago and North Western Railway
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Ardmore Avenue station formerOperator Chicago & North Western Railway
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Union Stock Yards transportConnections Chicago and North Western Railway
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Geneva station formerRailroad Chicago and North Western Railway
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Menominee Iron Range transportRoute Chicago and North Western Railway
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Union Pacific City of San Francisco railwayOperator Chicago and North Western Railway
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