Chicago–Omaha main line

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The Chicago–Omaha main line was a principal transcontinental rail corridor in the Midwestern United States, linking Chicago with Omaha and serving as a key route for both passenger and freight traffic.

All labels observed (7)

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Statements (25)

Predicate Object
instanceOf rail corridor ⓘ
railway line ⓘ
connects Chicago ⓘ
Omaha ⓘ
linked to: Omaha, Nebraska
country United States ⓘ
function long-distance rail transportation ⓘ
regional rail transportation ⓘ
historicalRole principal transcontinental connection in the Midwest ⓘ
locatedIn Midwestern United States ⓘ
partOf transcontinental rail corridor ⓘ
passesThrough Midwestern United States urban centers ⓘ
railGauge standard gauge ⓘ
regionServed Illinois ⓘ
Iowa ⓘ
Nebraska ⓘ
role link between eastern and western U.S. rail networks ⓘ
significance key route for Midwestern rail traffic ⓘ
status principal route between Chicago and Omaha ⓘ
terminusA Chicago ⓘ
terminusB Omaha ⓘ
linked to: Omaha, Nebraska
transportMode rail ⓘ
usedBy freight trains ⓘ
passenger trains ⓘ
usedFor freight rail traffic ⓘ
passenger rail traffic ⓘ

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Referenced by (7)

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

Chicago and North Western Railway Company → notableRoute → Chicago–Omaha main line ⓘ
Illinois Central Railroad → notableLine → Chicago–Omaha line ⓘ
linked to: Chicago–Omaha main line
Golden Spike ceremony → railroadEndpointEast → Union Pacific line from Omaha, Nebraska ⓘ
linked to: Chicago–Omaha main line
San Francisco Overland Limited → operatedOn → Chicago and North Western line between Chicago and Omaha ⓘ
linked to: Chicago–Omaha main line
Union Pacific City of San Francisco → operatedOn → Chicago–Omaha–Ogden–Oakland main line ⓘ
linked to: Chicago–Omaha main line
Union Pacific City of San Francisco → operatedBySegment → Chicago and North Western Railway between Chicago and Omaha ⓘ
linked to: Chicago–Omaha main line
Nebraska Zephyr → railwayLineUsed → CB&Q main line between Chicago and Nebraska ⓘ
linked to: Chicago–Omaha main line