Cincinnati Southern Railway

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Cincinnati Southern Railway is a historic railroad line built in the late 19th century to connect Cincinnati, Ohio, with the American South, significantly shaping the development of towns along its route.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Cincinnati Southern 1
Cincinnati Southern Railway canonical 1

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf rail transportation infrastructure ⓘ
railroad line ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Cincinnati Southern ⓘ
Cincinnati–Chattanooga line ⓘ
builtInPeriod late 19th century ⓘ
charteredBy City of Cincinnati ⓘ
linked to: Cincinnati
connects Chattanooga, Tennessee ⓘ
Cincinnati, Ohio ⓘ
linked to: Cincinnati
connectsRegion Midwestern United States ⓘ
Southern United States ⓘ
constructionStart 1873 ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
crossesRiver Ohio River ⓘ
economicRole facilitated movement of coal and other commodities from the South to Midwest markets ⓘ
engineeringSignificance required extensive bridges and tunnels through Appalachian terrain ⓘ
fundedBy municipal bonds issued by the City of Cincinnati ⓘ
gauge standard gauge ⓘ
historicalOperator Southern Railway (U.S.) ⓘ
historicalSignificance major north–south rail corridor in the central United States ⓘ
historicalTraffic passenger ⓘ
impact shaped growth of towns in Kentucky and Tennessee ⓘ
stimulated economic development along its route ⓘ
leasedTo Cincinnati, New Orleans and Texas Pacific Railway ⓘ
length approximately 337 miles ⓘ
locatedIn Cincinnati, Ohio ⓘ
linked to: Cincinnati
majorBridge Cincinnati Southern Bridge over the Ohio River ⓘ
notableAs only long-distance railroad in the United States owned by a municipality ⓘ
notableFeature municipal ownership model unusual in U.S. railroading ⓘ
opened 1880 ⓘ
operatedBy Cincinnati, New Orleans and Texas Pacific Railway ⓘ
Norfolk Southern Railway ⓘ
owner City of Cincinnati ⓘ
linked to: Cincinnati
partOf Norfolk Southern Railway network ⓘ
passesThrough Kentucky ⓘ
Tennessee ⓘ
planningOrigin Cincinnati’s desire to reduce dependence on private railroads after the Civil War ⓘ
primaryRoute Cincinnati–Chattanooga main line ⓘ
primaryTraffic freight ⓘ
purpose to provide a direct rail connection from Cincinnati to the American South ⓘ
rightOfWayType owned by municipality and leased to private operator ⓘ
stateServed Kentucky ⓘ
Ohio ⓘ
Tennessee ⓘ
successorOperator Norfolk Southern Railway ⓘ
terminus Chattanooga, Tennessee ⓘ
Cincinnati, Ohio ⓘ
linked to: Cincinnati

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Referenced by (2)

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

Sadieville, Kentucky → developedAround → Cincinnati Southern Railway ⓘ
Cincinnati Southern Railway → alsoKnownAs → Cincinnati Southern ⓘ
linked to: Cincinnati Southern Railway