The Chicago Great Western Railway was a Class I railroad linking Chicago, Minneapolis, Omaha and Kansas City. Founded by Alpheus Beede Stickney in 1885 as the Minnesota and Northwestern Railroad, a regional line between St. Paul and the Iowa state line, it was renamed Chicago Great Western in 1892 as it grew into a multi-state carrier through mergers and new construction, becoming one of the last Class I railroads built in the United States.
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1. Wikidata: Chicago Great Western Railway
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Class I railroad that linked Chicago, Minneapolis, Omaha, and Kansas City
Wikidata statement: inception (P571)
inception: 1892
Wikidata statement: dissolved, abolished or demolished date (P576)
dissolved, abolished or demolished date: 1968
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Wikidata Q365751, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source Chicago Great Western Railway (Wikipedia)
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The Chicago Great Western Railway (reporting mark CGW) was a Class I railroad that linked Chicago, Minneapolis, Omaha, and Kansas City.
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