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Illinois Central Railroad

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Illinois Central Railroad
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Illinois Central Railroad

Summary

Illinois Central Railroad is a transport company[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of transport_company entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,798 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Illinois Central Railroad is in the country of United States[3].
  • Illinois Central Railroad's instance of is recorded as transport company[4].
  • Illinois Central Railroad's headquarters location is recorded as Chicago[5].
  • Illinois Central Railroad's Commons category is recorded as Illinois Central Railroad[6].
  • January 1, 1851 marks the founding of Illinois Central Railroad[7].
  • Illinois Central Railroad was dissolved in 1999[8].
  • Illinois Central Railroad's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Illinois Central Railroad[9].
  • Illinois Central Railroad's track gauge is recorded as standard-gauge railway[10].
  • Illinois Central Railroad's described by source is recorded as Meyer’s Universum, Fünfzehnter Band[11].
  • Illinois Central Railroad's replaces is recorded as Gulf and Ship Island Railroad[12].
  • Illinois Central Railroad's replaces is recorded as Columbus and Greenville Railway[13].
  • Illinois Central Railroad's replaces is recorded as Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad[14].
  • Illinois Central Railroad's replaces is recorded as Mississippi and Tennessee Railroad[15].
  • Illinois Central Railroad's replaces is recorded as Q105623190[16].
  • Illinois Central Railroad's replaced by is recorded as Canadian National Railway[17].
  • Illinois Central Railroad's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Illinois Central Railroad'}[18].
  • Illinois Central Railroad's reporting mark is recorded as IC[19].
  • Illinois Central Railroad's date of official opening is recorded as 1851[20].

Body

Founding

January 1, 1851 marks the founding of Illinois Central Railroad[7].

Identity

Illinois Central Railroad's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}[18].

Operations

Illinois Central Railroad's headquarters location is recorded as Chicago[5].

Dissolution

Illinois Central Railroad was dissolved in 1999[8].

Why It Matters

Illinois Central Railroad ranks in the top 2% of transport_company entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,798 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] It is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

Related Entities

United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [22] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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