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Chesapeake and Ohio Railway

defunct American Class I railway
Organization transport_company Q1070560
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Chesapeake and Ohio Railway

Summary

Chesapeake and Ohio Railway is a transport company[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of transport_company entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,231 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Chesapeake and Ohio Railway held citizenship in United States[3].
  • Chesapeake and Ohio Railway is located in Washington, D.C.[4].
  • Chesapeake and Ohio Railway is located in Illinois[5].
  • Chesapeake and Ohio Railway is located in Indiana[6].
  • Chesapeake and Ohio Railway is located in Kentucky[7].
  • Chesapeake and Ohio Railway is located in Michigan[8].
  • Chesapeake and Ohio Railway is located in New York[9].
  • Chesapeake and Ohio Railway is in the country of United States[10].
  • Chesapeake and Ohio Railway's instance of is recorded as transport company[11].
  • Chesapeake and Ohio Railway's instance of is recorded as business[12].
  • Chesapeake and Ohio Railway's instance of is recorded as railway company[13].
  • Chesapeake and Ohio Railway's headquarters location is recorded as Cleveland[14].
  • Chesapeake and Ohio Railway's Commons category is recorded as Chesapeake and Ohio Railway[15].
  • January 1, 1878 marks the founding of Chesapeake and Ohio Railway[16].
  • Chesapeake and Ohio Railway's parent organization or unit is recorded as Alleghany Corporation[17].
  • Chesapeake and Ohio Railway's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Chesapeake and Ohio Railway[18].
  • Chesapeake and Ohio Railway's track gauge is recorded as standard-gauge railway[19].
  • Chesapeake and Ohio Railway's replaces is recorded as Virginia Central Railroad[20].
  • Chesapeake and Ohio Railway's replaces is recorded as Hocking Valley Railway[21].
  • Chesapeake and Ohio Railway's replaces is recorded as Pere Marquette Railway[22].
  • Chesapeake and Ohio Railway's replaces is recorded as Blue Ridge Railroad[23].
  • Chesapeake and Ohio Railway's replaces is recorded as Covington and Ohio Railroad[24].
  • Chesapeake and Ohio Railway's replaces is recorded as Manistee and North-Eastern Railroad[25].
  • Chesapeake and Ohio Railway's replaces is recorded as Richmond and Alleghany Railroad[26].
  • Chesapeake and Ohio Railway's replaced by is recorded as Chessie System[27].

Body

Founding

January 1, 1878 marks the founding of Chesapeake and Ohio Railway[16].

Operations

Chesapeake and Ohio Railway's headquarters location is recorded as Cleveland[14]. Its parent organization or unit is recorded as Alleghany Corporation[17].

Why It Matters

Chesapeake and Ohio Railway ranks in the top 6% of transport_company entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,231 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

business Illinois Indiana Kentucky Michigan New York Ohio United States Virginia West Virginia

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . archINFORM. wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10d ago · Ooligan · 2026-06-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Replaces → —
    Track gauge → standard-gauge railway
    Country → —
    Country → United States
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1621]]: 1892 Chesapeake & Ohio Route map (cropped).jpg"
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