Hill Lines

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Hill Lines is a nickname for the Great Northern Railway, a major historic American railroad that operated routes across the northern United States.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Class I railroad
freight railroad
nickname
passenger train
railroad company
railroad company
railroad executive
appliesTo Great Northern Railway
country United States of America
surface form: United States
enteredGlacierNationalPark east side
formedByMergerOf Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
Great Northern Railway
Northern Pacific Railway
Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway
founder James J. Hill
gauge standard gauge
headquartersLocation Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States
surface form: Saint Paul, Minnesota
incorporatesFormerLinesOf Great Northern Railway
marketedTrain Empire Builder
mergedInto BNSF Railway
surface form: Burlington Northern Railroad
mergerEffectiveDate 1970-03-02
namedAfter James J. Hill
nickname Empire Builder
notablePass Marias Pass
Stevens Pass
operatedAs transcontinental railroad
operatedBy Great Northern Railway
operatedInRegion northern United States
predecessorOf BNSF Railway
surface form: Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway
primaryFreight grain
livestock
ore
timber
primaryRoute Saint Paul, Minnesota – Portland, Oregon
Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States
surface form: Saint Paul, Minnesota – Seattle, Washington
promotedTourismAt Glacier National Park
refersTo Great Northern Railway
servedProvince British Columbia
servedState Idaho
Iowa
Minnesota
Montana
Nebraska
North Dakota
Oregon
Washington
Wisconsin
successorCompany BNSF Railway
surface form: Burlington Northern Railroad
trackGauge 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in

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