Great Northern Railway

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Great Northern Railway was a major American transcontinental railroad that operated in the northern United States, connecting the Great Lakes to the Pacific Northwest.

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf railroad company
transcontinental railroad
associatedWith James J. Hill
builtTo downtown Seattle
surface form: Seattle waterfront
category Defunct Class I railroads in the United States
Transcontinental railroads in the United States
connectedBodyOfWater Great Lakes
Puget Sound
surface form: Pacific Ocean via Puget Sound
connectedRegion Great Lakes
Pacific Northwest
country United States of America
surface form: United States
crossedMountainRange Cascade Range
Rocky Mountains
encouraged settlement of northern Great Plains
endPointOfMainLine Seattle, Washington, United States
surface form: Seattle, Washington
founder James J. Hill
gauge standard gauge
headquartersLocation Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States
surface form: St. Paul, Minnesota
laterPartOf BNSF Railway
mergedInto BNSF Railway
surface form: Burlington Northern Railroad
nickname Hill Lines
notablePass Marias Pass
Stevens Pass
openedRouteThrough Marias Pass
operatedIn northern United States
operatedService Empire Builder
Oriental Limited
Western Star
partOf BNSF Railway
surface form: Burlington Northern
primaryCommodities grain
ore
timber
promoted agricultural development along its lines
servedCity Minneapolis
surface form: Minneapolis, Minnesota

Portland, Oregon, United States
surface form: Portland, Oregon

Seattle, Washington, United States
surface form: Seattle, Washington

Spokane, Washington
servedPort Duluth
surface form: Duluth, Minnesota

Seattle
servedProvince British Columbia
servedState Idaho
Minnesota
Montana
North Dakota
Oregon
Washington
startPointOfMainLine Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States
surface form: St. Paul, Minnesota
successor BNSF Railway
surface form: Burlington Northern Railroad

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Subject: Great Northern Railway
Description of subject: Great Northern Railway was a major American transcontinental railroad that operated in the northern United States, connecting the Great Lakes to the Pacific Northwest.

Referenced by (31)

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Empire Builder originalOperator Great Northern Railway
James J. Hill knownFor Great Northern Railway
James J. Hill employer Great Northern Railway
Pierce Butler boardMemberOf Great Northern Railway
this entity surface form: Great Northern Railway (as attorney and counsel)
John Frank Stevens notableWork Great Northern Railway
John Frank Stevens employer Great Northern Railway
Stone Arch Bridge builtFor Great Northern Railway
Astoria Column fundedBy Great Northern Railway
Seattle King Street Station formerOwner Great Northern Railway
Hill Lines operatedBy Great Northern Railway
subject surface form: Empire Builder
Hill Lines formedByMergerOf Great Northern Railway
subject surface form: Burlington Northern Railroad
Hill Lines incorporatesFormerLinesOf Great Northern Railway
subject surface form: BNSF Railway
Oriental Limited operator Great Northern Railway
Oriental Limited railwayCompany Great Northern Railway
Oriental Limited railwayLineUsed Great Northern Railway
this entity surface form: Great Northern main line
Western Star operator Great Northern Railway
Marias Pass surveyedFor Great Northern Railway
Northern Securities Company controlled Great Northern Railway
Northern Securities Company ownedSharesIn Great Northern Railway
James J. Hill House in Saint Paul, Minnesota associatedWith Great Northern Railway
subject surface form: James J. Hill House
Great Northern complex hasNameOrigin Great Northern Railway
Northern Pacific Railway mergedWith Great Northern Railway
Union Depot (Saint Paul) formerServices Great Northern Railway
John workedOn Great Northern Railway
subject surface form: John Frank Stevens
John employer Great Northern Railway
subject surface form: John Frank Stevens
this entity surface form: Great Northern Railway Company
Great Northern Railway strike of 1894 location Great Northern Railway
Great Northern Railway strike of 1894 participant Great Northern Railway
this entity surface form: Great Northern Railway workers
Great Northern Railway strike of 1894 employer Great Northern Railway
this entity surface form: Great Northern Railway Company
Great Northern Railway strike of 1894 opponent Great Northern Railway
this entity surface form: Great Northern Railway management