Duluth Iron Range Railway Company
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Duluth Iron Range Railway Company was a regional railroad line in Minnesota’s Iron Range that transported iron ore and related freight, historically tied to major industrial interests like Federal Steel.
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
freight railroad
ⓘ
railway company ⓘ regional railroad ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
industrial rail operations in Minnesota
ⓘ
iron ore mines ⓘ |
| cargo | freight ⓘ |
| commodityFocus | iron ore and related freight ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| economicRole |
supporting iron ore extraction in Minnesota Iron Range
ⓘ
supporting steel production supply chain ⓘ |
| historicallyTiedTo |
Federal Steel Company
ⓘ
surface form:
Federal Steel
major industrial interests ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
Iron Range region of Minnesota
ⓘ
surface form:
contributed to development of Minnesota Iron Range
|
| industry | rail transport ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Iron Range region of Minnesota
ⓘ
surface form:
Iron Range
Midwestern United States ⓘ Minnesota ⓘ |
| operatedIn |
19th century
ⓘ
20th century ⓘ |
| partOf | U.S. railroad network ⓘ |
| primaryCargo | iron ore ⓘ |
| primaryFunction | transportation of iron ore from mines to connecting railroads or ports ⓘ |
| railGauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| railroadType |
ore railroad
ⓘ
short line railroad ⓘ |
| servedIndustry |
iron mining industry
ⓘ
steel industry ⓘ |
| servedRegion |
Iron Range region of Minnesota
ⓘ
surface form:
Minnesota Iron Range
|
| transportType |
heavy bulk commodities
ⓘ
raw materials ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.