Great Northern Railway (U.S.)
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Great Northern Railway (U.S.) was a major transcontinental railroad that operated across the northern United States, connecting the Great Lakes to the Pacific Northwest and playing a key role in the region’s economic development.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Great Northern Railway (U.S.) canonical | 2 |
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
railroad company
ⓘ
transcontinental railroad ⓘ |
| builtInfrastructure | railroad hotels near Glacier National Park ⓘ |
| completedMainLineToPacific | 1893 ⓘ |
| connectedRegion |
Great Lakes
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pacific Northwest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crossedMountainRange |
Cascade Range
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rocky Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formedPartOf | Burlington Northern Inc. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedBy | James J. Hill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | St. Paul, Minnesota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| keyPerson | James J. Hill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
efficient freight operations
ⓘ
low land-grant subsidies compared to other transcontinentals ⓘ |
| laterPartOf | BNSF Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mergedInto | Burlington Northern Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mergerDate | 1970 ⓘ |
| openedTranscontinentalRoute | 1893 ⓘ |
| operatedIn | northern United States ⓘ |
| playedRoleIn | economic development of the northern United States ⓘ |
| primaryRouteTerminus |
Seattle, Washington
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
St. Paul, Minnesota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryTrafficType |
grain
ⓘ
intermodal freight ⓘ ore ⓘ timber ⓘ |
| promoted |
agricultural settlement in the northern Great Plains
ⓘ
immigration to the northern Great Plains ⓘ |
| servedCity |
Duluth, Minnesota
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fargo, North Dakota NERFINISHED ⓘ Grand Forks, North Dakota NERFINISHED ⓘ Great Falls, Montana NERFINISHED ⓘ Havre, Montana NERFINISHED ⓘ Minneapolis, Minnesota NERFINISHED ⓘ Minot, North Dakota NERFINISHED ⓘ Portland, Oregon NERFINISHED ⓘ Seattle, Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ Spokane, Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ St. Paul, Minnesota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedNationalPark | Glacier National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedState |
Idaho
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ Minnesota NERFINISHED ⓘ Montana NERFINISHED ⓘ North Dakota NERFINISHED ⓘ Oregon NERFINISHED ⓘ Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ Wisconsin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor | Burlington Northern Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| trackGauge | 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.