Feather River Route
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The Feather River Route was a scenic transcontinental rail line through California’s Feather River Canyon, renowned for its gentle grades and role as the Western Pacific Railroad’s primary connection between the San Francisco Bay Area and the American interior.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Feather River Route canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Feather River Route Context triple: [Western Pacific Railroad, mainRoute, Feather River Route]
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A.
Applegate–Lassen Route
The Applegate–Lassen Route was an alternative emigrant trail in the mid-19th century that branched off the main California Trail to provide a northern route into California and southern Oregon.
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B.
Anza Trail
Anza Trail is a historic route in the American Southwest and California that commemorates the 18th-century overland expedition led by Juan Bautista de Anza and his settlers.
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C.
Shasta Route
The Shasta Route was a scenic rail line in the Pacific Northwest known for connecting California and Oregon through the Cascade Range under the Southern Pacific Railroad.
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D.
San Joaquins route
The San Joaquins route is an Amtrak passenger rail service in California that connects the San Francisco Bay Area and Sacramento with the Central Valley and Bakersfield.
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E.
California Trail
The California Trail was a major 19th-century overland wagon route that carried hundreds of thousands of emigrants westward to California, especially during the California Gold Rush.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Feather River Route Target entity description: The Feather River Route was a scenic transcontinental rail line through California’s Feather River Canyon, renowned for its gentle grades and role as the Western Pacific Railroad’s primary connection between the San Francisco Bay Area and the American interior.
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A.
Applegate–Lassen Route
The Applegate–Lassen Route was an alternative emigrant trail in the mid-19th century that branched off the main California Trail to provide a northern route into California and southern Oregon.
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B.
Anza Trail
Anza Trail is a historic route in the American Southwest and California that commemorates the 18th-century overland expedition led by Juan Bautista de Anza and his settlers.
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C.
Shasta Route
The Shasta Route was a scenic rail line in the Pacific Northwest known for connecting California and Oregon through the Cascade Range under the Southern Pacific Railroad.
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D.
San Joaquins route
The San Joaquins route is an Amtrak passenger rail service in California that connects the San Francisco Bay Area and Sacramento with the Central Valley and Bakersfield.
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E.
California Trail
The California Trail was a major 19th-century overland wagon route that carried hundreds of thousands of emigrants westward to California, especially during the California Gold Rush.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
freight rail corridor
ⓘ
railway line ⓘ transcontinental rail route ⓘ |
| builtBy | Western Pacific Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtFor | competitive transcontinental access ⓘ |
| competedWith | Southern Pacific Overland Route NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connects |
American interior
ⓘ
San Francisco Bay Area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| crosses |
Middle Fork Feather River
NERFINISHED
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North Fork Feather River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| elevationCharacteristic | relatively low summit elevation for a Sierra crossing ⓘ |
| engineeringGoal | minimize grades and curvature ⓘ |
| follows | Feather River Canyon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
low ruling grades
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numerous tunnels ⓘ steel bridges ⓘ |
| hasStructure | Keddie Wye NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageUse | subject of railfan excursions and photography ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | key western link of Western Pacific’s transcontinental line ⓘ |
| knownFor |
engineering through Feather River Canyon
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gentle grades ⓘ scenic views ⓘ |
| laterOperatedBy | Union Pacific Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
California, United States
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surface form:
California
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| openedBy | Western Pacific Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Western Pacific Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Western Pacific main line
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
transcontinental rail network ⓘ |
| passesNear |
Keddie, California
NERFINISHED
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Oroville, California NERFINISHED ⓘ Portola, California NERFINISHED ⓘ Quincy, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesThrough | Feather River Canyon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryRouteOf | Western Pacific Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Sierra Nevada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scenicReputation | popular with railfans ⓘ |
| status | still in use in major segments (freight) ⓘ |
| terminusNear |
Oakland, California
NERFINISHED
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Salt Lake City connection area ⓘ |
| trafficType |
bulk commodities
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interchange freight ⓘ |
| usedFor |
freight transport
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passenger transport (historical) ⓘ |
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Subject: Feather River Route Description of subject: The Feather River Route was a scenic transcontinental rail line through California’s Feather River Canyon, renowned for its gentle grades and role as the Western Pacific Railroad’s primary connection between the San Francisco Bay Area and the American interior.
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