Rocky Mountain Division
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The Rocky Mountain Division was a mountainous segment of the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad (the Milwaukee Road) renowned for its challenging grades, tunnels, and scenic electrified mainline through the Rockies.
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
operating division of the Milwaukee Road
ⓘ
railroad division ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Rockies Division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| electrificationSystem | overhead catenary ⓘ |
| electrified | true ⓘ |
| feature |
electrified mainline
ⓘ
mountainous grades ⓘ scenic route ⓘ tunnels ⓘ |
| gauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| geographicFeature | Rocky Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEra | 20th century ⓘ |
| knownFor |
challenging grades
ⓘ
electric locomotive operation ⓘ heavy freight operations ⓘ long tunnels ⓘ scenic passenger operations ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Rocky Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operationalChallenge |
harsh winter conditions
ⓘ
mountain tunneling ⓘ steep grades ⓘ |
| parentCompany | Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfRoute | Milwaukee Road Pacific Extension NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Idaho
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Montana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| railroadCompany | Milwaukee Road NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| railroadNetworkRole | mainline segment ⓘ |
| railroadType |
freight railroad
ⓘ
passenger railroad ⓘ |
| region | U.S. Pacific Northwest interior ⓘ |
| scenic | true ⓘ |
| shortName | Rocky Mountain Division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| terrain | mountainous ⓘ |
| usesTechnology |
diesel locomotives
ⓘ
electric traction ⓘ steam locomotives ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.