Pacific Extension
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The Pacific Extension was the Milwaukee Road railroad’s ambitious early 20th-century transcontinental line that stretched from the Midwest to the Pacific Northwest before ultimately being abandoned.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
railway line
ⓘ
transcontinental railroad route ⓘ |
| abandonmentStart | 1970s ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Milwaukee Road’s Coast Extension NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtBy | Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1909 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1906 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crosses |
Bitterroot Range
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cascade Range NERFINISHED ⓘ Rocky Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| declineFactors |
competition from other transcontinental railroads
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high maintenance costs ⓘ loss of traffic to highways and pipelines ⓘ |
| electrification | yes ⓘ |
| electrificationEnd | 1974 ⓘ |
| electrificationStart | 1914 ⓘ |
| electrificationSystem | 3,000 V DC overhead line ⓘ |
| endPoint |
Portland, Oregon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Seattle, Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ Tacoma, Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| finalAbandonmentDate | 1980 ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
Columbia River bridges
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Snoqualmie Tunnel NERFINISHED ⓘ St. Paul Pass Tunnel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
example of early 20th-century large-scale railroad electrification
ⓘ
last major transcontinental railroad built in the contiguous United States ⓘ |
| knownFor | longest mainline railroad electrification in the United States at the time ⓘ |
| notableSegmentNow |
Iron Horse State Park trail
NERFINISHED
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John Wayne Pioneer Trail NERFINISHED ⓘ Route of the Hiawatha Trail NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1909 ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatorBankruptcy | Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad bankruptcy of 1977 ⓘ |
| partOf | Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Idaho
NERFINISHED
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Montana NERFINISHED ⓘ Oregon NERFINISHED ⓘ South Dakota NERFINISHED ⓘ Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| peakEra | 1920s ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose |
passenger service between Midwest and Pacific Northwest
ⓘ
transcontinental freight service ⓘ |
| shortName | Milwaukee Road Pacific Extension NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startPoint |
Mobridge, South Dakota
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Twin Cities, Minnesota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successorUse |
rail trail corridors
ⓘ
state parks and recreational trails ⓘ |
| trafficType |
grain shipments
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interchange traffic with western railroads ⓘ lumber and forest products ⓘ |
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