BNSF Northern Transcon
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BNSF Northern Transcon is a major transcontinental freight rail corridor of BNSF Railway that links the U.S. Pacific Northwest with the Midwest and Chicago.
All labels observed (7)
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: BNSF Northern Transcon Context triple: [BNSF Seattle Subdivision (segments), partOfNetwork, BNSF Northern Transcon]
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BNSF Southern Transcon
The BNSF Southern Transcon is a major high-capacity freight rail corridor across the southern United States, serving as one of BNSF Railway’s primary routes for transcontinental intermodal and merchandise traffic.
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Union Pacific North Line
The Union Pacific North Line is a Metra commuter rail line in the Chicago metropolitan area that runs north from downtown Chicago through suburbs along Lake Michigan into Kenosha, Wisconsin.
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Union Pacific West Line
The Union Pacific West Line is a commuter rail route in the Chicago metropolitan area that runs between downtown Chicago and western suburbs, providing daily passenger service as part of the Metra system.
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D.
California Zephyr
The California Zephyr is a long-distance passenger train route in the United States that runs through the Rocky Mountains and Sierra Nevada, often regarded as one of the most scenic rail journeys in North America.
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BNSF Scenic Subdivision
The BNSF Scenic Subdivision is a major BNSF Railway line through Washington state’s Cascade Mountains, known for its steep grades, tunnels, and use by both freight and passenger trains.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: BNSF Northern Transcon Target entity description: BNSF Northern Transcon is a major transcontinental freight rail corridor of BNSF Railway that links the U.S. Pacific Northwest with the Midwest and Chicago.
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A.
BNSF Southern Transcon
The BNSF Southern Transcon is a major high-capacity freight rail corridor across the southern United States, serving as one of BNSF Railway’s primary routes for transcontinental intermodal and merchandise traffic.
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B.
Union Pacific North Line
The Union Pacific North Line is a Metra commuter rail line in the Chicago metropolitan area that runs north from downtown Chicago through suburbs along Lake Michigan into Kenosha, Wisconsin.
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C.
Union Pacific West Line
The Union Pacific West Line is a commuter rail route in the Chicago metropolitan area that runs between downtown Chicago and western suburbs, providing daily passenger service as part of the Metra system.
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California Zephyr
The California Zephyr is a long-distance passenger train route in the United States that runs through the Rocky Mountains and Sierra Nevada, often regarded as one of the most scenic rail journeys in North America.
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BNSF Scenic Subdivision
The BNSF Scenic Subdivision is a major BNSF Railway line through Washington state’s Cascade Mountains, known for its steep grades, tunnels, and use by both freight and passenger trains.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
freight rail corridor
ⓘ
transcontinental rail line ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Northern Transcontinental route
ⓘ
linked to:
BNSF Northern Transcon
|
| approximateOpeningDate | late 19th century (via predecessor railroads) ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Chicago
ⓘ
Midwest ⓘ
linked to:
Midwestern United States
Pacific Northwest ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| crosses |
Cascade Range
ⓘ
Rocky Mountains ⓘ |
| electrification | not electrified ⓘ |
| formsPartOf | Chicago–Pacific Northwest rail corridor ⓘ |
| hasFunction | link Pacific ports with Midwestern markets ⓘ |
| hasMajorHub |
Fargo, North Dakota
ⓘ
Minneapolis–Saint Paul ⓘ Spokane, Washington ⓘ |
| historicalPredecessor |
Great Northern Railway main line
ⓘ
Northern Pacific Railway main line ⓘ
linked to:
Northern Pacific Railway
Spokane Portland and Seattle Railway ⓘ
linked to:
Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway
|
| isKeyRouteFor |
BNSF trans-Pacific container traffic
ⓘ
grain exports from Northern Plains to Pacific Northwest ports ⓘ |
| operator | BNSF Railway ⓘ |
| ownedBySince |
BNSF Railway (1996)
ⓘ
linked to:
BNSF Railway
|
| owner | BNSF Railway ⓘ |
| partOf |
BNSF Railway network
ⓘ
linked to:
BNSF Railway
|
| partOfCorridor |
BNSF transcontinental routes
ⓘ
linked to:
BNSF Northern Transcon
|
| passesThrough |
Idaho
ⓘ
Illinois ⓘ Minnesota ⓘ Montana ⓘ North Dakota ⓘ Washington ⓘ Wisconsin ⓘ |
| primaryUse | freight transportation ⓘ |
| railGauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| signalingSystem | Centralized Traffic Control ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | primary BNSF route between Pacific Northwest and Chicago ⓘ |
| supports | international intermodal traffic from Asia ⓘ |
| terminus |
Chicago, Illinois
ⓘ
linked to:
Chicago
Portland, Oregon ⓘ
linked to:
Portland
Seattle, Washington ⓘ
linked to:
Seattle, Washington, United States
|
| trackConfiguration | mostly double track ⓘ |
| trafficType |
intermodal freight
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manifest freight ⓘ unit coal trains ⓘ unit grain trains ⓘ |
| usedBy | BNSF freight trains ⓘ |
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Subject: BNSF Northern Transcon Description of subject: BNSF Northern Transcon is a major transcontinental freight rail corridor of BNSF Railway that links the U.S. Pacific Northwest with the Midwest and Chicago.
Referenced by (10)
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