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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf railroad company
transcontinental railroad
builtInfrastructure railroad hotels near Glacier National Park
completedMainLineToPacific 1893
connectedRegion Great Lakes
Pacific Northwest
country United States
crossedMountainRange Cascade Range
Rocky Mountains
formedPartOf Burlington Northern Inc.
linked to: BNSF Railway
foundedBy James J. Hill
gauge standard gauge
headquartersLocation St. Paul, Minnesota
linked to: Saint Paul
keyPerson James J. Hill
knownFor efficient freight operations
low land-grant subsidies compared to other transcontinentals
laterPartOf BNSF Railway
mergedInto Burlington Northern Railroad
linked to: BNSF Railway
mergerDate 1970
openedTranscontinentalRoute 1893
operatedIn northern United States
playedRoleIn economic development of the northern United States
primaryRouteTerminus Seattle, Washington
St. Paul, Minnesota
linked to: Saint Paul
primaryTrafficType grain
intermodal freight
ore
timber
promoted agricultural settlement in the northern Great Plains
immigration to the northern Great Plains
servedCity Duluth, Minnesota
linked to: Duluth

Fargo, North Dakota
Grand Forks, North Dakota
Great Falls, Montana
Havre, Montana
Minneapolis, Minnesota
linked to: Minneapolis

Minot, North Dakota
Portland, Oregon
linked to: Portland

Seattle, Washington
Spokane, Washington
St. Paul, Minnesota
linked to: Saint Paul
servedNationalPark Glacier National Park
servedState Idaho
Illinois
Minnesota
Montana
North Dakota
Oregon
Washington
Wisconsin
successor Burlington Northern Railroad
linked to: BNSF Railway
trackGauge 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in

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Oriental Limited operatingCompany Great Northern Railway (U.S.)
Western Star operatedBy Great Northern Railway (U.S.)
EMD GP9 usedBy Great Northern Railway (U.S.)
subject linked to: EMD GP9 locomotive
Hill family associatedWith St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (reorganized into Great Northern)
linked to: Great Northern Railway (U.S.)
Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway notableTrainService The Empire Builder connection (via Great Northern)
subject linked to: SP&S
linked to: Great Northern Railway (U.S.)
Havre–Great Falls line of the Great Northern Railway connectsWith Great Northern Railway transcontinental main line at Havre
linked to: Great Northern Railway (U.S.)