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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:railway_company
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gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
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gptkb:Great_Northern_Railway
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gptkbp:builtWithout
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land grants
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gptkbp:ceased_operations
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1970
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gptkbp:crosses
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gptkb:Rocky_Mountains
gptkb:Cascade_Mountains
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gptkbp:foundedBy
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gptkb:James_J._Hill
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gptkbp:foundedYear
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1889
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gptkbp:headquartersLocation
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gptkb:Saint_Paul,_Minnesota
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance
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first privately funded transcontinental railroad in the U.S.
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Great Northern Railroad
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gptkbp:logo
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gptkb:Rocky_the_Goat
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gptkbp:mergedInto
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gptkb:Burlington_Northern_Railroad
1970
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gptkbp:notableBuilding
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gptkb:Cascade_Tunnel
gptkb:Stone_Arch_Bridge_(Minneapolis)
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gptkbp:notableEmployee
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gptkb:James_J._Hill
gptkb:Louis_W._Hill
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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completion of transcontinental line in 1893
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gptkbp:notableRoute
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gptkb:Oriental_Limited
gptkb:Empire_Builder
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gptkbp:operatesIn
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gptkb:Midwest
gptkb:Pacific_Northwest
gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:parentCompany
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gptkb:Great_Northern_Railway_Company
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gptkbp:peakPeriod
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8,316 miles
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gptkbp:predecessor
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St. Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba Railway
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gptkbp:product
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gptkb:cryptocurrency
gptkb:livestock
gptkb:wheat
wood
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gptkbp:promotedTourismTo
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gptkb:Glacier_National_Park
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gptkbp:servesCity
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gptkb:Minneapolis
gptkb:Seattle
gptkb:Spokane
gptkb:Fargo
gptkb:Glacier_National_Park
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:Burlington_Northern_Railroad
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gptkbp:terminus
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gptkb:Seattle,_Washington
gptkb:Saint_Paul,_Minnesota
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gptkbp:trackGauge
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standard gauge
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:The_High_48s
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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7
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