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Great Northern Railway (former)
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Great_Northern_Railway_(former)
GPTKB entity
Statements (27)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:railway_company
gptkbp:abbreviation
GN
gptkbp:country
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:dissolved
1970
gptkbp:foundedBy
gptkb:James_J._Hill
gptkbp:foundedYear
1889
gptkbp:headquartersLocation
gptkb:Saint_Paul,_Minnesota
gptkbp:historicalSignificance
first transcontinental railroad built without public money in the US
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Great Northern Railway (former)
gptkbp:logo
gptkb:Rocky_the_Goat
gptkbp:mergedInto
gptkb:Chicago,_Burlington_and_Quincy_Railroad
gptkb:Spokane,_Portland_and_Seattle_Railway
gptkb:Northern_Pacific_Railway
gptkbp:notableBuilding
gptkb:Cascade_Tunnel
gptkb:Stone_Arch_Bridge_(Minneapolis)
gptkbp:notableStation
gptkb:Empire_Builder
gptkbp:operatesIn
gptkb:Idaho
gptkb:Minnesota
gptkb:Montana
gptkb:North_Dakota
gptkb:Washington
gptkbp:parentCompany
gptkb:Great_Northern_Railway_Company
gptkbp:route
Saint Paul to Seattle
gptkbp:successor
gptkb:Burlington_Northern_Railroad
gptkbp:trackGauge
standard gauge
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Thornton_Viaduct
gptkbp:bfsLayer
6