Great Northern Railway (historical)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Great_Northern_Railway_(historical)
GPTKB entity
Statements (33)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:railway_company
gptkbp:abbreviation GN
gptkbp:built transcontinental railroad
gptkbp:category defunct railway company of the United States
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:dissolved 1970
gptkbp:foundedBy gptkb:James_J._Hill
gptkbp:foundedYear 1889
gptkbp:headquartersLocation gptkb:Saint_Paul,_Minnesota
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Great Northern Railway (historical)
gptkbp:industry gptkb:rail_transport
gptkbp:logo gptkb:Rocky_the_Goat
gptkbp:mergedInto gptkb:Burlington_Northern_Railroad
gptkbp:notableBuilding gptkb:Cascade_Tunnel
gptkb:Stone_Arch_Bridge
gptkbp:notableEmployee gptkb:James_J._Hill
gptkbp:notableEvent completion of transcontinental line in 1893
gptkbp:notableStation gptkb:Oriental_Limited
gptkb:Empire_Builder
gptkbp:operatesIn gptkb:Midwestern_United_States
gptkb:Pacific_Northwest
gptkbp:parentCompany gptkb:Great_Northern_Railway_Company
gptkbp:route St. Paul to Seattle
over 8,000 miles at peak
gptkbp:servesCity gptkb:Minneapolis
gptkb:Seattle
gptkb:Spokane
gptkb:St._Paul
gptkb:Fargo
gptkb:Glacier_National_Park
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Burlington_Northern_Railroad
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Downham_Market_railway_station
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7