Milwaukee Road Pacific Extension

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Milwaukee_Road_Pacific_Extension
GPTKB entity
Statements (36)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:railway_line
gptkbp:abandoned 1980
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Pacific_Extension
gptkbp:builtBy gptkb:Chicago,_Milwaukee,_St._Paul_and_Pacific_Railroad
gptkbp:completedIn 1909
gptkbp:constructionStartYear 1906
gptkbp:electrificationBegan 1915
gptkbp:electrificationEnded 1974
gptkbp:historicalSignificance last major transcontinental railroad built in the US
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Milwaukee Road Pacific Extension
gptkbp:length approximately 1,400 miles
gptkbp:notableBattle gptkb:Snoqualmie_Tunnel
gptkb:Pipestone_Tunnel
gptkbp:notableFeature electrified sections
mountain crossings
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:Snoqualmie_Pass
gptkb:Pipestone_Pass
gptkb:St._Paul_Pass
gptkbp:openedForService 1909
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:Milwaukee_Road
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Chicago,_Milwaukee,_St._Paul_and_Pacific_Railroad
gptkbp:passesThrough gptkb:Idaho
gptkb:Minnesota
gptkb:Montana
gptkb:South_Dakota
gptkb:Washington
gptkbp:purpose transcontinental rail service
gptkbp:route gptkb:Chicago,_Illinois
gptkbp:routeEnd gptkb:Tacoma,_Washington
gptkbp:sectionsNow gptkb:John_Wayne_Pioneer_Trail
gptkb:Bitterroot_Trail
gptkb:Route_of_the_Hiawatha_Trail
rail trails
gptkbp:status mostly abandoned
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Pacific_Extension
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6