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gptkbp:instanceOf
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Railroad
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gptkbp:acquisition
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gptkb:Minneapolis_and_St._Louis_Railway
gptkb:Sault_Ste._Marie_and_Duluth_Railroad
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gptkbp:collaboratedWith
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gptkb:Soo_Line_Railroad
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gptkbp:debutYear
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1961
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gptkbp:founded
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1887
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gptkbp:founder
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gptkb:James_J._Hill
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gptkbp:headquarters
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gptkb:Minneapolis,_Minnesota
gptkb:Minneapolis
St. Paul
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gptkbp:historicalPeriod
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Late 19th century to mid-20th century
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance
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Facilitated_trade_in_the_Upper_Midwest
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railroad
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gptkbp:keyPeople
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gptkb:Robert_Young
gptkb:James_J._Hill
gptkb:Cornelius_Vanderbilt
gptkb:E._H._Harriman
gptkb:Barack_Obama
gptkb:Bill_Clinton
gptkb:Dwight_D._Eisenhower
gptkb:Franklin_D._Roosevelt
gptkb:George_W._Bush
gptkb:Gerald_Ford
gptkb:Harry_S._Truman
gptkb:Lyndon_B._Johnson
gptkb:Richard_Nixon
gptkb:W._Averell_Harriman
gptkb:Donald_Trump
gptkb:George_H._W._Bush
gptkb:Joe_Biden
gptkb:John_D._Rockefeller
gptkb:Ronald_Reagan
gptkb:Daniel_Willard
gptkb:Henry_E._Huntington
gptkb:William_C._Durant
gptkb:William_H._Moore
gptkb:Charles_M._Hays
gptkb:George_J._Gould
gptkb:Jimmy_Carter
gptkb:William_M._McKinley
gptkb:J._P._Morgan
James_E._McDonald
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gptkbp:legacy
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Influenced the development of railroads in the region
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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Acquisition_by_Soo_Line_in_1961
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gptkbp:notableFeature
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gptkb:Upper_Peninsula_of_Michigan
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gptkbp:notablePerson
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gptkb:James_J._Hill
gptkb:Charles_M._Hays
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gptkbp:operates
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gptkb:Michigan
gptkb:Minnesota
gptkb:Wisconsin
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gptkbp:operatesIn
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:operationalStatus
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Defunct
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gptkbp:originalPurpose
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4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
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gptkbp:passengerCapacity
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Limited passenger service offered
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gptkbp:predecessor
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gptkb:Minneapolis_and_St._Louis_Railway
gptkb:Sault_Ste._Marie_and_Duluth_Railroad
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gptkbp:previousName
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gptkb:Sault_Ste._Marie_and_Duluth_Railroad
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gptkbp:railwayLine
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gptkb:Soo_Line
gptkb:Canadian_Pacific_Railway
Declined in the mid-20th century
Numerous stations along the route
Faced competition from other railroads
Significant impact on regional economy
Expanded in the early 20th century
Connected to major railroads in the region
Owned various locomotives and freight cars
Part of the Great Northern Railway system
Legacy_continues_through_Canadian_Pacific_Railway
Merged_with_Soo_Line_Railroad
Part_of_the_history_of_rail_transport_in_the_U.S.
Reorganized_under_Soo_Line
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gptkbp:region
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gptkb:Midwest_United_States
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gptkbp:route
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over 1,000 miles
approximately 1,200 miles
Map available from historical archives
Minneapolis to Sault Ste. Marie
Minnesota_to_Sault_Ste._Marie,_Ontario
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gptkbp:serviceArea
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Minnesota,_Wisconsin,_Michigan,_Ontario
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gptkbp:serviceType
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Freight
Passenger
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:Soo_Line_Railroad
gptkb:Canadian_Pacific_Railway
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gptkbp:track
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Standard gauge
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gptkbp:training
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1,200 miles
1,900 kilometers
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gptkbp:trainTypes
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Class I railroad
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gptkbp:transportation
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Rail transport
Primarily focused on freight transport
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