gptkbp:instanceOf
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railway line
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gptkbp:associated_with
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gptkb:John_D._Spreckels
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gptkbp:built
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1905
1919
Difficult terrain
Political opposition
Funding issues
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gptkbp:connects
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gptkb:San_Diego,_California
gptkb:El_Centro,_California
gptkb:Yuma,_Arizona
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gptkbp:current_use
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gptkb:San_Diego_and_Arizona_Eastern_Railway
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gptkbp:founded
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1906
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gptkbp:has_a
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Yuma
El_Centro
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gptkbp:headquarters
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gptkb:San_Diego,_California
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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Tourism development in the region
First railway to connect San Diego with the eastern United States
Economic_development_of_San_Diego
Facilitated_trade_with_Arizona
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gptkbp:historicalEvent
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Completion of the line in 1919
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gptkbp:historicalPeriod
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San_Diego_to_Arizona
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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San Diego and Arizona Railway
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gptkbp:is_designed_to
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1919
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gptkbp:length
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147 miles
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gptkbp:nickname
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gptkb:The_Impossible_Railroad
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gptkbp:notable_feature
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Carrizo Gorge
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gptkbp:operates
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freight services
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gptkbp:operational_status
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Active
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gptkbp:owner
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gptkb:San_Diego_and_Arizona_Eastern_Railway
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gptkbp:productionCompany
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gptkb:San_Diego_and_Arizona_Eastern_Railway
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gptkbp:railwayLine
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Influenced regional transportation policies
Part of the early 20th-century expansion
Significant for its engineering feats
Contributed_to_the_growth_of_the_southwestern_U.S.
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gptkbp:route
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147 miles
Freight route
San_Diego_to_the_Imperial_Valley
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gptkbp:scenicViews
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Mountain and desert landscapes
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gptkbp:serves
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gptkb:San_Diego_County
gptkb:Imperial_County
gptkb:Yuma_County
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gptkbp:serviceType
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freight
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gptkbp:track
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Standard gauge
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gptkbp:training
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147 miles
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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
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