St. Paul and Duluth Railroad
GPTKB entity
Properties (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
Railroad
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| gptkbp:associated_with |
gptkb:Great_Northern_Railway
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| gptkbp:collaboratedWith |
gptkb:Northern_Pacific_Railway
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| gptkbp:firstHeld |
1970s
|
| gptkbp:founded |
1884
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| gptkbp:headquarters |
gptkb:Duluth,_Minnesota
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| gptkbp:historical_significance |
served as a major transportation route
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| gptkbp:historicalContext |
19th century
20th century |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
St. Paul and Duluth Railroad
|
| gptkbp:influenced |
railroad_expansion_in_the_U.S.
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| gptkbp:isConnectedTo |
St._Paul_and_Duluth
|
| gptkbp:keyPeople |
gptkb:James_J._Hill
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| gptkbp:length |
approximately 200 miles
|
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Minnesota
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| gptkbp:notable_event |
acquisition_by_Northern_Pacific_Railway
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| gptkbp:operates |
freight services
|
| gptkbp:passengerCapacity |
passengers
coal grain lumber |
| gptkbp:productionCompany |
gptkb:St._Paul_and_Duluth_Railway_Company
|
| gptkbp:productionYears |
1884 to 1970
|
| gptkbp:railwayLine |
gptkb:Burlington_Northern
200 miles influenced local economies included bridges and tunnels utilized steam locomotives contributed to regional growth historical societies work to preserve its history important in the development of the region declined due to changes in transportation significant for economic development part_of_Minnesota's_transportation_history Duluth_to_St._Paul linked_major_cities_in_Minnesota part_of_the_larger_railway_system_in_the_U.S. shaped_transportation_in_the_Midwest. |
| gptkbp:route |
gptkb:Minnesota
|
| gptkbp:servedIn |
gptkb:Superior,_Wisconsin
gptkb:Minneapolis St. Paul Duluth |
| gptkbp:serviceType |
passenger service
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| gptkbp:successor |
gptkb:Burlington_Northern_Railroad
|
| gptkbp:track |
4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
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| gptkbp:trainServices |
freight and passenger
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| gptkbp:trainTypes |
Class I railroad
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| gptkbp:transportation |
faced competition from other transport modes
|
| gptkbp:year |
1970
|