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The Great Northern Railway
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/The_Great_Northern_Railway
GPTKB entity
Statements (37)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:railway_company
gptkbp:abbreviation
GN
gptkbp:built
gptkb:Cascade_Tunnel
gptkb:Stone_Arch_Bridge_(Minneapolis)
gptkbp:country
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:dissolved
1970
gptkbp:foundedBy
gptkb:James_J._Hill
gptkbp:foundedYear
1889
gptkbp:gauge
standard gauge
gptkbp:headquartersLocation
gptkb:Saint_Paul,_Minnesota
gptkbp:logo
gptkb:Rocky_the_Goat
gptkbp:mergedInto
gptkb:Burlington_Northern_Railroad
gptkbp:notableEmployee
gptkb:James_J._Hill
gptkb:Louis_W._Hill
gptkbp:notableEvent
completion of transcontinental line in 1893
gptkbp:notableFeature
only privately funded transcontinental railroad in the U.S.
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:Fargo
gptkb:Glacier_National_Park
gptkbp:servesIndustry
gptkb:wood
agriculture
mining
gptkbp:successor
gptkb:Burlington_Northern_Railroad
gptkbp:type
Class I railroad
gptkbp:website
https://www.greatnorthernrailway.org/
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Allan_Barnes_Baker
gptkbp:bfsLayer
7
http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
The Great Northern Railway
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