Northern Pacific Railway

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The Northern Pacific Railway was a major transcontinental railroad in the northern United States that played a key role in opening and developing the Pacific Northwest in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Class I railroad ⓘ
railroad company ⓘ
builtBy Northern Pacific Railroad Company ⓘ
charteredBy United States Congress ⓘ
colorScheme Pine Tree (green and yellow) in later years ⓘ
completedTranscontinentalLine 1883 ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
crossedMountainRange Cascade Range ⓘ
Rocky Mountains ⓘ
dateDissolved 1970 ⓘ
facedEvent 1893 financial reorganization ⓘ
Panic of 1873 receivership ⓘ
gauge standard gauge ⓘ
goldenSpikeLocation Gold Creek, Montana Territory ⓘ
headquartersLocation Minneapolis, Minnesota ⓘ
linked to: Minneapolis

Saint Paul, Minnesota ⓘ
helpedDevelop Billings, Montana ⓘ
linked to: Billings

Bismarck, North Dakota ⓘ
Fargo, North Dakota ⓘ
Pacific Northwest ⓘ
Spokane, Washington ⓘ
inception 1864 ⓘ
landGrantMileage approximately 40 million acres ⓘ
laterUsedMotivePower diesel locomotives ⓘ
logo yin-yang style monad emblem ⓘ
mainRoute Lake Superior to Puget Sound ⓘ
mergedInto Burlington Northern Railroad ⓘ
linked to: BNSF Railway
mergedWith Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad ⓘ
Great Northern Railway ⓘ
Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway ⓘ
notableEngineer John W. Kendrick NERFINISHED ⓘ
notablePresident Charles B. Wright ⓘ
Henry Villard ⓘ
James J. Hill ⓘ
notableStructure Stampede Tunnel ⓘ
openedToTraffic 1870s ⓘ
operatedService Mainstreeter ⓘ
North Coast Hiawatha (via successor) ⓘ
North Coast Limited ⓘ
ownedSubsidiary Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway (jointly) ⓘ
predecessor Lake Superior and Mississippi Railroad ⓘ
primaryFreight grain ⓘ
minerals ⓘ
timber ⓘ
promotedTourismTo Pacific Northwest ⓘ
Yellowstone National Park ⓘ
receivedLandGrantFrom United States government ⓘ
reportingMark NP ⓘ
servedNationalPark Yellowstone National Park ⓘ
servedRegion Northern Plains ⓘ
linked to: Great Plains

Pacific Northwest ⓘ
Upper Midwest ⓘ
successor BNSF Railway ⓘ
Burlington Northern Inc. ⓘ
linked to: BNSF Railway

Burlington Northern Railroad ⓘ
linked to: BNSF Railway
terminus Duluth, Minnesota ⓘ
linked to: Duluth

Seattle, Washington ⓘ
Tacoma, Washington ⓘ
trackGauge 1,435 mm ⓘ
traverses Idaho ⓘ
Minnesota ⓘ
Montana ⓘ
North Dakota ⓘ
Oregon ⓘ
Washington ⓘ
Wisconsin ⓘ
usedMotivePower steam locomotives ⓘ

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James J. Hill → knownFor → Northern Pacific Railway ⓘ
City of Destiny → associatedWith → Northern Pacific Railroad ⓘ
linked to: Northern Pacific Railway
Seattle King Street Station → formerOwner → Northern Pacific Railway ⓘ
Burlington Northern Railroad → formedByMergerOf → Northern Pacific Railway ⓘ
subject linked to: Hill Lines
Northern Securities Company → controlled → Northern Pacific Railway ⓘ
Northern Securities Company → ownedSharesIn → Northern Pacific Railway ⓘ
Northern Pacific Railway → builtBy → Northern Pacific Railroad Company ⓘ
linked to: Northern Pacific Railway
Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway → parentCompany → Northern Pacific Railway ⓘ
Cle Elum, Washington → servedByRailwayHistorically → Northern Pacific Railway ⓘ
Union Depot (Saint Paul) → formerServices → Northern Pacific Railway ⓘ
Magic City → relatedTo → Northern Pacific Railway ⓘ
Tenino, Washington → foundedAsRailroadTownOn → Northern Pacific Railway ⓘ
Frederick H. Billings → employer → Northern Pacific Railway ⓘ
Henry Villard → employer → Northern Pacific Railway ⓘ
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad → parentCompany → Northern Pacific Railway (partial owner before merger) ⓘ
subject linked to: CB&Q
linked to: Northern Pacific Railway
Burlington Route → allianceWith → Northern Pacific Railway ⓘ
Edwinton → associatedWith → Northern Pacific Railway ⓘ
Edwinton → partOf → Northern Pacific Railway route ⓘ
linked to: Northern Pacific Railway
Livingston, Montana → servedBy → Northern Pacific Railway ⓘ
subject linked to: Livingston
BNSF Northern Transcon → historicalPredecessor → Northern Pacific Railway main line ⓘ
linked to: Northern Pacific Railway
Tacoma Union Station → partOf → Northern Pacific Railway network (historically) ⓘ
linked to: Northern Pacific Railway
Ritzville, Washington → servedByRailroad → Northern Pacific Railway (historical) ⓘ
linked to: Northern Pacific Railway
Orting, Washington → transportationHistory → Northern Pacific Railway ⓘ
Montana Territory → railroadExpansion → Northern Pacific Railway ⓘ
Northern Pacific Railway → predecessor → Northern Pacific Railroad ⓘ
linked to: Northern Pacific Railway
Great Northern Railway → competedWith → Northern Pacific Railway ⓘ
Northern Pacific Railway Depot (Brainerd, Minnesota) → partOf → Northern Pacific Railway network ⓘ
linked to: Northern Pacific Railway
Northern Pacific Railway Depot (Brainerd, Minnesota) → category → Northern Pacific Railway stations ⓘ
linked to: Northern Pacific Railway
Northern Pacific Railway Depot (Staples, Minnesota) → railwayLine → Northern Pacific Railway main line ⓘ
linked to: Northern Pacific Railway
Northern Pacific Railway Depot (Billings, Montana) → partOf → Northern Pacific Railway network ⓘ
linked to: Northern Pacific Railway
Northern Pacific Railway Depot (Spokane, Washington) → associatedWith → Northern Pacific Railway main line ⓘ
linked to: Northern Pacific Railway