Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway

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The Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway was an early 20th-century Pacific Northwest railroad line, backed by railroad magnate James J. Hill, that connected key cities along the Columbia River and facilitated regional trade and transportation.

All labels observed (7)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (58)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Class I railroad ⓘ
railway company ⓘ
alsoKnownAs SP&S ⓘ
SP&S Railway ⓘ
backedBy James J. Hill ⓘ
builtAlong north bank of the Columbia River ⓘ
chartered 1905 ⓘ
competedWith Oregon Railroad and Navigation Company ⓘ
Union Pacific Railroad ⓘ
connects Pasco, Washington ⓘ
Portland, Oregon ⓘ
Seattle ⓘ
Spokane ⓘ
linked to: Spokane, Washington

Vancouver, Washington ⓘ
constructionBegan 1906 ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
dissolved 1970 ⓘ
facilitated mineral transport ⓘ
movement of agricultural products ⓘ
regional trade in the Pacific Northwest ⓘ
timber transport ⓘ
follows Columbia River ⓘ
Snake River ⓘ
foundedBy James J. Hill ⓘ
gauge standard gauge ⓘ
headquartersLocation Portland, Oregon ⓘ
linked to: Portland
inception 1905 ⓘ
locatedIn Idaho ⓘ
Oregon ⓘ
Pacific Northwest ⓘ
Washington ⓘ
mainLineCompleted 1908 ⓘ
mergedInto Burlington Northern Railroad ⓘ
linked to: BNSF Railway
nickname North Bank Road NERFINISHED ⓘ
opened 1908 ⓘ
operated Astoria Line ⓘ
North Bank Line ⓘ
Oregon Trunk Railway ⓘ
operatedPassengerTrain The Columbia River Express ⓘ
linked to: Amtrak Cascades

The Empire Builder (via connections) ⓘ
The North Bank Limited ⓘ
owned Oregon Trunk Railway ⓘ
parentCompany Great Northern Railway ⓘ
Northern Pacific Railway ⓘ
partOf Hill Lines ⓘ
primaryFunction freight transportation ⓘ
secondaryFunction passenger transportation ⓘ
servedCity Astoria, Oregon ⓘ
Bend, Oregon ⓘ
Pasco, Washington ⓘ
Portland, Oregon ⓘ
Seattle ⓘ
Spokane ⓘ
linked to: Spokane, Washington

Vancouver, Washington ⓘ
servedRegion Columbia River Gorge ⓘ
Inland Northwest ⓘ
successor Burlington Northern Railroad ⓘ
linked to: BNSF Railway
trackGauge 1,435 mm ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

James J. Hill → knownFor → Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway ⓘ
Burlington Northern Railroad → formedByMergerOf → Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway ⓘ
subject linked to: Hill Lines
Northern Pacific Railway → mergedWith → Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway ⓘ
Northern Pacific Railway → ownedSubsidiary → Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway (jointly) ⓘ
linked to: Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad → parentCompany → Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway (related ownership group) ⓘ
subject linked to: CB&Q
linked to: Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway
Burlington Route → allianceWith → Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway ⓘ
BNSF Northern Transcon → historicalPredecessor → Spokane Portland and Seattle Railway ⓘ
linked to: Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway
Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway → fullName → Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway ⓘ
subject linked to: SP&S
Oregon Trunk Railway → partOf → Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway network ⓘ
linked to: Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway
Oregon Trunk Railway → parentCompany → Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway ⓘ
Oregon Trunk Railway → ownedBy → Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway ⓘ
Oregon Trunk Railway → operatedBy → Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway ⓘ
North Bank Line → partOf → Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway system ⓘ
linked to: Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway
North Bank Line → operator → Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway ⓘ
The North Bank Limited → operatedBy → Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway ⓘ
The North Bank Limited → trackOwner → Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway ⓘ
The North Bank Limited → operatedOnLine → Spokane, Portland and Seattle main line ⓘ
linked to: Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway