Great Northern Railway

defunct American Class I railway company (1889–1970)
Organization transport_company Q1272318
Great Northern Railway
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Great Northern Railway

Summary

Great Northern Railway is a transport company[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of transport_company entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (564 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Great Northern Railway is in the country of United States[3].
  • Great Northern Railway's image is recorded as Great Northern Railway Empire Builder.JPG[4].
  • Great Northern Railway's instance of is recorded as transport company[5].
  • Great Northern Railway's instance of is recorded as business[6].
  • Great Northern Railway's instance of is recorded as railway company[7].
  • Great Northern Railway's followed by is recorded as Burlington Northern Railroad[8].
  • Great Northern Railway's headquarters location is recorded as Saint Paul[9].
  • Great Northern Railway's ISNI is recorded as 0000000121878152[10].
  • Great Northern Railway's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 153045599[11].
  • Great Northern Railway's GND ID is recorded as 235954-6[12].
  • Great Northern Railway's Commons category is recorded as Great Northern Railway (US)[13].
  • +1889-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Great Northern Railway[14].
  • Great Northern Railway was dissolved in +1970-01-01T00:00:00Z[15].
  • Great Northern Railway's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/014kfs[16].
  • Great Northern Railway's significant event is recorded as Great Northern Railway Company v. Sutherland[17].
  • Great Northern Railway's significant event is recorded as Great Northern Railway Company v. United States[18].
  • Great Northern Railway's significant event is recorded as Great Northern Railway Company v. Delmar Company[19].
  • Great Northern Railway's significant event is recorded as Great Northern Railway Company v. Minnesota ex rel Railroad & Warehouse Commission of the State of Minnesota[20].
  • Great Northern Railway's significant event is recorded as Great Northern Railway Company v. Galbreath Catte Company[21].
  • Great Northern Railway's significant event is recorded as Great Northern Railway Company v. Minnesota[22].
  • Great Northern Railway's significant event is recorded as Great Northern Railway Company v. Washington[23].
  • Great Northern Railway's significant event is recorded as Great Northern Railway Company v. Wiles[24].
  • Great Northern Railway's significant event is recorded as Great Northern Railway Company v. Steinke[25].
  • Great Northern Railway's significant event is recorded as Great Northern Railway Company v. Reed[26].
  • Great Northern Railway's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Great Northern Railway (U.S.)[27].

Body

Founding

+1889-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Great Northern Railway[14].

Identity

Great Northern Railway's followed by is recorded as Burlington Northern Railroad[8].

Operations

Great Northern Railway's headquarters location is recorded as Saint Paul[9].

Dissolution

Great Northern Railway was dissolved in +1970-01-01T00:00:00Z[15].

Why It Matters

Great Northern Railway ranks in the top 2% of transport_company entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (564 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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