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Canadian-American James J. Hill was the creator of the Great Northern Railroad. He was a man of high public duty that believed that the railroad needed the land to be prosperous to thrive. The Great Northern Railroad didn't receive any land grants such as the other railroads. Hill did well in his construction of the rail.
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The northernmost of the transcontinental railroad lines organized by James J Hill?
Great Northern Pacific Railroad http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Northern_Railway_(U.S.)
Who was James J hill?
James Jerome Hill (September 1838 to May 1916) was the chief executive officer of the Great Northern Railway. He became known as "The Empire Builder" due to the size of his railways stretching between the Upper Northwest, Northern Great Plains and Pacific Northwest.
Who made sure a continental railroad would be built?
Congress, railroad barons, banks, and investors.
Railroad built by the Credit Mobilier?
union pacific
When was the us railroad built?
The first U.S. railroad line opened and ran in 1830 in Baltimore, Maryland.
