the Hi-Line

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Name originially applied to James J. Hill's expansion (1887-1893) of the Great Northern Railway from Minniapolis/St.Paul to Seattle, especially that more or less straight line portion from Spokane to Minot which paralleled the Canadian border. This was the northernmost trans-continental railroad in the U.S. and hence the nickname "high" line. As US Highway 2 neared completion in the 1950s, those parts that ran right along the railway (i.e. most of Montana) came to be called the Hi-Line as well.
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Coordinates:   48°33'23"N   110°32'52"W
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