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Great Lakes Transportation (GLT) was a group of transportation-related companies primarily consisting of rail and water carriers catering to the needs of the steel making industry centered on the Great Lakes of North America. The holding company was acquired by Canadian National Railway in 2004.^{[citation needed]}

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Its companies included:

Formerly owned by the privately owned Transtar, Inc., GLT's rail and marine holdings were purchased in 2004 by the Canadian National Railway for $380 million USD.^{[citation needed]}

Great Lakes Fleet operated eight Great Lakes bulk carriers ranging from 1,004 feet long to 767 feet long. Among its carriers was the SS Arthur M. Anderson, notable for being the last ship to have radio contact with her sister ship the SS Edmund Fitzgerald and would be the lead ship to attempt to rescue her crew.^{[citation needed]}

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 [[Image:Logo of Great Lakes Transportation LLC.png|thumb|300px|The G.L.T. [[logo]]]]
-'''Great Lakes Transportation LLC''' is a group of transportation related companies primarily consisting of rail and water carriers catering to the needs of the steel making industry centered on the [[Great Lakes]] of [[North America]].  '''GLT''' companies include:
+'''Great Lakes Transportation''' (GLT) was a group of transportation-related companies primarily consisting of rail and water carriers catering to the needs of the steel making industry centered on the [[Great Lakes]] of [[North America]]. The [[holding company]] was acquired by [[Canadian National Railway]] in 2004.{{cn|date=May 2023}}
+== History ==
-* [[Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad]]
+Its companies included:
-* [[Duluth, Missabe and Iron Range Railway]]
-* [[Great Lakes Fleet]]
-* [[Pittsburgh & Conneaut Dock Company]]
+* [[Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad]]{{cn|date=May 2023}}
-Formerly owned by the privately owned [[Transtar, Inc.]], '''GLT's''' rail and marine holdings were purchased in 2004 by the [[Canadian National Railway]] for $380 million [[United States Dollar|USD]].
+* [[Duluth, Missabe and Iron Range Railway]]{{cn|date=May 2023}}
+* [[Great Lakes Fleet]]{{cn|date=May 2023}}
+* [[Pittsburgh & Conneaut Dock Company]]{{cn|date=May 2023}}
+Formerly owned by the privately owned [[Transtar, Inc.]], GLT's rail and marine holdings were purchased in 2004 by the [[Canadian National Railway]] for $380 million [[United States Dollar|USD]].{{cn|date=May 2023}}
-Great Lakes Fleet operates eight Great Lakes bulk carriers ranging from 1,004 feet long to 767 feet long.  Among its carriers is the ''[[SS Arthur M. Anderson]]'', notable for being the last ship to have radio contact with her sister ship the ''[[SS Edmund Fitzgerald]]'' and would be the lead ship to attempt to rescue her crew.
+Great Lakes Fleet operated eight Great Lakes bulk carriers ranging from 1,004 feet long to 767 feet long.  Among its carriers was the ''[[SS Arthur M. Anderson]]'', notable for being the last ship to have radio contact with her sister ship the ''[[SS Edmund Fitzgerald]]'' and would be the lead ship to attempt to rescue her crew.{{cn|date=May 2023}}
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-{{Transport-company-stub}}