The Northern Pacific Railway (reporting mark NP) was an important transcontinental railroad that operated across the northern tier of the western United States, from Minnesota to the Pacific Northwest.

The Northern Pacific Railway Historical Association (NPRHA) is dedicated to preserving the history of America’s first northern transcontinental railroad. This website contains information about the NPRHA, its activities and programs, and links to other resources.

Apr 30, 2021 · History of the Northern Pacific Railway. In 1864 Abraham Lincoln signed the charter of a railroad to be built from the Great Lakes to Puget Sound — the Northern Pacific Railroad. The Philadelphia banking house of Jay Cooke & Co. undertook to sell the bonds, which were to yield 7.3 percent interest, and sold $30 million worth.

Oct 12, 2024 · The Northern Pacific Railway is often overshadowed by the Transcontinental Railroad. The latter was completed by the Union Pacific (UP) and Central Pacific (CP) in 1869, running the 42nd parallel between Omaha, Nebraska Territory and Sacramento, California.

The 2-8-8-4 was first built for the Northern Pacific Railway in 1928. The 4-6-6-4 locomotives were so large that in many places in Montana the Northern Pacific had to widen the centers of its double track on the Rocky Mountain Division.

The Northern Pacific Railway Historical Association (NPRHA) is dedicated to preserving the history of America's first northern transcontinental railroad and making it accessible on this website. This is done by the nearly 2,000 members of the NPRHA who support research into the operations, equipment, and facilities of the NP and by modeling and ...

The Northern Pacific Railway Records present an extensive and detailed resource for researching railroad corporate management structures, land ownership histories for railroad associated properties (particularly in North Dakota, Montana, Idaho, and Washington state), economic impacts created by railroad construction and repair, corporate ...

Freight room filled with tools, a hand pump car, velocipede and motorized speeders used by maintenance crews. REA room, Before Fedex and UPS there was Railway Express Agency. WHAT CAN I EXPECT TO SEE IN THE YARD? 19 various freight cars with interesting stories what they hauled.

Sep 23, 2022 · In mid-19th Century America, an expanding nation had a major transportation need: rail lines that could stretch from coast to coast. Western explorations and survey crews began to sketch out potential railroad routes in the decades before the American Civil War.

When construction of the Northern Pacific Railroad (NP) began in Montana in 1881, communities awaited its arrival with great anticipation. By the late 1880s NP promotions were bringing hundreds of optimistic settlers to Montana and other western states.