BRAINERD — For over 100 years, the Northern Pacific Railway connected the Great Lakes to Puget Sound on the Pacific, powering through the Twin Cities, Brainerd, Fargo, Duluth and more. But when ...

Two hundred fifteen silver gelatin photoprints documenting the construction of the Northern Pacific Railway. Images depcit the Takoma Shops, Marent Gulch Viaduct, Howe trusses, trestle work, iron ...

CROSBY — Unlimited Learning is hosting a session at 1:30 p.m. Nov. 11, at Heartwood Senior Living in Crosby about the history and importance of the Northern Pacific Railway. The Northern Pacific ...

The collection consists of one bound photograph album, 1883-1884, documenting the construction of the Northern Pacific Railroad Bridge over the Snake River. The images depict machinery, piers, boats, ...

July 2023 marks the 150th anniversary of one of the most momentous events in Pacific Northwest history: when the Northern Pacific Railway Company chose Tacoma as the terminus for its transcontinental ...

“Main Street of the Northwest — The Story of the Northern Pacific” aired on Lakeland PBS on June 1 and is now available for free on its website. Hegstad first suggested a documentary on the Northern ...

TACOMA, Wash. — The tale of modern day Tacoma begins with the first of many railroad tracks that lead to the city's birthplace along Commencement Bay. Tacoma is born of the railroad, created by the ...