Northern Pacific Railway Company Records 1870-1968

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Northern Pacific Railway Company Records 1870-1968

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The Northern Pacific Railway Company was a transcontinental railroad that crossed Minnesota, Wisconsin, North Dakota, Montana, Idaho, Washington, and Oregon. This collection includes both bound and unbound correspondence, construction and expense reports, financial ledgers, right-of-way descriptions and maps, activity logs, publicity materials (including photographs and film reels), and personnel records created by employees of the Northern Pacific Railway Company and its subsidiary lines between the years 1870 and 1968--though materials are predominantly from the late 1880s through the early 1940s.

228.5 linear feet, 24 moving image items, 32 oversize volumes, and 3 oversize boxes.; 412 boxes, 20 film reels, 4 VHS tapes, 32 oversize volumes, and 3 oversize boxes.

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Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library Archives and Special Collections

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Incorporated in 1864 under the laws of the state of Illinois, the company operated a line between western Chicago and Burlington, Iowa. From the description of Corporate records, 1901-1968. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 313865953 Incorporated in 1864 under the laws of the state of Illinois, the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company operated a line between western Chicago and Burlington, Iowa. From the guide to the Corporate records., 1882, 1901-1968....

Northern Pacific Railway Company. Portland Division

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Northern Pacific Railway Company. Dixon-Polson Line

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Northern Pacific Railway Company. Rocky Mountain Division

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Northern Pacific Railway Company. Advertising and Publicity Dept.

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St. Paul and Duluth Railroad Company

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Incorporated in 1877 under the state laws of Minnesota, the company was organized to acquire the property of the Lake Superior and Mississippi Railway Company. Its main line--running between Duluth and St. Paul, Minnesota--accounted for nearly two thirds of the company's total trackage when the company was purchased by the NP, in 1900. From the description of Corporate records, 1870-1970. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 313867045 ...

Northern Pacific Railway Company. Montana Division

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Northern Pacific Railway Company. Idaho Division

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Northern Pacific Railway Company. Missoula Division

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St. Paul and Northern Pacific Railway Company.

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Incorporated as the Western Railroad Company in 1874 under the state laws of Minnesota, the company owned and operated several railway lines throughout Minnesota. The company changed its name in 1883, thereafter beginning an extensive building operation until it was deeded to NP in 1896. From the description of Maps, undated, 1883. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 313867062 ...

Gaylord and Ruby Valley Railway Company

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Incorporated in 1897 under the state laws of Montana, the company operated a line between Renova and Twin Bridges, Montana. Deeded to NP in 1899, the charter was allowed to expire in 1917. From the description of Corporate records, 1897-1899. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 313866181 ...

Yakima and Pacific Coast Railroad Company

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Incorporated in 1890 under the laws of Washington State, the company operated a line from Chehalis to South Bend (Wash.). It was deeded to United Railroads of Washington in 1892 and to NP in 1898. In 1909 it was stricken from the Washington State records for failure to pay annual license fees. From the description of Corporate records, 1890-1898. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 313867418 ...

Northern Pacific Railway Company. Yakima Division

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Northern Pacific Railway Company. Livingston-Gardner Branch

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Northern Pacific Railroad Company

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These documents are duplicate copies from the papers of George A. Brackett, now part of the Northern Pacific Railroad collection at the Minnesota Historical Society. From the description of Papers. 1864-1914. (Tri-College Library). WorldCat record id: 18832082 Isaac "Ike" Gravelle was born in Canada in October 1871. He came to the United States in 1886. He was sent to the Montana State Prison in May 1891 on a conviction for horse stealing. After his release in 1893 he worked...

Northern Pacific Railway Company. Western Division

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Northern Pacific Railway Company. Clarks Fork and Pend d'Oreille Division

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Kootenai Valley Railroad Company

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Astoria and Columbia River Railroad Company

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Incorporated in 1895 under the laws of the state of Oregon, the company operated a railway main line from Holladay to Goble, with a branch line from Warrenton to Fort Stevens, Oregon. It was sold to the Spokane, Portland, and Seattle Railway Company in 1911. From the description of Corporate records, 1907-1932. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 313865755 The company was incorporated in 1895 to assume the properties of the Colubia River and Astoria Railway Company. It eventually...

Port Townsend Southern Railroad

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Northern Pacific Railway Company. Wisconsin Division

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Northern Pacific Railway company

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The Northern Pacific Railway Company was the successor of the Northern Pacific Railroad Company, and was established in 1896. The company operated railway lines between the Great Lakes and Washington State until it merged to form the Burlington Northern Railroad in 1970. From the description of Northern Pacific Railway Company photographs, circa 1900s-1920s. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 367951939 The Northern Pacific Railroad Company was chartered in 1864 to build a railro...

Bear Creek Western Railway Company

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Seattle and International Railway Company

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Incorporated in 1896 under the laws of Washington State, the company operated a line from Seattle to Sallal Prairie with branches from Woodinville to Sumas, from Snohomish to Everett, and a partially constructed line from Arlington to Darrington. It was deeded to NP in 1901, then stricken from the records of the state of Washington in 1909 for failure to pay annual license fees. From the description of Corporate records, 1896-1908. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 313867122 ...

Tacoma Terminal Company

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Incorporated in 1889 under the laws of Washington Territory, the company operated terminal facilities in Tacoma, Washington. From the description of Corporate records, 1889-1897. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 313867283 ...

Clearwater Short Line Railway Company

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Incorporated in 1898 under the laws of Montana, the company operated a main line from Arrow to Stites, Idaho, with branches in northern Idaho and southeastern Washington State. The company was conveyed to NP in 1914, and its charter was allowed to expire in 1918. From the description of Corporate records, 1898-1915. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 313865968 ...

Grays Harbor and Columbia River Railway Company

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Incorporated in 1906 under the laws of Washington State, the company built a road from Kalama, Wash., to a terminal point on Grays Harbor on the Pacific Coast. It was conveyed to the Northwestern Improvement Company in 1923, at which time the company was dissolved. From the description of Corporate records, 1906-1943. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 313866190 ...

Western Dakota Railway Company

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Incorporated in 1906 under the state laws of North Dakota, the company operated two disconnected lines, one from Cannonball to Mott, the other from Stanton to Golden Valley, with a branch from Golden Valley to Killdeer, North Dakota. It was deeded to NP in 1914. From the description of Corporate records, 1906-1915. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 313867338 ...

Northern Pacific Railway Company. Missouri Division

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Spokane and Palouse Railway Company

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Incorporated in 1885 under the laws of Washington Territory, the company (first named Eastern Washington Railway Company, until 1886) operated a line between Marshall (Wash.) and Genesee (Idaho), with branches from Pullman Junction (Wash.) to Lewiston (Idaho), and from Belmont to Farmington (Wash.). It was deeded to NP in 1899, then stricken from the records of Washington State in 1909 for failure to pay annual license fees. From the description of Corporate records, 1885-1899. (Unkn...

Northern Pacific Railway Company. Minnesota Division

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Northern Pacific Railway Company. Peninsular Branch

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Connell Northern Railway Company

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Incorporated in 1909 under the laws of Washington State, the company operated a 73.5-mile main line between Connell and Adco (Wash. State) and a branch line from Bassett Junction to Schrag (Wash. State). In 1914, the company was conveyed to NP, and in 1917, it was stricken from Washington State's records for failure to pay annual license fees. From the description of Corporate records, 1909-1914. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 313866011 ...

Camp Creek Railway Company

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Incorporated in 1911 under the laws of the state of Montana, the company operated a 15-mile line between Manhattan and Anceny, Montana. The line was conveyed to NP in 1914. From the description of Corporate records, 1911-1914. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 313865890 ...

Washington and Columbia River Railway Company

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Incorporated in 1892 under the laws of Washington State, the company operated a line fro Dayton (Wash.) to Pendleton (Ore.) along with several other branch lines. Though it leased a line from Pasco to Wallula (Wash.), it owned 32 miles of right of way between Riverside and Covello (Wash.), for a branch line that was never built. The comany was deeded to NP in 1907. From the description of Corporate records, 1892-1934. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 313867325 ...

Northern Pacific Railway Company. Cascade Division

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Shields River Valley Railway Company

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Incorporated in 1908 under the state laws of Montana, the company operated a line between Mission and Wilsall, in central Montana. It was deeded to NP in 1914. From the description of Corporate records, 1908-1915. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 313867141 ...

Northern Pacific Railway Company. Seattle Division

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Rocky Fork and Cooke City Railway Company

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Incorporated in 1886 under the laws of Montana Territory, the company operated a line from Laurel to Red Lodge, Montana. It was conveyed to NP in 1898. From the description of Corporate records, 1887-1898. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 313867001 The Rocky Fork & Cooke City Railway Company (RF & CC) obtained its certificate of incorporation on December 30, 1886. Organized by James L. Platt, Hamilton Browne, James B. Hubbel, Walter Cooper, and Samuel Word...

Seattle, Lake Shore, and Eastern Railway Company

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Incorporated in 1885 under the laws of Washington Territory, the company sold, under foreclosure, its line from Seattle to Sallal Prairie and from Woodinville to Sumas (Wash.), in 1896, to the Seattle and International Railway Company, and its line from Spokane to Davenport (Wash.) to the Spokane and Seattle Railway Company. It was stricken from the records of the state of Washington in 1909 for failure to pay annual license fees. From the description of Corporate records, 1885-1901....

Tacoma, Olympia, and Grays Harbor Railroad Company

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Incorporated in 1890 under the state laws of Washington, the company operated a line from Lakeview to Gate City and from Centralia to Ocosta (Wash.), as well as branch lines. Its property was deeded to United Railroads of Washington in 1892, and in turn to NP in 1898. It was stricken from the Washington State records in 1909 for failure to pay annual license fees. From the description of Corporate records, 1890-1898. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 313867249 ...

Great Northern Railway Company (U.S.)

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The Rexford, Mont., station of the Great Northern Railway was established in 1903. It was closed in 1972 when the railroad was rerouted due to the flooding of the area behind the Libby Dam. The building was moved to Eureka where it became part of the Tobacco Valley Historical Village Museum. From the description of Records of the Rexford Station, Rexford, Mont., 1952-1970. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70962045 On 23 Feb. 1910 two Great Northern Railway trains--the "Seattle...

Missoula and Bitter Root Valley Railroad Company

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Incorporated in 1887 under the laws of Montana Territory, the company operated a line from Missoula to Grantsdale, Mont. It was deeded in 1888 to Northern Pacific and Montana Railroad Company, which in turn deeded it to NP in 1898. From the description of Corporate records, 1887-1897. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 313866501 The Missoula and Bitter Root Valley Railroad Company was incorporated in January 1887 with Samuel T. Hauser as president, and A.B. Hammond as vice presi...

Northern Pacific Railway Company. Pacific Division

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Northern Pacific Railway Company. Dakota Division

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Coeur d'Alene Railway and Navigation Company

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Incorporated in 1886 under the laws of Montana Territory, the company operated railway main and branch lines, as well as a steamboat line, in northern Idaho. The company was leased to NP in 1888 and sold outright to them in 1897. From the description of Corporate records, 1886-1898. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 313865975 ...

Northern Pacific and Montana Railroad Company

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Incorporated in 1888 under the laws of Montana Territory, the company operated a line between Logan and Butte, Mont., and many branch lines. In 1888 it bought the main lines of the Helena and Northern Railroad Company, the Helena, Boulder Valley and Butte Railway Company, the Drummond and Philipsburg Railroad Company, and the Missoula and Bitter Root Valley Railroad Company. The company was deeded to NP in 1898. From the description of Corporate records, 1888-1902. (Unknown). WorldCa...

Puget Sound Shore Railroad.

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Central Washington Railroad Company

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Incorporated in 1888 under the laws of Washington Territory, the company operated a 115-mile line from Cheney to Coulee City, just west of Spokane, Washington. Purchased by the Washington Central Railway Company in 1898, it was later stricken from the records of the state of Washington in 1909 for failure to pay annual license fees. From the description of Corporate records, 1888-1898. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 313865906 ...

Manitoba Southwestern Colonization Railway

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Northern Pacific Railway Company. Engineering Dept.

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Green River and Northern Railroad Company

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Incorporated in 1890 under the laws of Washington State, the company operated a line in Washington from Palmer Junction to the Kangley Mine at Durham and from Kangley Junction to the Niblock Mine near the Snoqualmie River. It was deeded to NP in 1898 and then stricken from the records of the state of Washington in 1909 for failure to pay annual license fees. From the description of Corporate records, 1890-1898. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 313866205 ...

Missouri River Railway Company

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Incorporated in 1906 under the state laws of North Dakota, the company operated lines from Mandan to Cannonball and to Stanton, North Dakota, and from Glendive to Sidney, Montana. It was deeded to NP in 1914. From the description of Corporate records, 1906-1915. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 313866508 ...

Drummond and Philipsburg Railroad Company

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Incorporated in 1887 under the laws of Montana Territory, the company operated a 26-mile line between Drummond and Philipsburg, Montana. The company was conveyed to NP and the Montana Railroad Company in 1888. From the description of Corporate records, 1887-1897. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 313866097 ...