Northern Pacific Railway Company records. 1861-1970.

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Northern Pacific Railway Company records. 1861-1970.

Corporate records of the St. Paul-based Northern Pacific, its predecessors, and its subsidiaries and affiliates, documenting their operations across the northern tier of western states for more than one hundred years, until its 1970 merger with the Great Northern, the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy, and the Spokane, Portland and Seattle that formed the Burlington Northern.

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Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Company

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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....

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...

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

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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...

Minnesota and International Railway Company

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In 1900, the NP purchased the Brainerd and Northern Minnesota Railway Company. In 1903, the NP organized the Minnesota and International Railway Company, which took over the track and facilities of the Brainerd and Northern Minnesota road, and was operated as an independent subsidiary of the NP. The Minnesota and International connected the timber, farm, and resort areas of north-central Minnesota with the NP main line to the industrial centers of St. Paul and Minneapolis. From the d...

Spokane, Portland, and Seattle Railway

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The Burlington Northern Railroad and the Spokane, Portland, and Seattle Railway merged in the 1970s. From the guide to the Spokane, Portland, and Seattle Railway photographs collection, circa 1920-1979, (Oregon Historical Society) The Spokane, Portland, and Seattle Railway was incorporated in 1905 in Washington as the Portland & Seattle Railway. Its name was changed in 1908. The company, jointly owned and controlled by the Northern Pacific Railway Company and the Great N...

Northwestern Improvement Company

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<<1-2 sentence corporate historical sketch>> From the description of Cuyuna Range Subject Files, 1905-1962. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 313866850 Incorporated in 1897 under the state laws of New Jersey, NWI Company operated as a large-scale holding company for NP, specializing in the acquisition and development of lands, real estate, and coal mining, until its liquidation in 1956. From the description of Corporate records, 1896-1967. (Unknown). Wor...