Great Northern railroad engine photograph collection, 1887.

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Great Northern railroad engine photograph collection, 1887.

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Black and white photo taken August 1887 of St. Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba Great Northern railroad engine, the first passenger train west out of Minot, N.D.

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State Historical Society of North Dakota State Archives

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SNAC Resource ID: 8146960

State Historical Society of North Dakota State Archives

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St. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba Railway Company

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The St. Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba Railway Company was organized in 1879; its incorporation was confirmed by the Minnesota state legislature in 1881. The company's primary purpose was to assume the properties, franchises and charter rights of the St. Paul and Pacific Railroad Company and the latter's First Division. The company acquired an initial 600 miles of trackage from the St. Paul and Pacific. Between 1879 and 1890 the company constructed 2800 miles of line and acquired 410 miles from ...