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	International-Great Northern Railroad - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The railroad was formed on September 30, 1873, by the consolidation of the International Railroad and the Houston and Great Northern Railroad.
		The International-Great Northern Railroad Company was a major component of the Missouri Pacific lines in Texas.
		On March 1, 1956, the International-Great Northern was merged into the Missouri Pacific Railroad Company.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/International-Great_Northern_Railroad (217 words)

	Arp, Texas is in southeastern Smith county by the International-Great Northern Railroad
		Arp, Texas is in southeastern Smith County by the International-Great Northern Railroad.
		Arp, Texas is in southeastern Smith county by the International-Great Northern Railroad
		Before the name Arp was painted on a sign over the railroad station, it had several names bestowed upon it, including Jarvis Switch, after a local landowner.
	www.arp.sprnet.org /webmaster/TX2K/Pages/ArpText.htm (1403 words)

	Intl. & Gt. N. Railroad. / International & Great Northern Railroad; Rand McNally and Company / 1878
		Pub Note: An early issue of this 32 page guide (later issues were expanded to over 100 pages) and folding map in yellow paper covers 22x15 titled "Map of the International and Great Northern Railroad Lone Star Route and Connections." The guide has views of towns, etc. and much descriptive text.
		Pub Title: The Lone Star guide descriptive of counties on the line of the International and Great Northern Railroad of Texas...
		Author: International and Great Northern Railroad; Rand McNally and Company
	www.davidrumsey.com /maps770067-22085.html (451 words)

	Handbook of Texas Online: INTERNATIONAL-GREAT NORTHERN RAILROAD
		The International and Great Northern entered receivership on April 1, 1878, was sold at foreclosure, and conveyed to a new company organized under the original charter on November 1, 1879.
		Although operated as a part of the International and Great Northern, the Henderson and Overton Branch was not consolidated until August 31, 1911.
		During the receivership the International-Great Northern abandoned two branch lines including the five miles between Calvert and Calvert Junction in 1934 and the forty-five miles between Navasota and Madisonville in 1944.
	www.tsha.utexas.edu /handbook/online/articles/view/II/eqi4.html (451 words)

	Handbook of Texas Online: INTERNATIONAL-GREAT NORTHERN RAILROAD
		The International and Great Northern entered receivership on April 1, 1878, was sold at foreclosure, and conveyed to a new company organized under the original charter on November 1, 1879.
		Although operated as a part of the International and Great Northern, the Henderson and Overton Branch was not consolidated until August 31, 1911.
		A new company, the International and Great Northern Railway Company, was chartered on August 10, 1911, and bought the old company at foreclosure on August 31, 1911.
	www.tsha.utexas.edu /handbook/online/articles/view/II/eqi4.html (1192 words)

	Handbook of Texas Online: INTERNATIONAL-GREAT NORTHERN RAILROAD
		The International and Great Northern entered receivership on April 1, 1878, was sold at foreclosure, and conveyed to a new company organized under the original charter on November 1, 1879.
		Although operated as a part of the International and Great Northern, the Henderson and Overton Branch was not consolidated until August 31, 1911.
		The mileage of the Houston and Great Northern included the former Houston Tap and Brazoria Railroad and the Huntsville Branch Railway, which had been merged on May 8, 1873.
	www.tsha.utexas.edu /handbook/online/articles/view/II/eqi4.html (1193 words)

	The Great Northern Railway
		The second part of the history (1916–1970) offers an assessment of a dramatic period of transition for the railroad—international conflicts, the Great Depression, the rise of motor vehicles, increasing labor costs, and stronger unions.
		In the sprawling Northwest, from the upper Mississippi River valley to Puget Sound, no railroad shaped the landscape and society like the Great Northern Railway Company.
		This is the complete history of that enterprise, from 1856, when the first charter was granted, through the era of James J. Hill—known as the Empire Builder—to its maturation and eventual merger in 1970, when the eight-thousand-mile Great Northern was incorporated into the massive Burlington Northern.
	www.upress.umn.edu /Books/H/hidy_great.html (1193 words)

	Handbook of Texas Online: INTERNATIONAL-GREAT NORTHERN RAILROAD
		The International and Great Northern entered receivership on April 1, 1878, was sold at foreclosure, and conveyed to a new company organized under the original charter on November 1, 1879.
		A new company, the International and Great Northern Railway Company, was chartered on August 10, 1911, and bought the old company at foreclosure on August 31, 1911.
		The company was leased to the Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway Company, another Gould company, for ninety-nine years on June 1, 1881, but the lease was canceled on March 2, 1888, and the railroad was again operated by its own organization.
	www.tsha.utexas.edu /handbook/online/articles/view/II/eqi4.html (1193 words)

	Situationist International Online
		And this movement, which began to fall back in the next few days, was to surge forward again up to the great historic crisis when on October 7 the railroad workers, beginning in Moscow, spontaneously began to stop the railway traffic.
		By April 14 the strike was general in Piedmont; in the following days it spread through much of northern Italy, particularly among the dockers and railroad workers.
		The council movement in Turin of March-April 1920 originated among the highly concentrated proletariat of the Fiat factories.
	www.cddc.vt.edu /sionline/si/councils.html (3888 words)

	Railroad Reporting Marks_A-G
		OF CONAGRA, INC. CABU BACARDI & COMPANY LTD. CABX CABOT CORPORATION CABY CABY TRANSPORTATION CO CACV COOPERSTOWN & CHARLOTTE VALLEY RAILWAY CACZ COMACASA LINE CAD CADIZ RAILROAD CAE CHICAGO AURORA & ELGIN RWY CAFU BAY CITIES LEASING COMPANY CAGZ COLUMBUS & GREENVILLE RAILWAY CAGX MHC, INC., WHOLLY OWNED SUB.
		EM EAGLES MERE RR EMAX EMAS EMCU EVERGREEN MARINE CORP. EMCZ EVERGREEN INTERNATIONAL* (USA) CORPORATION EMDX ELECTRO-MOTIVE DIVISION GENERAL MOTORS CORP EMEU EAST MED TANKS LTD. EMHR EAST MAHANOY & HAZELTON RAILROAD COMPANY EMIT EMMITSBURG RAILROAD EMMU EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN CONT.
		ADBF ADRIAN & BLISSFIELD RAILROAD COMPANY ADCU FLEXI-VAN LEASING, INC. ADCX ADIRONDACK SCENIC RR.
	www.pwrr.org /rrm/rrm2.html (3888 words)

	The Great Northern Railway
		The second part of the history (1916–1970) offers an assessment of a dramatic period of transition for the railroad—international conflicts, the Great Depression, the rise of motor vehicles, increasing labor costs, and stronger unions.
		The Great Northern Railway highlights the changes brought on by economic, political, social, and technological advances, including world wars, increased competition from other modes of transportation, and tighter government restrictions.
		This is the complete history of that enterprise, from 1856, when the first charter was granted, through the era of James J. Hill—known as the Empire Builder—to its maturation and eventual merger in 1970, when the eight-thousand-mile Great Northern was incorporated into the massive Burlington Northern.
	www.upress.umn.edu /Books/H/hidy_great.html (3888 words)

	Railroad Reporting Marks_A-G
		EM EAGLES MERE RR EMAX EMAS EMCU EVERGREEN MARINE CORP. EMCZ EVERGREEN INTERNATIONAL* (USA) CORPORATION EMDX ELECTRO-MOTIVE DIVISION GENERAL MOTORS CORP EMEU EAST MED TANKS LTD. EMHR EAST MAHANOY & HAZELTON RAILROAD COMPANY EMIT EMMITSBURG RAILROAD EMMU EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN CONT.
		ADBF ADRIAN & BLISSFIELD RAILROAD COMPANY ADCU FLEXI-VAN LEASING, INC. ADCX ADIRONDACK SCENIC RR.
		GGPX GENERAL AMERICAN TRANSPORTATION CORP GGS GEORGIA GREAT SOUTHERN DIV./ S.C. GHRD *GREEN HILLS RURAL DEVELOPMENT - Chillicothe-Brunswick Rail Maintenance Auth.
	www.pwrr.org /rrm/rrm2.html (3888 words)

	mineola.txt
		The Texas & Pacific and the Houston & Great Northern (later known as the International & Great Northern) railways were racing their construction crews across East Texas in 1873 when they agreed the first to reach the hamlet of Sodom could have crossing privileges and a depot there.
		Amtrak Intercity operates passenger rail service over most of the United States, including the Texas Eagle and the Sunset Limited; Midwest corridor trains for the Chicago, Detroit, Milwaukee, Kansas City and St. Louis markets and other domestic and international long-distance trains.
		In San Antonio, the Texas Eagle is combined with the Sunset Limited (trains #1 & 2) to complete the trip to Los Angeles via El Paso, Texas, and Tucson, Arizona.
	pages.prodigy.com /Amtrak.Traking/mineola.txt (484 words)

	Handbook of Texas Online: INTERNATIONAL-GREAT NORTHERN RAILROAD
		The International and Great Northern entered receivership on April 1, 1878, was sold at foreclosure, and conveyed to a new company organized under the original charter on November 1, 1879.
		When the New Orleans, Texas and Mexico was itself acquired by the Missouri Pacific on January 1, 1925, the International-Great Northern became part of the Missouri Pacific Lines, although the company continued to be operated separately.
		A new company, the International and Great Northern Railway Company, was chartered on August 10, 1911, and bought the old company at foreclosure on August 31, 1911.
	www.tsha.utexas.edu /handbook/online/articles/view/II/eqi4.html (1193 words)

	Railroad History
		Seattle and International Railroad emerged from the reorganization, and continued for another five years when it then became part of Northern Pacific.
		Union Station, renamed King Street Station in 1911 to avoid confusion with the newly constructed Union Station to the east, began as a joint project between Northern Pacific and Great Northern.
		Though it was rebuilt, by 1900 railroad congestion along the waterfront prompted the railroads to relocate their operations to the east.
	www.northwestrailfan.com /railroad_history.htm (1193 words)

	Handbook of Texas Online: ARP, TX
		In 1872 the International-Great Northern Railroad was built, and the community became Jarvis Switch, a stop on the line.
		Arp is on the Missouri Pacific Railroad and State Highway 135 eighteen miles southeast of Tyler in southeastern Smith County.
		The area was occupied as early as 1868, when John G. and Eliza Sartain bought six acres from Henry Moore.
	www.tsha.utexas.edu /handbook/online/articles/view/AA/hla25.html (549 words)

	Welcome to Next Wave Films
		The actual Hi-Line is a desolate area of Montana, a ribbon of land stretching from Ft. Peck Lake to Shelby, the original route of the Great Northern Railroad just below the Canadian border.
		Casting the film was equally challenging, with four principals not locked in even three days before the start of photography.
		He comments, "Because the film is personal in nature and didn't include big stunts and big stars, I knew that it could be a tough sell to any traditional financing organization.
	www.nextwavefilms.com /hiline (1210 words)

	The Northern Great Plains
		A compelling chapter that presents the history of North Dakota in terms of "colonial status." The dependence that the state had and continues to have on outside interests has to a great extent shaped the direction and focus of North Dakota.
		This anthology of recent North Dakota writing features the works of fifty writers from across the state, as well as contributions of writers who have shared their concepts of North Dakota in national and international literary spheres.
		This book on a Hidatsa family living at Independence, North Dakota, is based on the memories of members of Buffalo Bird Woman's family, including her brother, Wolf Chief, and her son Edward Goodbird, as told to Gilbert L. Wilson in the early part of the twentieth century.
	memory.loc.gov /ammem/award97/ndfahtml/ngp_biblio.html (1210 words)

	Florida - In The Inland Citrus Region
		Nearby is a carved wooden statue, a reproduction of the Christ of Limpias, the original of which stands in the small town of that name on the northern coast of Spain.
		Not far from the city, on a tract of 2,000 acres, surrounding a lovely lake, is the home maintained by the International Union of Carpenters and joiners, where its superannuated members may retire to spend their last years in peaceful comfort.
		The project has the approval of the Federal and State governments, the U. War Department has granted the necessary construction permit, and the business men of Lakeland at the close of 1937 were looking with shining eyes toward a future development of their community into a great industrial and commercial center.
	www.oldandsold.com /articles05/florida-ch11-1.shtml (1210 words)

	Montana's Glacier National Park - Lodging, scenic tours, hotels
		The stately and historic lodges nestled in and around the park were primarily built in the early part of this century by the Great Northern Railroad.
		Glacier Park, Inc. (GPI) is a concessioner authorized by the National Park Service to serve the public in Glacier National Park (GNP).
		For direct reservations, Glacier Park, Inc.'s friendly professionals are waiting to assist with your Glacier National Park lodging, transportation and activity reservations at 406-892-2525.
	www.glacierparkinc.com (333 words)

	Handbook of Texas Online: AUSTIN, TX
		Although a second railroad, the International and Great Northern, reached Austin in 1876, the town's fortunes turned downward after 1875 as new railroads traversed Austin's trading region and diverted much of its trade to other towns.
		Accompanying these dramatic changes were civic improvements, among them gas street lamps in 1874, the first streetcar line in 1875, and the first elevated bridge across the Colorado River about 1876.
		Impressed by its beauty, healthfulness, abundant natural resources, promise as an economic hub, and central location in Texas territory, the commission purchased 7,735 acres along the Colorado River comprising the hamlet of Waterloo and adjacent lands.
	www.tsha.utexas.edu /handbook/online/articles/view/AA/hda3.html (3011 words)

	G
		Minnesota and International Railway Company) ( Northern Pacific Railway Company)
		Now the viewer is free to do a better search on a more workable and timely basis for that particular Railroad item of interest.
		Great Miami and Scioto Railway Company - 1986 - GMRY - Ohio - See - R-Marks and
	www.geocities.com /cpawlus.geo/g-2.html (3011 words)

	S
		Scioto Valley Railway Company ( Norfolk & Western Railroad) ( Norfolk & Western Railway Company) - 1880-1890 - Ohio
		Sauk Center and Northern Railway Company ( St.
		Seaspan International Limited - SIL & SSPB - British Columbia-Washington - See - R-Marks
	www.geocities.com /Vienna/Choir/6820/s-3.html (3011 words)

	Book List: Railroadiana Online Website
		Railroads include: Dan Patch Line - Duluth Railroads - Chicago Great Western - Soo Line - Minneapolis and St. Louis - Minnesota and International Falls - Luce Electric Short Line - Minneapolis and Rainy River - Minneapolis, Northfield and Southern - Chicago and Northwestern - Burlington Route - Rock Island and Misc.
		This book is devoted exclusively to one railroad, the Great Northern Railway - 224 pages, 850 photos, half of them color.
		Like his earlier Great Northern book, this book is devoted exclusively to one railroad, the Northern Pacific Railway - 224 pages, half of them color.
	www.railroadiana.org /pgBookList.shtml (3011 words)

	Manly's Caboose Exhibit
		At one time Manly served as a division point for the once-great Rock Island Railroad, which furnished a livelihood for many residents of the Town of Manly.
		It was then transported to Manly by the Chicago-Northwestern Railroad, then stored, and placed in its present site by the Iowa Northern Railroad.
		The caboose was built by International Railroad Car Company in 1958 and had been in use through the years until it was retired in 1966.
	www.mach3ww.com /~dcook/caboose.html (209 words)

	Robertson County
		Located on the International and Great Northern Railroad, Franklin became the Robertson County seat of government in 1879.
		Incorporated in 1871, the town later became the Crossroads of Texas when the Houston and Texas Central and International and Great Northern Railroad were built through town.
		was named after Houston and Texas Central Railroad executive Paul Bremond.
	www.rtis.com /reg/robertson-cty (473 words)

	1960s.
		02/17/1961 : Great Northern Railway & Burlington Railroad merger application is filed with the I.C.C. 05/22/1961 : Milwaukee Railroad's Olympian Hiawatha passenger service ends.
		03/31/1960 : Great Northern Railway's the International passenger train makes its last run.
		04/01/1960 : Northern Pacific Railway's # 5 & 6 trains fom Seattle to Spokane, Washington are discontinued.
	www.wsrhs.org /date1960s.htm (473 words)

	Mustang Prairie and/or Milano, Milam County, Texas
		Miscellaneous - Milam Messenger: It is reported that the new town on the International [& Great Northern Railroad - I&GN] is to be named MILAM CITY.
		Miscellaneous - Milam Messenger, Aug. 20 - The first 15-miles of the International Railroad is about graded and that work will soon begin on the other 10-miles.
		This we hope, is not true, as we have a town by that name in Sabine county, and it is plain to all that if we have another, confusion is sure to occur.
	jamesdavidwalker.com /mustang.htm (798 words)

	Handbook of Texas Online: THORNDALE, TX
		It was established in 1878 about three miles west of its present site, shortly after the International-Great Northern Railroad was built through the area.
		In 1929, the year in which Thorndale decided to incorporate, its population was reported as 1,500, but the onset of the Great Depression
		A railroad employee named the town after the region's abundant thorny vegetation-mesquite thorn, prickly pear, and sagebrush.
	www.tsha.utexas.edu /handbook/online/articles/view/TT/hjt4.html (348 words)

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