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	Railroads and Clearcuts: Legacy of Congress's 1864 Northern Pacific Railroad Land Grant
		Railroads and Clearcuts documents the mismanagement of the Northwest forests obtained by today's large timber companies from a federal land grant in 1864.
		The checkerboard pattern was intended to guarantee that railroad access would increase the value of that part of the checkerboard not granted to the railroad.
		Coolidge noted in his letter to Congress that the defaults by Northern Pacific on the 'contract or covenant' were 'numerous and flagrant'.
	www.ecobooks.com /books/railroad.htm (958 words)

	YVR&S Home Page
		In 2000 the museum division was renamed the Northern Pacific Railway Museum.
		In 1993 an agreement was reached with the Metropolitan Park District of Tacoma for the lease of the 1902 Northern Pacific engine #1364.
		A 1930's vintage freight train is being restored to display the importance of railroad transportation to early western development.
	www.nprymuseum.org (440 words)

	HistoryLink Essay: Northern Pacific Railroad and Seattle Development
		The story of the Northern Pacific in Seattle began in 1864 when Congress chartered the company and awarded land grants totaling 60 million acres in checkerboard sections along a 40- to 80-mile-wide strip flanking the planned route from Minnesota to Puget Sound.
		The Northern Pacific and Union Pacific were bankrupted and Seattle plunged into an economic depression that did not ease until the onset of the Klondike Gold Rush in 1897.
		In 1970, the Burlington Northern purchased the Northern Pacific.
	www.historylink.org /output.CFM?file_ID=1734 (1354 words)

	Northern Pacific Railway. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		The Northern Pacific Railroad Company was chartered by special act of Congress in 1864, and construction was begun in 1870.
		Under the leadership of Henry Billard, the Northern Pacific was opened in 1883 from Ashland, Wis., to Portland, Oreg.
		The merged company became the Burlington Northern Railroad, which in 1995 merged with the Santa Fe line to form the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway.
	www.bartleby.com /65/nr/NrthrnPR.html (322 words)

	NPRR Advertisement (Site not responding. Last check: )
		This ad for the Northern Pacific Railroad, which dubbed itself as "The Wonderland Route to the Pacific Coast," capitalized on its affiliation with the natural wonders of the American continent.
		The railroad was heavily involved in the exploration and subsequent exploitation of Yellowstone National Park and later, the Black Hills of South Dakota and Glacier National Park in Montana.
		The object of this publication is, frankly stated, to impress you with the advantages of the Northern Pacific Railway across the continent and to the California Expositions in 1915.
	xroads.virginia.edu /~CAP/NATURE/nprryell.html (258 words)

	Annotated Bibliography on Railroad Land Grants, with a Focus on the Northern Pacific Railroad and Its Corporate ...
		Railroad legislation; a series of addresses and papers presented at the annual meeting of the Academy of political science in the city of New York, November 21-22, 1919, ed by Thurman William Van Metre.
		Northern Pacific tour: the Pacific Northwest and Alaska, with a description of the country traversed by the Northern Pacific Railroad, by John Hyde.
		Meyer, H.R. The settlements with the Pacific Railways.
	www.landgrant.org /biblio1.html (12907 words)

	Northern Pacific Railroad
		It stated that it would be practical to bring a railroad through to the Pacific by way of the Valley of the Missouri or the Yellowstone.
		The merits of the Pacific Northwest were praised, namely the forests, mountain valleys, grassy plains, and mild climate, where bumper crops of grain and fruit could be raised.
		On October 20, 1880, an agreement was reached whereby the Northern Pacific would use his rails on the south bank until they could build their own line.
	members.aol.com /Gibson0817/npacific.htm (1673 words)

	Northern Pacific Depot Railroad Museum Wallace, Idaho (History Museums)
		The elegant chateau styled depot, which houses the two story museum, was built at the turn of the century with unique brick transported from China and concrete panels made from mine tailings.
		Railroads have been an integral part of the mining district since 1887.
		In 1976, while still in business as a railroad station, the depot was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
	www.ohwy.com /id/n/nortpdrm.htm (177 words)

	James J Hill and the Building of His Railroad Empire - RailServe.com
		Because the Canadian Pacific would soon become a competitor to his own transcontinental route, Hill resigned from the Canadian Pacific and sold all of his stock in 1882.
		Railroads like the Union Pacific, Central Pacific, and Northern Pacific were each given millions of acres of public land to build their transcontinental routes.
		The route ran north of the Northern Pacific Railway.
	www.railserve.com /JJHill.html (3236 words)

	Northern Pacific Northerns
		These were the first of this new wheel arrangement and thus were to be the namesake, with the name "Northern Pacific" selected which was very quickly shortened to just "Northern".
		These heavy "Northerns" had 77" drivers, 28 x 31 cylinders, a boiler pressure of 260 psi, a tractive effort of 69,800 lbs and a weight of 489,400 pounds.
		They were among the heaviest of all the Northern type locomotives ever built, at 508,500 pounds only the Santa Fe Class 2900s weighed more.
	www.steamlocomotive.com /northern/np.shtml (430 words)

	Northern Pacific Railway \| Box Car Railroad History \| North Coast Limited
		The Northern Pacific Railway began February 15, 1870 in Carlton, Minnesota.
		There is no legible identification number but is similar to wood and forged parts as the 1887 Northern Pacific Railroad snow plow at the Northern Pacific museum in Duluth, Minnesota.
		The curator of the Northern Pacific museum has thoughts on what this boxcar may have been used for.
	www.oldboxcarforsale.com (219 words)

	Northern Pacific Railroad (Site not responding. Last check: )
		There were several railroad coaches which stood on the thus far completed tract from the south to supply the camp and a few nearby neighbors with groceries, supplies and coal.
		The Northern Pacific Depot at Odell was moved to Hannaford to October 1897.
		Odell was one of five station (Odell, Lowry, Booth, Olive and Mattison) on the Northern Pacific and Soo Lines which were consolidated to form the town of Rogers in 1897.
	www.webfamilytree.com /northern_pacific_railroad.htm (484 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Northern Pacific railroad sells a million acres of forestland along its Seattle and North branch (Anacortes to Hamilton) in Washington to Frederick Weyerhaeuser and 15 investors, with an implied obligation to NP to produce lumber as freight.
		Railroads carry three quarters of all intercity freight and 98 percent of all intercity passengers.
		Northern Pacific is filed, attacking the validity of its 1896 reorganization.
	www.endgame.org /rrcc-history.html (11740 words)

	Northern Pacific Railway Historical Association
		The signing of the charter for the Northern Pacific by Abraham Lincoln in 1864 and the completion of its mainline in 1883 were major factors in the opening of the northern tier of United States.
		The NP was involved in some key events affecting the development of the nation, such as: the demise of Custer’s troops, the financial collapses of 1873 and 1893, and the anti-trust legislation of the early1900s.
		Individuals sharing an interest in the Northern Pacific Railway, whether as railfans, veterans, modelers, collectors or historians, are invited to become an
	www.nprha.org (373 words)

	HistoryLink Essay:Northern Pacific Railroad's Orphan Road
		On August 15, 1882, the Puget Sound Railroad Company, incorporated by C. Prescott, J. Dolph, John W. Sprague, and R. Armstrong, was formed to construct railroad line from Renton to Stuck Junction (near future Auburn), the connection point to the Northern Pacific.
		The Northern Pacific's motivation was that for every mile the railroad extended into King County, it acquired 40 square miles of land from the United States, that could be then sold to settlers.
		In 1864, the United States Congress, to entice the Northern Pacific to build a railroad across the continent, had passed the 1864 Land Grant Act, which gave the Northern Pacific 40 square miles of land for every mile of rail it built across United States Territories.
	www.historylink.org /essays/printer_friendly/index.cfm?file_id=2286 (1671 words)

	Mike Davison - History of Railroads in Grays Harbor
		The Northern Pacific Railroad was the first line to serve the Grays Harbor region of Washington state.
		The PSandGH was a small, primarily logging, railroad with 5 locomotives, 3 passenger cars, 8 general freight cars, and 72 logging cars, however much of it's right of way followed a route to Grays Harbor that the NP desired.
		The Oregon and Washington Railroad, a subsidiary of the UP, shared a line with the Milwaukee Road to Grays Harbor along south side of the Chehalis River valley, roughly paralleling the NP line on the north side of the valley.
	www.cs.utk.edu /~davison/ghrr.html (2488 words)

	Northern Pacific Railroad - Yellowstone's 1st Rail Access
		Jay Cooke of the Northern Pacific RR goes bankrupt and the ‘Panic of 1873’ causes rail construction in the US to come to a standstill for 6 years.
		NPRR is reorganized to become the Northern Pacific Railway (NPRy) on March 16.
		Burlington Northern RR is formed from a merger of NPRy, Great Northern Ry, Chicago, Burlington and Quincy RR, and the Spokane, Portland and Seattle Ry.
	www.geocities.com /geysrbob/RR-NPRR-chrono.html (911 words)

	Northern Pacific Railroad, Idnian Treaty, Yellowstone River, Fort Rice, Stampede
		Northern Pacific Railroad surveying and building clearly an boldly broke the 1868 Treaty with the Indians.
		Northern Pacific Railroad surveying teams were antagonized by the Sioux Indians as they began surveying the Yellowstone river valley
		This transcontinental railroad, the Northern Pacific Railroad was finally completed in September of 1883, due in part to Henry Villard taking over the board of directors and becoming president in 1881.
	www.linecamp.com /museums/americanwest/western_clubs/northern_pacific_railroad/northern_pacific_railroad.html (682 words)

	Post-Civil War Railroad Expansion
		In the wake of the success of the Union Pacific and Central Pacific, other ventures were launched that required huge subsidies and land grants like their predecessors.
		Northern Pacific Railroad Co. The Northern Pacific was granted a charter by Congress in 1864, which provided the private company with huge subsidies.
		In 1865, the Southern Pacific began its extension across the lower tier of states by purchasing existing lines and constructing new mileage where necessary.
	www.u-s-history.com /pages/h873.html (433 words)

	Cover: Land grant W. Wash. & N. Oregon. / Northern Pacific Railroad Company / 1888
		Published In: Map showing land grant of the Northern Pacific Railroad Co. in Western Washington and Northern Oregon.
		Publication Note: Maps are without color, and fold into self wrappers printed with "Northern Pacific Country.
		The Pacific Coast terminus of the Northern Pacific Railroad."
	www.davidrumsey.com /maps910174-24572.html (351 words)

	NDGS Bismarck Bridge
		The Northern Pacific (NP) Railway began laying track eastward from Kalama, Washington, in March, 1871, and westward from near Duluth, Minnesota, in July, 1871.
		Many of the railroad engineers blamed the leakage from the recently-constructed city water reservoirs, located on the hill above the east pier.
		With its dark spans, tall masonry piers, and sleek ice breakers, the railroad bridge today is arguably the most majestic of the four bridges that now span the Missouri River at Bismarck.
	www.ndsu.nodak.edu /instruct/schwert/ndgs/bism_brg.htm (827 words)

	About the Northern Pacific Railway Historical Association
		We are an independent, non-profit, educational corporation formed in 1981 to collect, preserve and disseminate information about the Northern Pacific Railway and its associated lines.
		The Northern Pacific Railway Historical Association is more than 1,500 members dedicated to researching, preserving, and modeling the Northern Pacific Railway.
		Individuals sharing an interest in the Northern Pacific Railway - whether as railfans, veterans, modelers, collectors or historians, are invited to join the NPRHA.
	www.employees.org /~davison/nprha/nprha.html (613 words)

	Idaho Northern & Pacific Railroad
		In November 2003, Wallowa-Union Railroad Authority acquired rights to operate between Elgin and Joseph, OR.
		On October 7, 2004, 5 miles of track at Cascade (mp 94.68 to mp 99.68) leased to Idaho & Sedalia Transportation.
		to HESR 102, 1994; to Smoky Hill Railroad Museum, 1995
	www.trainweb.org /rosters/INPR.html (209 words)

	Favorable Report on The Northern Pacific Railroad (The Nation, June 20, 1872)
		The article focuses on the report on the Northern Pacific Railroad.
		The Committee on the Pacific Railroads of the U.S. House made a report upon the resolution of February 13 1872, to investigate and report upon the actual condition of the Northern Pacific railroad company.
		The statement is voluminous, embracing all the evidence adduced before the committee.
	www.thenation.com /archive/detail/14116666 (191 words)

	UP: Idaho Northern & Pacific Railroad INPR #331
		The line from Payette to Emmett was built between 1906 and 1910 by the Payette Valley Railroad and acquired by the Oregon Short Line Railroad in August 1914.
		This line was purchase by Wallowa County and operates as the Wallowa Union Railroad Authority.
		In March 1999, INPR leased the Caldwell to Wilder Branch (11 miles), and the Boise Cutoff from Nampa to Hillcrest (24.8 miles).
	www.uprr.com /customers/shortline/lines/inp.shtml (220 words)

	Puget Sound & Pacific Railroad
		Puget Sound and Pacific 3005 is an EMD GP30 and was one of the first locomotives to serve the line.
		Willamette and Pacific 1201 is an EMD SW1200 that was leased for a short period.
		Willamette and Pacific 1203 is an EMD SW1200 that was leased for a short period.
	www.cs.utk.edu /~davison/psp (999 words)

	USATODAY.com - Some left in lurch as Greyhound cuts stops (Site not responding. Last check: )
		In the unforgiving ranching and farming region of eastern Montana, losing a transportation link to far-off big cities is another blow for small, rural communities, a reminder of their isolation and economic distress.
		Glendive is emblematic of many rural towns across the upper Midwest and northern Plains caught in the grip of bus service cutbacks that disproportionately affect the poor.
		Situated on the banks of the Yellowstone River about 30 miles west of the North Dakota border, Glendive sprang into being in 1881 with the coming of the Northern Pacific Railroad.
	www.usatoday.com /news/nation/2004-07-19-greyhound_x.htm (1220 words)

	Northern Pacific Railroad,Antiquarian Books, Rare Books,antique maps,antique globes, historical prints, travel guides, ...
		Issued by Jay Cooke and Co., financial agents of the Northern Pacific Railroad Co. (Philadelphia).
		Report Of The President And Directors Of The Northern Pacific Railroad Co. To The Stockholders, At The Annual Meeting, Sept. 27
		Third Annual Report Of The Northern Pacific Railway Company For The Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 1899.
	www.murrayhudson.com /antiquarian_books/npacificrr.html (317 words)

	Fruit From Washington - Northern Pacific Map and Postcards
		Fruit From Washington invites you to follow the Northern Pacific Railroad from Seattle to Chicago
		Many cards are unused and simply show the printed legend which describes the image on the front - but sometimes these cards have been stamped and addressed, with handwritten notes from decades past.
		If you would like to print out a copy of the Northern Pacific System map, click on the link to the print version, set your Printer Properties to landscape, best quality and the Page Setup left and right margins to zero.
	www.fruitfromwashington.com /History/railroad.htm (638 words)

	Northern Pacific Railroad
		Wending its way through the northcentral region of the United States, the Northern Pacific Rail Road was built to run from Lake Superior (Duluth, Minnesota) to Puget Sound (Seattle, Washington).
		The Northern Pacific Railroad also was in control of two other railroad companies, but the antitrust laws of 1904 forced the company to disband.
		Memorabilia related to Northern Pacific Railroad is at auction on eBay.
	www.u-s-history.com /pages/h1812.html (244 words)

	Livingston Depot Center
		The historic Livingston Depot was built in 1902 as the Northern Pacific Railroad's original access to Yellowstone National Park.
		Burlington Northern, successor to the NP, briefly used it for offices until donating it to the City of Livingston in 1985.
		Two years and $800,000 later, the restored depot opened as a museum operated by the Livingston Depot Foundation, a non-profit membership- based organization dedicated to preserving this monument to the Livingston area's past.
	www.livingstonmuseums.org /depot (267 words)

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