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Northern Pacific Railway - Definition and Overview |
| Related Words: Arctic, Austral, Boreal, East, Eastern, Hyperborean, Meridional, North, Northeast, Northeastern, Northerly, Northwest, Northwestern, Occidental, Oriental, South, Southeast |
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The Northern Pacific Railway (AAR reporting mark: NP) was a railroad that operated in
the north-central region of the United States. The railroad served a large area, including extensive trackage in the states of
Idaho, Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota, Oregon, Washington and Wisconsin. The company was headquartered in
St. Paul, Minnesota.
History
The Northern Pacific was chartered on July 2, 1864 as the first northern transcontinental railroad.
As the financial situation of American railroading continued to decline, the Northern Pacific merged with the
Burlington, Great Northern and the
Spokane, Portland and Seattle railroads on March 2, 1970
to form the Burlington Northern Railroad.
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