Northern Pacific Railway
NP
Reporting marks	NP
Locale	Chicago, IL to Seattle, WA
Years of operation	1864 – 1970
Track gauge	4' 8.5"
Headquarters

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.

References

• Northern Pacific Railway Historical Association (http://www.nprha.org/)