| Sep 5 | Pine City, Minnesota Around a week ago there was a link on the Northern Pacific Railway Facebook page to a short video on Pine City’s NP depot, the old one from 1870 and the newer on from 1941. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kSzRSflO7bA I have been to … C... |
| May 22 | The Northern Pacific – From A to Z One day earlier this year I was looking through the Northern Pacific’s Place Names Eng Dept page which lists the different locations/stations along the NP and happened to notice the first station listed alphabetically was “Adrian”... |
| Mar 3 | A look at Hawley, Minnesota I seem to use this Blog for a lot of NP related news events and this will be another. But I will also use it for a historical lesson on this town west of Fargo, ND. So first lets take … Continue reading → |
| Jan 10 | More former NP cantilevers fall Of course the big news of 2023 was it being the final year of Montana Rail Link but there were other notable events that took place this past year. Two more NP era cantilever signals on the MRL were removed … Continue reading → |
| Nov 7 | A look at Toppenish, WA Living here in Yakima, WA now I want to do more research on the nearby towns. One of these is Toppenish, WA where the Northern Pacific Railway Museum is located. There is a lot to see and do in Toppenish. … Continue reading → |
| Oct 19 | Headed to the MRL 9-14-23 For this edition of NP Perspectives I will share a few of the more interesting things I photographed during a trip out to the MRL this past month. After spending the night at Spokane, WA I spent part of the … Continue reading → |
| Jul 31 | NP numbers game – 5111 On 7-26-23 BNSF 6403 East, E-CECRWN, an empty coal train with 6403/8595/5656/7228 (ES44AC/SD70ACe/AC44CW/ES44DC) up front passed through Parker, WA just east of Yakima/Union Gap at 09:59. While four units up front (and technically four different m... |