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Northern Pacific train in snow, ca 1913 (MOHAI 372)

Northern Pacific train in snow, ca 1913 (MOHAI 372)

Handwritten on sleeve: Northern Pacific Train in Snow. Subjects (LCTGM): Railroads--Washington (State); Snow--Washington (State); Northern Pacific Railway Company

Railroad construction workers and locomotive at the Green River crossing, 1885 (MOHAI 7216)

Railroad construction workers and locomotive at the Green River crossi...

In the 1880s, Chinese laborers were recruited by railroad companies because they worked for lower pay than whites. Chinese men were often assigned to such dangerous tasks as blasting through rock and laying tra... More

Great Northern 2-6-0 and 4-8-8-4 locomotives

Great Northern 2-6-0 and 4-8-8-4 locomotives

Photo of two Northern Pacific locomotives—a 2-6-0 from the 1880s and a 2-8-8-4 from 1930.

Northern Pacific locomotive 5000 largest in world 1929

Northern Pacific locomotive 5000 largest in world 1929

Photo of Northern Pacific 5000, a 2-8-8-2 mallet type locomotive. In 1929, it was the largest locomotive in the world. The locomotive worked between Glendive, MT and Mandan ND. The uploaded photo is a better ... More

Northern Pacific locomotives

Northern Pacific locomotives

Northern Pacific 4 page brochure detailing its locomotives of past and (then) present. This is the entire brochure.

Northern Pacific North Coast Limited locomotive 1930s

Northern Pacific North Coast Limited locomotive 1930s

Postcard photo of NP 2650, one of the new A-2 class 4-8-4 locomotives of Northern Pacific's North Coast Limited circa 1930s. The train was totally refitted in 1930 to include the roller bearings mentioned and ... More

Timken 1111

Timken 1111

Northern Pacific 4 page brochure detailing its locomotives of past and (then) present. This is the entire brochure. This is a photo of the Timken 1111, an experimental steam engine built for the en:Timken Rolle... More

Timken 1111 builders portrait 1929

Timken 1111 builders portrait 1929

Spec card for Timken 1111, a 4-8-4 locomotive built by American Locomotive Company for the Timken Roller Bearing Company. The company intended to use the locomotive as a demonstration unit for its bearings. T... More

Northern Pacific train on Bozeman Pass, June 1939

Northern Pacific train on Bozeman Pass, June 1939

A Northern Pacific Railway freight train going over Bozeman Pass, Gallatin County, Montana.

Yosemite-Valley-Railroad-Locomotive-Number-11

Yosemite-Valley-Railroad-Locomotive-Number-11

This locomotive had a rich history of ownership before it came to be known as Yosemite Valley Railroad Number 26. It was originally Pennsylvania Railroad number 772, later becoming Bayfield and Western number ... More

Yosemite-Valley-Railroad-Locomotive-Number-20

Yosemite-Valley-Railroad-Locomotive-Number-20

The locomotive was originally built for the Northern Pacific Railroad as Number 32, later renumbered to 838. In October 1905, the Yosemite Valley Railroad purchased it and renumbered it to Number 1, then to 20... More

North Coast Limited 1 - Steam locomotive, Public domain image

North Coast Limited 1 - Steam locomotive, Public domain image

Northern Pacific Class E-5, 4-6-0 locomotive NP 300 (formerly NP 629, later NP 326), pulling the North Coast Limited train of the Northern Pacific Railway Co., possibly on its inaugural journey on April 29, 19... More

Northern Pacific Railway train on trestle during winter, Washington, ca 1887 (WASTATE 2388)

Northern Pacific Railway train on trestle during winter, Washington, c...

PH Coll 332.24 Subjects (LCSH): Locomotives--Washington (State); Railroad cars--Washington (State); Trestles--Washington (State); Cascade Range

Thorp Train No 255 Ca 1900 - Steam locomotive, Public domain image

Thorp Train No 255 Ca 1900 - Steam locomotive, Public domain image

Train No. 255 of the Northern Pacific approaches Thorp, Washington. Public domain photograph of a steam locomotive, engine, train, railroad, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Group (Elks club?) at King Street Station in Seattle c.1912 (3952090909)

Group (Elks club?) at King Street Station in Seattle c.1912 (395209090...

Unknown group, possibly members of the local Elks Club, poses for a picture at the King Street Station in Seattle. In 1912 the Elks held their national convention in Portland, OR. Perhaps this was the Seattle... More

American engineer and railroad journal (1893) (14572635169)

American engineer and railroad journal (1893) (14572635169)

Identifier: americanengineer71newy (find matches) Title: American engineer and railroad journal Year: 1893 (1890s) Authors: Subjects: Railroad engineering Engineering Railroads Railroad cars Publisher: New... More

American engineer and railroad journal (1893) (14573691947)

American engineer and railroad journal (1893) (14573691947)

Identifier: americanengineer73newy (find matches) Title: American engineer and railroad journal Year: 1893 (1890s) Authors: Subjects: Railroad engineering Engineering Railroads Railroad cars Publisher: New... More

American engineer and railroad journal (1893) (14574833689)

American engineer and railroad journal (1893) (14574833689)

Identifier: americanengineer75newy (find matches) Title: American engineer and railroad journal Year: 1893 (1890s) Authors: Subjects: Railroad engineering Engineering Railroads Railroad cars Publisher: New... More

American engineer and railroad journal (1893) (14756837394)

American engineer and railroad journal (1893) (14756837394)

Identifier: americanengineer84newy (find matches) Title: American engineer and railroad journal Year: 1893 (1890s) Authors: Subjects: Railroad engineering Engineering Railroads Railroad cars Publisher: New... More

American engineer and railroad journal (1893) (14756957194)

American engineer and railroad journal (1893) (14756957194)

Identifier: americanengineer71newy (find matches) Title: American engineer and railroad journal Year: 1893 (1890s) Authors: Subjects: Railroad engineering Engineering Railroads Railroad cars Publisher: New... More

American engineer and railroad journal (1893) (14759010332)

American engineer and railroad journal (1893) (14759010332)

Identifier: americanengineer71newy (find matches) Title: American engineer and railroad journal Year: 1893 (1890s) Authors: Subjects: Railroad engineering Engineering Railroads Railroad cars Publisher: New... More

Locomotive engineering - a practical journal of railway motive power and rolling stock (1897) (14575044597)

Locomotive engineering - a practical journal of railway motive power a...

Identifier: locomotiveengine10hill (find matches) Title: Locomotive engineering : a practical journal of railway motive power and rolling stock Year: 1892 (1890s) Authors: Hill, John A. (John Alexander), 185... More

Locomotive engineering - a practical journal of railway motive power and rolling stock (1899) (14573977977)

Locomotive engineering - a practical journal of railway motive power a...

Identifier: locomotiveengine12hill (find matches) Title: Locomotive engineering : a practical journal of railway motive power and rolling stock Year: 1892 (1890s) Authors: Hill, John A. (John Alexander), 185... More

Locomotive engineering - a practical journal of railway motive power and rolling stock (1897) (14758815724)

Locomotive engineering - a practical journal of railway motive power a...

Identifier: locomotiveengine10hill (find matches) Title: Locomotive engineering : a practical journal of railway motive power and rolling stock Year: 1892 (1890s) Authors: Hill, John A. (John Alexander), 185... More

Railway mechanical engineer (1916) (14574762060)

Railway mechanical engineer (1916) (14574762060)

Identifier: railwaymechanica95newy (find matches) Title: Railway mechanical engineer Year: 1916 (1910s) Authors: Subjects: Railroad engineering Engineering Railroads Railroad cars Publisher: New York, N.Y.... More

Clearlake WA Northern Pacific Depot 1910

Clearlake WA Northern Pacific Depot 1910

Photo of the Northern Pacific Depot at Clear Lake, Washington, with steam locomotive alongside depot and passengers on the platform. Circa 1910.