In response to the addition of the Empire Builder to the Great Northern’s timetable in 1939, the Northern Pacific completely re-equipped the North Coast Limited in 1930. As the Northwest’s only all-Pullman train, the North Coast Limited had a cachet … Continue reading
No, that’s not an April Fool’s joke: the North Coast Limited really was a Chicago & North Western train for about seven years in the 1910s. This seems peculiar for those used to thinking of the train as a Northern … Continue reading
Here’s a piece of stationery that NP staff might have used to write to customers or other railroads. It doesn’t have a return address, nor does it particularly focus on passenger or freight except to note that NP is the … Continue reading
A printer’s mark dates this envelope to November, 1961. Inside reveals that a Mrs. A. W. Baker is leaving Portland on Tuesday, June 15, to go to Helena. The only year between 1961 and 1970 in which June 15 fell … Continue reading
Is it possible to find a more uninspiring photo of Olympic National Park, an area known for its glacially-carved peaks, giant old-growth trees, and stunning sea coast? Except for one tree on the left whose true size is unknown for … Continue reading
NP’s postcard of the Columbia River Gorge was taken from the same spot as, but several decades later than, the Union Pacific postcard presented here a few weeks ago. The two-lane highway visible on the cover of the 1959 UP … Continue reading
Timberline Lodge is an unforgettable building, so important to the Northwest that Southern Pacific even based the lounge car on the Shasta Daylight on the timber-framed structure’s interior. Northern Pacific tries to capture the place in this postcard, but whoever … Continue reading
This map is almost identical to yesterday’s, but the map is shaded differently. In particular, the Williston Basin–which today more than ever is known for its oil production–is You may get view for more generic cialis online each brand and … Continue reading
Here’s another note pad incorporating the “ship and travel” slogan. The other slogan, “Route of the Vista-Dome North Coast Limited,” focuses on passenger service, and the map mentions Yellowstone and Rainier national parks as well as Grand Coulee Dam. Less … Continue reading
This 1937 brochure was pitched to people wanting to relocate. It promises “farms for many” in a region with an “unrivaled future.” It lists livestock and crop production in terms of volumes and value, though the numbers are rather meaningless … Continue reading
