This booklet, which is courtesy of the NPRHA — Lorenz Schrenk collection, was prepared by Golden Gate International Exposition commission and shared with the Northern Pacific and other railroads with two blank pages for the railroads to use to advertise … Continue reading
We’ve previously seen a 12-page booklet advertising the Beartooth Highway, which the Northern Pacific insisted on calling the Red Lodge High Road because its passenger trains went as far as Red Lodge. Today’s booklet, which is courtesy of the NPRHA … Continue reading
The North Coast Limited (trains #1 & 2) traditionally went between Seattle and Spokane at night in both directions. In the 1930s, the secondary Alaskan went at night westbound but during the day eastbound. The unnamed #5 & 6, which … Continue reading
The 68-page Magic Yellowstone booklet of 1928 has morphed by 1938 into a 68-page Astonishing Yellowstone booklet. The essay by Emerson Hough, which filled 1-1/4 pages of the 1928 booklet, has been heavily edited so that it fits on only … Continue reading
Here’s one more Northern Pacific/Alaska Steamship brochure from the NPRHA — Lorenz Schrenk collection. Several of the tour prices in this brochure are a little higher than in Great Northern’s 1936 brochure but a little lower than Great Northern’s 1938 … Continue reading
This brochure is similar to yesterday’s, but it advertises a “completely air conditioned” North Coast Limited. That dates it to at least 1935. Like yesterday’s, this booklet is courtesy of NPRHA — Lorenz Schrenk collection. Click image to download a … Continue reading
“All American” meant taking the Northern Pacific or another U.S. railroad to Seattle and then taking an Alaska Steamship Company ship rather than a Canadian Pacific or Canadian National ship to Alaska. This brochure is mostly about Alaska but at … Continue reading
In 1926, Northern Pacific became the first railroad to order a 4-8-4 locomotive, which is usually called a “Northern” in the NP’s honor. Other railroads had successfully used 4-8-2 locomotives, but NP needed four wheels to carry an extra large … Continue reading
We’ve previously seen a 1946 booklet from the Great Northern urging people to resettle in Oregon for their “successful farming future.” Here’s a similar booklet issued by Northern Pacific in 1933 whose front and back covers are adorned with black-and-white … Continue reading
Jim Bridger wasn’t the first mountain man to visit Yellowstone, but he had a better publicist than John Colter. Near the end of his life, he told many wild stories about his explorations, some of which may actually have been … Continue reading
