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Northern Pacific Railway
NP corporate logo
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.

1 History

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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

BurlingtonThe Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad ( AAR reporting mark: CBQ was a railroad that operated in the mid-western United States. Commonly referred to as the Burlington the railroad served a large area, including extensive trackage in the states of Color, Great Northern and the Spokane, Portland and Seattle railroads on March 2March 2 is the 61st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (62nd in leap years). There are 304 days remaining. Events 986 Louis V becomes King of the Franks. 1717 The Loves of Mars and Venus became the first ballet performed in England. 1791 Long dista, 1970

to form the Burlington Northern RailroadThe Burlington Northern Railroad ( AAR reporting mark BN was a United States-based railroad operating between 1970 and 1995. History The Burlington Northern was the product of a 1970 merger comprising the Great Northern Railway, the Northern Pacific Railw.

2 References

Northern Pacific Railway Historical Association

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