The Northern Pacific Railway (reporting mark NP) was an important transcontinental railroad that operated across the northern tier of the western United States, from Minnesota to the Pacific Northwest.

The Northern Pacific Railway Historical Association (NPRHA) is dedicated to preserving the history of America’s first northern transcontinental railroad. This website contains information about the NPRHA, its activities and programs, and links to other resources.

Apr 30, 2021 · History of the Northern Pacific Railway. In 1864 Abraham Lincoln signed the charter of a railroad to be built from the Great Lakes to Puget Sound — the Northern Pacific Railroad. The Philadelphia banking house of Jay Cooke & Co. undertook to sell the bonds, which were to yield 7.3 percent interest, and sold $30 million worth.

Oct 12, 2024 · The Northern Pacific Railway is often overshadowed by the Transcontinental Railroad. The latter was completed by the Union Pacific (UP) and Central Pacific (CP) in 1869, running the 42nd parallel between Omaha, Nebraska Territory and Sacramento, California.

The Northern Pacific Railway Historical Association (NPRHA) is dedicated to preserving the history of America's first northern transcontinental railroad and making it accessible on this website. This is done by the nearly 2,000 members of the NPRHA who support research into the operations, equipment, and facilities of the NP and by modeling and ...

Surviving almost 107 years of rugged history, the Northern Pacific Railway was a rare American institution. Rooted in Lewis and Clark's exploration of the Northwest Territories, President Abraham Lincoln chartered it as the first northern transcontinental railroad on July 2, 1864.

Sep 23, 2022 · In mid-19th Century America, an expanding nation had a major transportation need: rail lines that could stretch from coast to coast. Western explorations and survey crews began to sketch out potential railroad routes in the decades before the American Civil War.

The Northern Pacific was the second transcontinental railroad. President Abraham Lincoln, still in the midst of the American Civil War, signed the company charter in July1864 to build the route from the edge of Lake Superior to the port waters of Puget Sound, a vast inland network of natural deep waterways connected to the Pacific Ocean by the ...