Steel Rails The Northern Pacific Era in Montana
A condensed history of the Northern Pacific Railroad from its 1864 charter to the 1883 completion across Montana. Highlights include Asa Whitney’s early plans, Josiah Perham’s charter, Jay Cooke financing, Villard and Oakes leadership, and the famous September 8 1883 spike at Gold Creek marking a pivotal Montana development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Villard
Northern Pacific Railroad
Montana
Gold Creek
Northern Pacific
Union Pacific
Central Pacific
Central West
Pacific Lne
Pacific Coast
Asa Whitney
New York
Lake Michigan
Columbia
Congress
San Francisco
Josiah Perham
Maine
People’s Pacific Railroad Company
Central
First Line
States
Perham
New England
Eastern Railroads
J. Gregory Smith
Jay Cooke & Co
Philadelphia
Duluth
Lake Superior
Bismarck
Missouri River
Dakota
Kalama
Columbia River
Tacoma
Puget Sound
House of Jay Cooke & Co
Charles B. Wright
Wright
Frederick Billings
Billings
Tfenry Villard
Kansas
Oregon
Hne
Villard
The
Road
Thomas Tl
Oakes
Rocky Mountains
Montana Territory
Supreme Court
Washington
Jad
M. T
Grant
H. C. Davis
Owung
Villard Os
Leeson
M. A. Leeson
Sens Sual
Mr. Leeson
Garrison
Fifth Infantry
Union
No. 8
Broad Street
Atlantic
Pacific
Davin
Oswald Garrison Villard
Oregonalailway & Navigation Company
Oregon& Transcontinental Company
Oregon Railway & Navigation Company
Robert Harris
Stampede Pass
Cascade Mountains
Geld.Creek
Mr. Villard
Montana Railway Extensions Sought In 1927 N P Branches Planned
Montana Railroad Commission receives copies of Montana Eastern Railway and Northern Pacific applications for certificates of convenience and necessity. proposed extension from Richey to Circle spans 33 miles, with other branch plans from Glendive toward Brockway and a Bitter Root valley realignment serving Stevensville and Corvallis. historical notes recount the golden spike and Villard era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana Eastern Railway Company
Great Northern Railway Company
Interstate Commerce Commission
Rockford
Lewistown
Dawson
McCone
Montana Railroad Commission
Richey
Redwater
Circle
N. P
Railroad Commission
Northern Pacific Railway Company
Brockway
Glendive
Lindsay
Mink
Yellowstone
Missouri
Bitter Root Valley
Florence
Hamilton
Woodside
Victor
W Hamilton
Stevensville
Corvallis
Northern Pacific Railroad
Montana
Bitter Root
Northern Pacific plans million dollar Montana improvements
Northern Pacific vice president F K Williamson outlines a 1.4 million dollar ballasting program including 700 600 dollars in Montana plus 200 000 for a block signal system. The plan adds 12 large mountain type locomotives for service between Missoula and Livingston and requires new turntables and heavier rails.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northern Pacific
Montana
Butte
Northern Pacific Railway
F. KE. Williamson
St. Paul
Coast
Mr. Williamson
Logan
Whitehall
Silver Bow
American Locomotive Company
Missoula
Livingston
Traveler James Moore Finishes Covered Wagon Journey to Malta
James Moore aged 62 completed a long trek by covered wagon with five horses, totaling about 1170 miles from Poplar to Malta. Once from England, he lived in Ontario before moving to Montana, Mondak, and Poplar, after eight years in the Peace River region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Moore
Poplar
Malta
Peace River
Moore
Canada
England
Ontario
Montana
Mondak
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Dan R. Conway
James J. Montague
Dan RK. Conway
W. M. Ewarty
Helena
Montana Union Railroad
Gallatin
Copper Camp
Williamson
Red Water
Minnesota
America
Jim
Bozeman Pass
Bozeman
Bedman’s