The LS&M's centercab (actually a 50-ton model) fights high grass at the end of the line as it runs around its train. This is a former NP line (the first railroad route into Duluth).

Northern Pacific RBL 50-foot boxcar No. 98333 sits in the yard at Yakima, Washington, on May 31, 2008. Built in August 1961, the car was white-lined and obviously used by the Burlington Northern i... (more)

The last surviving example of an NP "Prairie" type steam locomotive is undergoing a cosmetic restoration inside the Lake Superior Railroad Museum's Draper maintenance building.

This 1907-built NP Russell wedge plow makes a rare daylight appearance as the museum shuffles some exhibits around prior to winter. Interestingly, one of 2500A's last official duties before being ... (more)

Someone really likes the Northern Pacific.

An eastbound manifest rolls out of Missoula Yard past the Bonner Local with BNSF 4940 pushing on the rear. Missoula's classic Northern Pacific depot is visible in the distance south of the yard.

Over 55 years old and still stretching their legs!
Montana Rail Link GP9s Nos. 113 and 120 were both built for the Northern Pacific in 1957. Here they stretch their legs on the Paradise... (more)

NP to BN to BNSF ... Built by EMD in August 1957, Burlington Northern GP9 1922 was originally Northern Pacific 337. Just 25 years old, the 1922 is sitting in the dead line at BN's Interbay... (more)

Built in 8-1949, this ballast car was likely hauled over the pass in revenue service by massive Northern Pacific articulated locomotives. Designed for ballast service, this car also saw heavy u... (more)

It's always nice to see an old friend! While exploring Iowa Interstate's engine facility in Council Bluffs, Iowa, finding an old Northern Pacific box car was a pleasant surprise ... even i... (more)

Sunrise on a spectacular spring morning finds the Northwest Railway Museum's excursion train parked in front of the Snoqualmie Depot, built in 1890 by the Seattle, Lake Shore and Eastern Railway a... (more)

Thunderstorms rumble off the Cascade Range as NP Rotary Snowplow No. 10 stands sentinel alongside the Northwest Railway Museum mainline outside of downtown Snoqualmie. This proud warrior was buil... (more)

Two former Northern Pacific GP9s on Montana Rail Link's Paradise Local run around their train to head back to Paradise. I'm standing on the Milwaukee Road's Pacific extension right-of-way which cr... (more)

NP steam-powered rotary snowplow No. 2 was constructed by the Cooke Locomotive Works for the road in 1887 and is believed to be the oldest example of its kind in existence.

BN 5454 heads a westbound stack train out of the siding at Plains, Mont. on Montana Rail Link. While many signals have been upgraded to modern standards, Plains still celebrates the older NP targe... (more)