Without the Great Northern Railway, there would be no Glacier National Park in Montana. The park was established north of the GN mainline, today owned by BNSF Railway. The Great Northern built its ...

A four-episode documentary on The Great Northern Railway will be released Sept. 30, telling the story of the man who built it. “The Empire Builder: James J. Hill and The Great Northern Railway” was 21 ...

For 20 years, BNSF Railway has maintained a unique avalanche program to keep its main line to the Pacific Northwest open. It only took a few months for the Great Northern Railway to realize that ...

“The Empire Builder: James J. Hill and The Great Northern Railway” was released as a four-part documentary in September. (Minnesota State Historical Society) A Great Northern Railway advertisement for ...

James J. Hill turns Seattle into an international port by opening up trade with Asia. James J. Hill turns Seattle into an international port by opening up trade with Asia. Encouraged by GN agents, ...

Also shows roads, railroads, trails, hotels, and chalets. Text and ill. on verso; verso segments numbered 1-14. Stamped on verso: Glacier Park Hotels, 1919 season, June 15th-September 15th; for ...