MyNorthwest.com

All Over The Map: History blooms at the Great Northern Railway’s Monroe greenhouses

It’s the time of year when many people think of flowers and about getting ready for the impending gardening season. In Seattle, the Northwest Flower and Garden Show is underway through the weekend at ...
NBC Montana

Great Northern Railway left tracks that shaped Montana, American West

The Great Northern Railway played a pivotal role in shaping Montana’s history.Opening the West, building communities, and ...
Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette

Great Northern Railway birthed Glacier National Park

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 ...
Railway Age

A Home for History: Wayzata Section Foreman House From Great Northern Days To Be Restored With Support From BNSF

In 1878, railroad “Empire Builder” James J. Hill gained control of the SP&P, which would become part of the Great Northern Railway (GN), a BNSF predecessor. The GN, which eventually became Burlington ...
Governing

A Modern Journey on the Vestiges of James J. Hill’s Great Northern Railway

I boarded the Amtrak’s Empire Builder train in Minot, N.D., not long ago, en route to the railroad’s terminus in Seattle. A journey of 1,178 miles, 27 hours, starting at 9 a.m. CDT on a Friday and ...