The Great Northern Railway Through Time

Author(s): Dale Peterka

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Series: America Through Time
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 9781634990080
Related Topics: America Through Time, Minnesota, Railways, Midwest, West

DESCRIPTION

The Great Northern Railway Through Time takes us on a tour of the American Northwest―the last American frontier―from St. Paul, Minnesota, to Seattle, Washington. The Great Northern opened up the Dakotas, Montana, Idaho, the dramatic Cascade Mountains of Washington and the Continental Divide at Marias Pass.

President James J. Hill intended the Great Northern to be a freighthauling road, but tourists riding on the GN's premier passenger train, The Empire Builder were delighted by the prairie, the farmland, the Big Sky Country, the mountains, and Glacier National Park. The G.N.'s reputation grew. Today, Amtrak's Empire Builder traverses the same territory.

The Great Northern Railway Through Time presents photos taken over the course of seventyfive years by photographers of the era. The author has provided ample photo captions pointing out features that have changed over the years and features that have stayed the same. The early photos are fresh―never before published. The more recent shots were made by twenty of America's finest rail enthusiast photographers.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR(S)

Dale Peterka grew up in a family that featured cameras, tools, and machinery. He has written over two dozen articles for various journals and periodicals, and has toured the Northwest for fifty years by car, airplane, motorcycle, and Amtrak. A past president of the Great Northern Railway Historical Society, the Cincinnati Railroad Club, and the Cincinnati Color Slide Club, Fr. Peterka is a former classroom teacher, pastor, and hospital chaplain.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781634990080
Publisher: America Through Time
Date: 07/11/2016
State: Minnesota
Series: America Through Time
Images: 200 Color
Pages: 96
Dimensions: 6.5 (w) x 9.25 (h)

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