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[Maiden Run of "North Coast Limited"]

Description: An intriguing photograph of Northern Pacific Railroad's first "North Coast Limited" which made its maiden run on April 29, 1900. The train is headed by a ten-wheeler, type 4-6-0 locomotive bearing the Engine No. 271, with a consist of eight handcrafted wooden cars - all having underbody truss rods - heated by potbellied iron stoves and illuminated by kerosene. The observation car had an open rear platform. This was the first electrically-lighted train to operate between the Midwest and the N… more
Date: April 29, 1900
Creator: Weister, George M.
Partner: Museum of the American Railroad

["North Coast Limited" in Rocky Canyon]

Description: Northern Pacific's modern Vista-Dome "North Coast Limited" in Rocky Canyon a short distance east of Bozeman, Montana, circa 1960. this was a Northern Pacific train from Seattle to St. Paul and a Chicago, Burlington and Quincy train from St. Paul to Chicago.
Date: 1960~
Partner: Museum of the American Railroad

["North Coast Limited" in Livingston, Montana]

Description: Northern Pacific Railway's "North Coast Limited" headed by Engine No. 2608, class A, Northern, type 4-8-4 locomotive, makes a station stop at Livingston, Montana. This was a Northern Pacific train from Seattle to St. Paul and a Chicago, Burlington, and Quincy train from St. Paul to Chicago.
Date: 1938~
Partner: Museum of the American Railroad
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