Interestingly, this might not be the case had it not been for the clever marketing of a certain turn-of-the-century railroad called the Northern Pacific Railway. In the early 20th century ...

This excerpt from "Biking Uphill in the Rain" explores Seattle's resurgence in bicycle use in the 1970s, and the influences behind it (including an old railroad line).

The nation's first transcontinental railroad had been completed in 1869. Entrepreneurs planned a second, called the Northern Pacific. Cooke's firm was the financial agent in this venture ...

Two North Platte rail union leaders said no one was hurt when grain cars near the front of a westbound train derailed about 11 a.m. Sunday near Lee Bird Field.