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Great Northern Railway Passes

Currency:USD Category:Western Americana / Collectibles - Railroad Start Price:50.00 USD Estimated At:100.00 - 300.00 USD
Great Northern Railway Passes
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Lot of 79 railway passes issued by the Great Northern Railway dating from 1914-1972. Six of the passes were issued to "Veterans Association of the Great Northern Railway."

The Great Northern Railway ran from Saint Paul, Minnesota, to Seattle, Washington. It was the creation of 19th-century railroad entrepreneur James J. Hill and was developed from the Saint Paul & Pacific Railroad. The Great Northern's route was the northernmost transcontinental railroad route in the U.S.



The Great Northern was the only privately funded – and successfully built – transcontinental railroad in U.S. history. No federal subsidies were used during its construction, unlike all other transcontinental railroads. Date: Location: St. Paul, Minnesota HWAC# 63263