Northern Pacific Railway Yellowstone Park Line

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Stock #: 564792
Type: Postcard
Era: Divided Back
City: Chicago
State: Illinois (IL)
County: Cook
Size: 3.5" x 5.5" (9 x 14 cm)
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In the foreground is the Minnetonka, Northern Pacific Railway's first locomotive as it appeared in "Wheels A-Rolling," Chicago Railroad Fair pageant of transportation progress. The Minnetonka, built in 1870, is 27 1/2 feet long, 10 feet two inches high, weighs 12 tons and costs $6,700. In comparison the new 4500 H.P. Diesel locomotives which power the streamlined North Coast Limited are 151 feet 4 inches long, 15 feet high, weigh 345 tons and cost $458,000. The headend of one of the diesels is shown in the background.

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