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["North Coast Limited" departing from St. Paul, Minnesota]

Description: Photograph of the Northern Pacific's de Luxe "North Coast Limited" westbound, headed by engine No. 2671 -- a Northern type 4-8-4 locomotive -- departing from the St. Paul Union Station. City buildings are visible behind the train.
Date: 1941
Partner: Museum of the American Railroad

[Early Passenger Train in Minnesota]

Description: On a winter morning in January 1900, the Great Northern Railway's passenger train stands at the Cokato, Minnesota depot. It is headed by an American type 4-4-0 locomotive bearing the Engine No. 127. This locomotive was built by the Schenectady Locomotive Works in 1882, and scrapped in 1916. Observe this burnished locomotive and its consist of clean and well-maintained equipment.
Date: January 1900
Creator: Barnes, Dwight
Partner: Museum of the American Railroad

["Oriental Limited" crossing the Mississippi River]

Description: A proud name in Great Northern Railway passenger train service and history is the "Oriental Limited" a de luxe train seen here crossing the historic Stone Arch Bridge over the Mississippi River linking St. Paul and Minneapolis in 1912. This double-tracked bridge, which has 23 arches in its 1200-foot span, is the only structure upon which James J. Jill, the Empire Builder, permitted his name to be inscribed.
Date: 1912
Partner: Museum of the American Railroad

[Cuyana Range Iron Mines]

Description: Photograph of the Cuyana Range iron mines in Minnesota. The rocky surface is covered in grass and trees while water sits at the bottom of the range where some old equipment can be seen. In the distance a group of buildings can be seen at the top of the range.
Date: 1959
Creator: Streng, Evelyn Fiedler
Partner: Texas Lutheran University
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