Great Northern Railway (U.S.) - Revision history

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	A few months after the transcontinental line was completed the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panic_of_1893 Panic of 1893] started. Hill aggressively reduced expenses, including repeatedly cutting employee wages. By also cutting fares, freight rates, and extending credit he actually increased the value of the Great Northern Railway during the panic. However, after the panic there were strikes and he had to restore wages to pre-panic levels.<ref>Wikipedia contributors. "James Jerome Hill" in ''Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia'' at http://en.wikipedia.org/eng/James_Jerome_Hill (accessed 17 September 2010).</ref>		A few months after the transcontinental line was completed the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panic_of_1893 Panic of 1893] started. Hill aggressively reduced expenses, including repeatedly cutting employee wages. By also cutting fares, freight rates, and extending credit he actually increased the value of the Great Northern Railway during the panic. However, after the panic there were strikes and he had to restore wages to pre-panic levels.<ref>Wikipedia contributors. "James Jerome Hill" in ''Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia'' at http://en.wikipedia.org/eng/James_Jerome_Hill (accessed 17 September 2010).</ref>

−	Routes were also extended into [[Montana\|Montana]] mining areas, and south from Seattle into [[California\|California]]. The California connections made the Great Northern one of the main competitors to the [[Union Pacific Railroad]]. The Great Northern, the Northern Pacific, the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy, and the Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railways merged to become the Burlington Northern in 1970. In 1995 a merger with the [[Atchison,~~_Topeka~~,~~_and_Santa_Fe_Railway~~\|Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad]] created the BNSF Railway.<ref name="GN" />	+	Routes were also extended into [[Montana\|Montana]] mining areas, and south from Seattle into [[California\|California]]. The California connections made the Great Northern one of the main competitors to the [[Union Pacific Railroad]]. The Great Northern, the Northern Pacific, the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy, and the Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railways merged to become the Burlington Northern in 1970. In 1995 a merger with the [[Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway\|Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad]] created the BNSF Railway.<ref name="GN" />

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	The Great Northern was formed by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Jerome_Hill James J. Hill] in 1889 by merging three railroads, the St. Paul and Pacific Railroad, the St. Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba Railway, and the Montana Central Railroad. His goal was the produce profits on lines before extending them further. He also sought the flattest, straightest possible route with fewest curves. The Great Northern crossed the continental divide at Marias Pass, 5,213 feet, lowest divide crossing south of the Canadian border.<ref name="GN" />		The Great Northern was formed by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Jerome_Hill James J. Hill] in 1889 by merging three railroads, the St. Paul and Pacific Railroad, the St. Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba Railway, and the Montana Central Railroad. His goal was the produce profits on lines before extending them further. He also sought the flattest, straightest possible route with fewest curves. The Great Northern crossed the continental divide at Marias Pass, 5,213 feet, lowest divide crossing south of the Canadian border.<ref name="GN" />

−	A few months after the transcontinental line was completed the Panic of 1893 started. Hill aggressively reduced expenses, including repeatedly cutting employee wages. By also cutting fares, freight rates, and extending credit he actually increased the value of the Great Northern Railway during the panic. However, after the panic there were strikes and he had to restore wages to pre-panic levels.<ref>Wikipedia contributors. "James Jerome Hill" in ''Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia'' at http://en.wikipedia.org/eng/James_Jerome_Hill (accessed 17 September 2010).</ref>	+	A few months after the transcontinental line was completed the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panic_of_1893 Panic of 1893] started. Hill aggressively reduced expenses, including repeatedly cutting employee wages. By also cutting fares, freight rates, and extending credit he actually increased the value of the Great Northern Railway during the panic. However, after the panic there were strikes and he had to restore wages to pre-panic levels.<ref>Wikipedia contributors. "James Jerome Hill" in ''Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia'' at http://en.wikipedia.org/eng/James_Jerome_Hill (accessed 17 September 2010).</ref>

−	Routes were also extended into Montana mining areas, and south from Seattle into California. The California connections made the Great Northern one of the main competitors to the [[Union Pacific Railroad]]. The Great Northern, the Northern Pacific, the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy, and the Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railways merged to become the Burlington Northern in 1970. In 1995 a merger with the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad created the BNSF Railway.<ref name="GN" />	+	Routes were also extended into [[Montana\|Montana]] mining areas, and south from Seattle into [[California\|California]]. The California connections made the Great Northern one of the main competitors to the [[Union Pacific Railroad]]. The Great Northern, the Northern Pacific, the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy, and the Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railways merged to become the Burlington Northern in 1970. In 1995 a merger with the [[Atchison,_Topeka,_and_Santa_Fe_Railway\|Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad]] created the BNSF Railway.<ref name="GN" />

	=== Route ===		=== Route ===

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−	The Great Northern Railway was the only "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transcontinental_railroad transcontinental]" service built with almost no land grants from the federal government, and one of the few that did not go into receivership in the Panic of 1893. It's transcontinental route primarily from St. Paul, Minnesota to Seattle, Washington was north of the Northern Pacific route. This was the sixth railroad company in the United States to offer transcontinental service. Their route was built up slowly by making each part commercially successful before building further. It was completed in 1893.	+	The Great Northern Railway was the only "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transcontinental_railroad transcontinental]" service built with almost no land grants from the federal government, and one of the few that did not go into receivership in the Panic of 1893. It's transcontinental route primarily from St. Paul, [[Minnesota\|Minnesota]] to Seattle, [[Washington]] was north of the Northern Pacific route. This was the sixth railroad company in the United States to offer transcontinental service. Their route was built up slowly by making each part commercially successful before building further. It was completed in 1893.

	Settlers were attracted to nearby communities because the railroads provided access to markets. Railroads encouraged settlement along their routes to help increase the need for their service. For example, the Great Northern in some cases paid immigrant expenses from Europe, supplied seed and animals to start-up farmers, held promotional contests for largest farm animal and largest freight car capacity.<ref name="GN">Wikipedia contributors, "Great Northern Railway (U.S.)" in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'' at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Northern_Railway_%28U.S.%29 (accessed 17 September 2010).</ref> If an ancestor settled near a railroad, you may be able to trace their place of origin back to another place along the tracks.		Settlers were attracted to nearby communities because the railroads provided access to markets. Railroads encouraged settlement along their routes to help increase the need for their service. For example, the Great Northern in some cases paid immigrant expenses from Europe, supplied seed and animals to start-up farmers, held promotional contests for largest farm animal and largest freight car capacity.<ref name="GN">Wikipedia contributors, "Great Northern Railway (U.S.)" in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'' at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Northern_Railway_%28U.S.%29 (accessed 17 September 2010).</ref> If an ancestor settled near a railroad, you may be able to trace their place of origin back to another place along the tracks.
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	Early transcontinental railroad visionaries proposed several possible routes including one along the border with Canada. Such a route offered more flat prairie land and known mountain passes, but had the disadvantage of less population and greater snow-weather problems.<ref>David A. Lanegran and Carol Louise Urness, ''Minnesota on the Map : a Historical Atlas'' (St. Paul, Minnesota : Minnesota Historical Society Press, c2008), 116-17. ({{FHL\|977.6 E7L}}) [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/176640810 WorldCat entry].</ref>		Early transcontinental railroad visionaries proposed several possible routes including one along the border with Canada. Such a route offered more flat prairie land and known mountain passes, but had the disadvantage of less population and greater snow-weather problems.<ref>David A. Lanegran and Carol Louise Urness, ''Minnesota on the Map : a Historical Atlas'' (St. Paul, Minnesota : Minnesota Historical Society Press, c2008), 116-17. ({{FHL\|977.6 E7L}}) [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/176640810 WorldCat entry].</ref>

−	The Great Northern was formed by James J. Hill in 1889 by merging three railroads, the St. Paul and Pacific Railroad, the St. Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba Railway, and the Montana Central Railroad. His goal was the produce profits on lines before extending them further. He also sought the flattest, straightest possible route with fewest curves. The Great Northern crossed the continental divide at Marias Pass, 5,213 feet, lowest divide crossing south of the Canadian border.<ref name="GN" />	+	The Great Northern was formed by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Jerome_Hill James J. Hill] in 1889 by merging three railroads, the St. Paul and Pacific Railroad, the St. Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba Railway, and the Montana Central Railroad. His goal was the produce profits on lines before extending them further. He also sought the flattest, straightest possible route with fewest curves. The Great Northern crossed the continental divide at Marias Pass, 5,213 feet, lowest divide crossing south of the Canadian border.<ref name="GN" />

	A few months after the transcontinental line was completed the Panic of 1893 started. Hill aggressively reduced expenses, including repeatedly cutting employee wages. By also cutting fares, freight rates, and extending credit he actually increased the value of the Great Northern Railway during the panic. However, after the panic there were strikes and he had to restore wages to pre-panic levels.<ref>Wikipedia contributors. "James Jerome Hill" in ''Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia'' at http://en.wikipedia.org/eng/James_Jerome_Hill (accessed 17 September 2010).</ref>		A few months after the transcontinental line was completed the Panic of 1893 started. Hill aggressively reduced expenses, including repeatedly cutting employee wages. By also cutting fares, freight rates, and extending credit he actually increased the value of the Great Northern Railway during the panic. However, after the panic there were strikes and he had to restore wages to pre-panic levels.<ref>Wikipedia contributors. "James Jerome Hill" in ''Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia'' at http://en.wikipedia.org/eng/James_Jerome_Hill (accessed 17 September 2010).</ref>

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	Settlers who made their way west on the Great Northern Railway were likely to be from the Midwestern states, especially [[Illinois]], [[Wisconsin]], or [[Minnesota]]. The railroad also helped some overseas immigrants from Eastern Europe settle along their lines. Most people using the Great Northern to migrate would have settled in [[Minnesota]], [[North Dakota]], [[Montana]], [[Idaho]], or [[Washington]], but especially Minnesota and Washington.		Settlers who made their way west on the Great Northern Railway were likely to be from the Midwestern states, especially [[Illinois]], [[Wisconsin]], or [[Minnesota]]. The railroad also helped some overseas immigrants from Eastern Europe settle along their lines. Most people using the Great Northern to migrate would have settled in [[Minnesota]], [[North Dakota]], [[Montana]], [[Idaho]], or [[Washington]], but especially Minnesota and Washington.

−	There are no known passenger lists for the Great Northern Railway. GN employee records were destroyed as a result the 1970 merger. {{Wikipedia\|Great Northern Railway (U.S.)}}	+	There are no known passenger lists for the Great Northern Railway. GN employee records were destroyed as a result the 1970 merger. {{Wikipedia\|Great Northern Railway (U.S.)}}{{Wikipedia\|James Jerome Hill}}

	=== Internet Links ===		=== Internet Links ===

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	=== Internet Links ===		=== Internet Links ===

−	*[http://www.gnrhs.org/ Great Northern Railway Historical Society]] - FAQs, reference sheets, conventions, research and archives.	+	*[http://www.gnrhs.org/ Great Northern Railway Historical Society] - FAQs, reference sheets, conventions, research and archives, history.
−	*	+	*[http://www.american-rails.com/great-northern-railway.html American Rails: Great Northern page] - history.

	=== Sources ===		=== Sources ===

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2010-09-17T20:53:00Z

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	Settlers who made their way west on the Great Northern Railway were likely to be from the Midwestern states, especially [[Illinois]], [[Wisconsin]], or [[Minnesota]]. The railroad also helped some overseas immigrants from Eastern Europe settle along their lines. Most people using the Great Northern to migrate would have settled in [[Minnesota]], [[North Dakota]], [[Montana]], [[Idaho]], or [[Washington]], but especially Minnesota and Washington.		Settlers who made their way west on the Great Northern Railway were likely to be from the Midwestern states, especially [[Illinois]], [[Wisconsin]], or [[Minnesota]]. The railroad also helped some overseas immigrants from Eastern Europe settle along their lines. Most people using the Great Northern to migrate would have settled in [[Minnesota]], [[North Dakota]], [[Montana]], [[Idaho]], or [[Washington]], but especially Minnesota and Washington.

−	There are no known passenger lists for the Great Northern Railway. employee records were destroyed at the 1970 merger.	+	There are no known passenger lists for the Great Northern Railway. GN employee records were destroyed as a result the 1970 merger. {{Wikipedia\|Great Northern Railway (U.S.)}}
−	{{Wikipedia\|Great Northern Railway (U.S.)}}	+

	=== Internet Links ===		=== Internet Links ===

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	Settlers who made their way west on the Great Northern Railway were likely to be from the Midwestern states, especially [[Illinois]], [[Wisconsin]], or [[Minnesota]]. The railroad also helped some overseas immigrants from Eastern Europe settle along their lines. Most people using the Great Northern to migrate would have settled in [[Minnesota]], [[North Dakota]], [[Montana]], [[Idaho]], or [[Washington]], but especially Minnesota and Washington.		Settlers who made their way west on the Great Northern Railway were likely to be from the Midwestern states, especially [[Illinois]], [[Wisconsin]], or [[Minnesota]]. The railroad also helped some overseas immigrants from Eastern Europe settle along their lines. Most people using the Great Northern to migrate would have settled in [[Minnesota]], [[North Dakota]], [[Montana]], [[Idaho]], or [[Washington]], but especially Minnesota and Washington.

−	There are no known passenger lists for the Great Northern Railway. {{Wikipedia\|Great Northern Railway (U.S.)}}	+	There are no known passenger lists for the Great Northern Railway. employee records were destroyed at the 1970 merger.
		+	{{Wikipedia\|Great Northern Railway (U.S.)}}

	=== Internet Links ===		=== Internet Links ===

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	=== Settlers and Records ===		=== Settlers and Records ===

−	Settlers who made their way west on the Great Northern Railway were likely to be from the Midwestern states, especially [[Illinois]], [[Wisconsin]], or [[Minnesota]]. The railroad also helped some overseas immigrants from Eastern Europe settle along their lines. Most people using the Great Northern to migrate would have settled in [[Minnesota]], [[North Dakota]], [[Montana]], [[Idaho]], or Washington.	+	Settlers who made their way west on the Great Northern Railway were likely to be from the Midwestern states, especially [[Illinois]], [[Wisconsin]], or [[Minnesota]]. The railroad also helped some overseas immigrants from Eastern Europe settle along their lines. Most people using the Great Northern to migrate would have settled in [[Minnesota]], [[North Dakota]], [[Montana]], [[Idaho]], or [[Washington]], but especially Minnesota and Washington.

	There are no known passenger lists for the Great Northern Railway. {{Wikipedia\|Great Northern Railway (U.S.)}}		There are no known passenger lists for the Great Northern Railway. {{Wikipedia\|Great Northern Railway (U.S.)}}
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	=== Internet Links ===		=== Internet Links ===

−	*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Pacific_Transportation_Company Wikipedia - Southern Pacific Transportation Company] - timeline, accidents, passenger service, locomotives, officers, affiliated companies<br>	+	*[http://www.gnrhs.org/ Great Northern Railway Historical Society]] - FAQs, reference sheets, conventions, research and archives.
−	*[http://www.~~sphts~~.org/~~pmcclosky/spwebresources.html Peter J. McClosky's Southern Pacific Railroad Web Resources Page~~] - ~~Comprehensive list of hundreds of Internet links to historical societies~~, ~~bibliographies~~, ~~personal stories~~, ~~equipment, ferries~~ and ~~boats, freight cars, locomotives, passenger cars, stations, tunnels, and museums<br>~~	+	*
−	*~~[http://www.sphts.org/ Southern Pacific Historical & Technical Society] - Society, archives, and how to find resources such as official company records~~	+

	=== Sources ===		=== Sources ===