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Sightseeing Tours . . . In the West The movement of people and products along the railroads in the west is a fascinating story. FruitFomWashington thought you would enjoy this glimpse of western railroad travel from the 1940's. The Yellowstone Park Line of the Northern Pacific was promoted as offering the rail traveler, "The Yellowstone Park, A Trip Through the Bitteroot Mountains, Columbia River and Puget Sound Region". We have duplicated pages from Northern Pacific's brochure "West via the Northern Pacific Yellowstone Park Line." For a larger view of these pages, click on the images shown. Enjoy sightseeing on the Yellowstone Park Line! Bookmark this page as FruitFromWashington will be adding more pages as this project develops. Of course if you want to make a virtual visit to Yellowstone Park as it is today, visit the National Park Service webpage. The trip's a long one! You'll probably get hungry, so order a box of fruit so you'll have something to munch along the way! |
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Larger Version of Northern Pacific Main Street of the Northwest Map Click on the pages of this Northern Pacific Railway brochure from the late 1940's, for a closer look at mid-20th Century sights from Chicago, along the Yellowstone Park Line to the Puget Sound region and elsewhere throughout the West. Remember that travel and gifts go hand-in-hand! Send a FruitFromWashington gift box to that special someone! ALL ABOARD! The Streamlined North Coast Limited leaving on Track 17 for Minnesota's Lake Region, the broad prairies of North Dakota, Montana's magnificent Rockies, Idaho's lakes and forests, the great Inland Empire around Spokane, America's "Evergreen Playground"--the Puget Sound Country and the great seaports of Seattle, Tacoma and Portland! |
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These words set to the tempo of swiftly flying wheels, provide a symphony of the West for Northern Pacific travelers to America's great vacation lands. Cover picture is of Beartooth Butte and Lake on the spectacular Red Lodge High Road to Yellowstone Park. |
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Chicago...is the starting point for our journey West. The Streamlined North Coast Limited leaves from the Chicago Union Station and runs via the Burlington Route across northern Illinois and along the Wisconsin bank of the Mississippi River to St. Paul. | ||
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When in the West, plan to see as much of its beauty and interest as you can...Sunlight Basin, a region of spectacular mountain grandeur east of Yellowstone Park, is reached by Yellowstone Extension tours from Red Lodge, Billings, Mont., or Cody, Wyo. | ||
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The Twin Cities, St. Paul and Minneapolis, are the gateway cities to the Northwest and the lovely Minnesota lake region, "Land of Sky Blue Waters". They mark entry into the dairy and livestock ranching country of the Northwest as well as the iron mining and timber districts of the North Woods. | ||
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Beautiful Minnehaha Falls in Minneapolis, immortalized in Longfellow's "Song of Hiawatha", attracts thousands of visitors annually. | ||
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North Dakota is entered on the westward journey at Fargo...On the banks of the Missouri River, near the present city of Mandan, Lewis and Clark spent the winter of 1804-5 with the Mandan Indians. To the south of the city on a high bluff, the traveler may see the buildings of old Fort Abraham Lincoln from which Custer began his ill-fated campaign against the Sioux. | ||
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Montana The Treasure State...Third largest state in the nation, Northern Pacific main line tracks span its entire length affording travelers a feast of scenic splendor with its ever-changing panorama of mountains, forests, lakes, rivers, fertile valleys and rolling plains. Its atmosphere embodies the romantic essence of the old fur brigades, the fever of gold seekers, covered wagon trains, pony express, the Vigilantes, Indian warfare and cattle barons. It's a big country and a beautiful one! | ||
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Gates of the Rocky Mountains, a spectacular gorge of the Missouri River near Helena, was discovered and named by Lewis and Clark. Their guide was the 19-year old Indian mother, Sacagawea. | ||
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Between Forsyth and Missoula, Montana, Northern Pacific trains are in the heart of the ranch country where scores of dude ranches, livestock ranches, hunting lodges, resort hotels and wilderness camps are guest headquarters throughout the summer, and some the year round. | ||
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Mountains and Scenic Rivers for more than a thousand miles, file past the windows of Northern Pacific trains on the journey through Montana, Idaho and Washington. Twenty-eight ranges of mountains, in all, comprise some of America's grandest scenery. The Continental Divide, Hellgate Canyon, Clark's Fork Canyon and the summit of the Cascade Range are among the spectacular sights which call forth special admiration. |
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Inland Empire and its “Queen City”, Spokane, extend a hearty welcome to its vast domain rich in agriculture, mining, forestry products and recreational facilities. Seventy-six beautiful lakes are within 50 miles of the city and 300 more lie within easy reach by train or auto. Huge Grand Coulee Dam, 90 miles from Spokane, will eventually supply irrigation for a million acres of fertile soil in the Columbia basin. | ||
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Magic Yellowstone America’s oldest, largest and most popular park, is visited annually by thousands of people from all over the world. The summer season is June to September. Many include the park on their transcontinental journey over the Northern Pacific Railway by entering one of the principal gateways, Gardiner, Mont., Red Lodge, Mont. or Cody, Wyo. Newest is the Red Lodge Gateway, reached by a sensational scenic trip over the Beartooth Mountains--literally, “On Top of the World”! |
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No picture can do justice to the magnificent golden Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone. Of all natural phenomena none is better know than Old Faithful Geyser. It is the supreme “showman” of this magic region. | ||
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Yakima Valley about halfway between Spokane and Seattle, is one of the most thickly populated agricultural localities in the West. Apples, pears, peaches, prunes, grapes, cherries, apricots, plums, berries, vegetables and melons are produced in profusion, as are other farm crops and livestock. A long and warm growing season, free from frost, plus the magic of irrigation from the snow-born waters of surrounding mountains and the fertile soil from volcanic ash thrown on the region years ago by Mt. Rainier and other volcanos of the Cascade Range, have combined to make this one of the most productive regions in the nation...Yakima is Indian for "Black Bear". The name applies to the valley, to the river which waters it and to the city of Yakima, heart of the region's industry. | ||
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Tacoma - "Only God can make a tree", and it is trees that make Tacoma the forest products capital of America. Tacoma is one of the Pacific Coast terminal cities of the Northern Pacific and commands its world port on Commencement Bay in Puget Sound. It is western entrance to Rainier National Park and eastern gateway to the Olympic wilderness. The city contains the largest group of forest products industries in the United States. Mild climate enables the surrounding country to grow rare plants and shrubs of both hemispheres. | ||
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Seattle - Door to the Pacific. Down over the Cascade Mountains, Northern Pacific trains descend into a realm of flowers and holly, green forests, white mountains, foaming streams and blue ocean. Its metropolis is Seattle, nearest United States port to the Orient and Alaska, where East and West, Far North and trans-Pacific blend into a setting of never-ending beauty and interest. | ||
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The Mountain that was God--or Tahoma, the name by which the Indians knew Mount Rainier long before the coming of the white man. Monarch of the Cascades, Rainier's great white dome dominates the Puget Sound country. Thousands of visitors annually enjoy the alpine grandeur of Rainier National Park in summer and its perfect skiing terrain in winter. Many national championship events are held on its vast slopes. | ||
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Over Puget Sound from Seattle lies the great Olympic Peninsula with its interesting harbors and mighty forests and mountains--a primitive area of spectacular and varied scenery, easily accessible for leisurely motoring or wilderness "roughing it"...North, across Puget Sound lie the friendly cities of our neighbor, Canada, reached by pleasant cruise ship from Seattle. | ||
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Alaska --LAND OF THE MIDNIGHT SUN Steering toward the north star from the Pacific Northwest, a mountain-walled voyage over the smooth Inside Passage leads to Alaska, "America's last frontier". World travelers declared this cruise one of the most unusual on the globe. Quaint villages, native Indian settlements, modern small cities, gigantic blue glaciers, peaceful forests, mighty mountains, streams and waterfalls appear in the panorama viewed amazingly from steamer chairs or observation rooms. Alaska cruises can be made at moderate cost in as little as a week's time, round trip from Seattle. |
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Portland the Rose City, greets a multitude of visitors at its renowned annual Rose Festival in June, and throughout the year. "For You A Rose in Portland Grows" is no idle boast...Snow-spired Mount Hood watching over the city and surrounding fertile valleys, is the "goal post" for vacation travelers as it formerly was for wagon trains in the pioneer days...Beautiful homes are especially evident in this city where the climate, fine water, the surrounding resort region and commercial advantages make it a place where people like to own homes and live. | ||
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Columbia River and Pacific Beaches are among the varied charms of this favored region shared by both Oregon and Washington easily reached from Northern Pacific terminals. To the Pacific Northwest visitor it is not a question of what to see, but rather a choice of so many attractions that he can pick almost anything he wants ranging from the ocean beaches at sea level to alpine wonderlands high on the slopes of snow-clad mountain peaks, and the colorful life to be seen in an important center of rail and ocean commerce. | ||
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California via the Pacific Northwest. Economical round trip fares to California make it possible to see the scenic Northern Pacific country and all the Pacific Coast enroute without additional rail fare from most points. The route of the Streamlined North Coast Limited furnishes travel at its best—numerous side trip and stop-over attractions, varied scenery changing with the seasons and a constant high standard of comfort. “See all the West” when visiting California! | ||
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Sightseeing Tours...In the West. When in the West, plan to see as much of its beauty and interest as you can. Sightseeing companies have regularly scheduled trips in the important western cities which enable visitors to see the most in the least time and at low cost...In Montana there are a number of thrilling mountain tours which can easily be combined with Yellowstone or transcontinental trips...Or if you prefer to do your own driving, a private car can be rented. Your Northern Pacific agent will be glad to supply additional information about these services, to arrange extra sightseeing trips or for a car for your exclusive use. | ||
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