Colorado Railroad Museum: Dining On The Rails: February 2022 – A Chocolatey Valentine's Treat!

Golden CO

07 February, 2022

4:36 AM

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Press release from the Colorado Railroad Museum: February 5, 2022 Stretching from the Great Lakes of Wisconsin to the Pacific Ocean off of Washington, the Northern Pacific (NP) was chartered by the United States Congress and constructed from 1870 to 1883. Loosely following the route of Lewis and Clark, it traversed the states of Minnesota, North Dakota, Montana, Idaho, and even had branches into northern Oregon and Manitoba, Canada. Former President Ulysses S. Grant actually drove the final spike, completing the railroad, in western Montana in September 1883. This press release was produced by the Colorado Railroad Museum. The views expressed are the author's own.