| "All aboard the streamlined, Vista-Dome North Coast Limited leaving on Track 1 for Minnesotas Lake Region, the vast prairies of North Dakota, Montanas magnificent Rockies, Idahos lakes and forests, the Inland Empire of Spokane to Puget Sound country, and the great seaports of Seattle-Tacoma and Portland." The Northern Pacific was always a progressive leader in railroading, and was the first to offer sleeping and dining car service from St. Paul to the Pacific Northwest. Covering the 30s through the 60s, this books outstanding vintage photography highlights the North Coast Limited (the finest passenger train in North America), the faster Vista-Dome passenger trains, NPs team and diesel locomotives, and NPs Freight cars, Maintenance-of-way and Cabooses.
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