BRAINERD — For over 100 years, the Northern Pacific Railway connected the Great Lakes to Puget Sound on the Pacific, powering through the Twin Cities, Brainerd, Fargo, Duluth and more. But when ...

EVERETT — A small-scale version of grand past railroads in the Puget Sound area is planned at Everett Station. The Swamp Creek and Western Railroad Association, a model railroad group, signed a lease ...

TOPPENISH, Wash. — Inside the old Northern Pacific Railroad depot in Toppenish, visitors can step back in time. Here, they will fund a passenger waiting room that has been remodeled to look like it's ...

News & Products for the week of November 10th 2025 Model railroad operators and builders can get the latest information about ...

The Northern Pacific Center in Brainerd will begin offering free tours next month in June of the historic buildings or structures that make up the railway property’s grounds south of Washington Street ...

As the soft sound of bells and a rhythmic clacking filled the air, John “JB” Breitmaier bent down to peer into a 4-inch tunnel carved into the demi-wall separating two sections of train tracks. “It’s ...

TACOMA, Wash. — The tale of modern day Tacoma begins with the first of many railroad tracks that lead to the city's birthplace along Commencement Bay. Tacoma is born of the railroad, created by the ...