Undeterred the three railroads continued to push forward. On September 18, 1889, James J. Hill created the Great Northern Railway from the bankrupt St. Paul and Pacific, and the Minneapolis and St. Jan 30, 2015 - The Mount Rainier Scenic is one of Washington's most popular tourist railroads offering guests trains pulled by both steam and diesels with views of Mt. As a result, Hill often dealt with railroads; he not only became quite successful at his profession but also well respected. Great Northern Railway Company, American railroad founded by James J. Hill in 1890. A month later, on December 2nd, the complete route to Winnipeg, Manitoba was finished allowing for through traffic to flow out of Canada. The Great Northern heavily promoted its passenger service and as a result we are left with numerous high quality color photographs of its top trains. Check out our new and improved Wisconsin Great Northern Railroad website by visiting www.spoonertrainride.com to check out BNSF's Seattle Subdivision. The Great Northern Railway was a transcontinental railroad system that extended from St. Paul to Seattle. It is an excellent resource with thousands of historic maps on file throughout the country. A Great Northern publicity photo featuring the late-era, original "Empire Builder" wearing the short-lived "Big Sky Blue" livery and led by a pair of SDP45's in 1967. $8.58. The Great Journeys of New Zealand Main navigation. The original Great Northern Railway emerged from the Saint Paul and Pacific Railroad and represented the northernmost transcontinental rail in the county. // -->