[DOC] [TLE] Northern Pacific Railway - Wikipedia [PAR] The Northern Pacific Railway (reporting mark NP) was a transcontinental railroad 
that operated ... Josiah Perham was elected its first president on December 7, 
1864. .... On October 10, 1882, the line from Wadena, Minnesota, to Fergus Falls, 
.... the Northern Pacific from the Twin Cities to the all-important rail hub of 
Chicago,... [DOC] [TLE] Southern Pacific Transportation Company - Wikipedia [PAR] The Southern Pacific Transportation Company (reporting mark SP), earlier 
Southern Pacific ... In 1929 SP/T&NO operated 13848 route-miles not including 
Cotton Belt, whose ... The combined railroad kept the Southern Pacific name due 
to its brand .... northern California all the way across Oregon to Oregon main port 
city of... [DOC] [TLE] The Northern Pacific [PAR] The Northern Pacific was the second transcontinental railroad. ... There were no 
obvious large cities on the sound at that time, so any small ... sent to the Interior 
Department for a route from Puget Sound east through the Washington Territory. 
... he exerted increasing control over the NP, eventually being elected its 
president. [DOC] [TLE] Northern Pacific Railway [PAR] The Northern Pacific Railway ( AAR reporting mark NP) was a railway that 
operated in ... Minnesota is named) was elected its first president on December 7, 
1864. ... Perham as president on January 5, 1866, groundbreaking did not take 
place until ... were established in Brainerd, Minnesota, a town named for the 
President... [DOC] [TLE] FIGURE 14.1: Detail of Great Falls Montana: Its Situation ... - Services [PAR] They built cities and towns, made friends, and .... line, which is why Lewistown 
streets do not run north and south. ... Most Montana towns were built for one 
reason: commerce ... named their new town after former Northern Pacific 
Railroad presi- ... Helena, in 1883 and named it after the family of the railroad 
president's wife. [DOC] [TLE] FAQ's - Central Pacific Railroad Photographic History Museum [PAR] How many transcontinental railroads did the U.S. have in 1900? ... originally 
called the "Pacific Railroad" and later the "Overland Route," (690 miles built ... 
Suisun Marsh to Benecia where it established a railroad ferry to carry its trains a 
little ...... What institutions not affiliated with the CPRR Museum also have 
collections of... [DOC] [TLE] Glendive and the Northern Pacific Railway :: Books, Pamphlets and ... [PAR] Northern Pacific Depot and Office Brn.mxc, Gi.endive, Montana. ... In 1882 the 
construction department turned the management of the division over to the .... 
Vice President, N. P. Ry., St. Paul, Minn. .... The building is emblematic of the 
spirit and ideal of the railroad which built it. .... The city takes its name from 
Glendive creek. [DOC] [TLE] Explore the Collection - Lake Superior Railroad Museum [PAR] Minnesota II was built in 1946 by Pullman for the Northern Pacific Railroad. ... 
The pigeonholes were labeled with the names of the towns that the train traveled 
through. .... The museum purchased Business Car Northland and its companion 
work car W-24 ... One of the first passenger cars on the St. Paul and Pacific, the 
No. [DOC] [TLE] Tales Spun Along the Tracks: A History of Downtown Billings [PAR] Tales from two centuries are spun along both sides of the city's railroad tracks. ... 
Burned out early in its history, it somehow escaped demolition and rubs 
shoulders ... Born in 1882, the city of Billings was a rail hub founded by the 
Northern Pacific ... town, and Billings, named for past NP president Frederick 
Billings, was born. [DOC] [TLE] Seventy-Five Years of Progress - The Southern Pacific Railroad ... [PAR] Mar 18, 2010 ... [with Historical Map of Southern Pacific's Rail Lines] ... In taking over the office of 
president on December 11, 1941, four days after the ... Pioneer of 
transcontinental railroads, Southern Pacific had its origin in the Central ..... Pacific 
Railroad (no connection with the later company of the same name) whose... [DOC] [TLE] Tacoma -- Thumbnail History - HistoryLink.org [PAR] Jan 17, 2003 ... Tacomans

Question: In 1882 the Northern Pacific Railroad founded this city & named it for one of its presidents, not a collection dept.
Answer: Billings