Front:
6506
MINNETONKA
6506A F
NORTHERN PACIFIC
RPR.R.
In the foreground is the Minnetonka, Northern Pacific Railway's first locomotive as it appeared
in "Wheels A-Rolling," Chicago Railroad Fair pageant of transportation progress.
Minnetonka, built in 1870, is 27½ feet long, 10 feet 2 inches high, weighs 12 tons and costs
$6,700. In comparison, the new 4500 H. P. Diesel locomotives which power the streamlined
North Coast Limited are 151 feet 4 inches long, 15 feet high, weigh 345 tons and cost
$458,000. The headend of one of the Diesels is shown in the background.
The-
YELLOWSTO
PARK LINE
Back:
4. 50
PAC
YELLOWSTO
RK LINE
Route of the Streamlined
NORTH COAST LIMITED