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NORTHERN PACIFIC
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MINNETONKA
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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. The
Minnetonka, built in 1870, is 2712 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.
Back:
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Route of the Streamlined
NORTH COAST LIMITED
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