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The Great Northern Railway in Marias Pass by Dale Jones -
Arcadia Publishing
This 128-page 6” x 9” hardcover book contains over 200 B&W
images illustrating
in detail the history and operations of the Great Northern and Burlington
Northern
in Marias Pass from the1890s thru the 1990s.
Montana's Marias Pass is the lowest rail crossing through the Rocky
Mountains.
The tracks snake through narrow canyons, traverse the swift Middle Fork of
the Flathead River,
and twist through numerous snowsheds and tunnels to crest the 5,213-foot
Continental Divide.
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James Jerome Hill was the driving force behind Great Northern Railway's
mission
to find the most economical route to the Pacific coast, with surveyor John
F. Stevens
taking a major role in locating the pass. Browning is the eastern gateway
into Marias Pass
as the railroad approaches the Rocky Mountain Front; continuing west from
Summit,
the tracks parallel Bear Creek and the Middle Fork of the Flathead River
downgrade
through Essex to Glacier National Park and into the Flathead Valley.
Here's are a few customer comments:
“Just wanted to let you know that your Great Northern Railway
in Marias Pass
book
arrived in today's mail. I look forward to
reading the book and enjoying the photos.
The book will bring back happy
memories of a trip on the Empire Builder from Seattle
to Chicago with a
stopover at Essex to stay at the Izaak Walton Inn
and to visit Glacier
National Park”.
“Excellent book! Bravo for Arcadia Press and the new Images of Rail series.
This book has photos from the 1890s to BNSF era. I have all the Great
Northern,
Burlington Northern and BNSF picture books and this one [even
though it is B&W]
covers the Pass the best and I've learned some interesting
details I didn't know.”
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