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Looking East on NPs Butte Short Line
Title:  Looking East on NPs Butte Short Line
Description:  NPs Butte Short Line snakes its way over Homestake Pass. Completed in 1890 the line branched off NPs main line at Logan & terminated in Butte. The line was intended to carry coal to Butte & Anaconda from mines in Red Lodge but served primarily as the passenger main line after 1895. NPs famed North Coast Limited Passenger Train was part of this line BN ended passenger service on the line in 1979 then stopped all use of the line in 1983.
Photo Date:  10/3/2017  Upload Date: 10/3/2017 10:57:55 PM
Location:  Homestake Pass, MT
Author:  Bob Keenan
Categories:  Scenic,Winter,Track
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Views:  186   Comments: 0
Looking West on NPs Butte Short Line
Title:  Looking West on NPs Butte Short Line
Description:  NPs Butte Short Line snakes its way over Homestake Pass. Completed in 1890 the line branched off NPs main line at Logan & terminated in Butte. The line was intended to carry coal to Butte & Anaconda from mines in Red Lodge but served primarily as the passenger main line after 1895. NPs famed North Coast Limited Passenger Train was part of this line BN ended passenger service on the line in 1979 then stopped all use of the line in 1983.
Photo Date:  10/3/2017  Upload Date: 10/3/2017 10:59:41 PM
Location:  Homestake Pass, MT
Author:  Bob Keenan
Categories:  Scenic,Winter,Track
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Views:  156   Comments: 0
NPs Butte Short Line at the top of the ridge
Title:  NPs Butte Short Line at the top of the ridge
Description:  NPs Butte Short Line snakes its way over Homestake Pass. Completed in 1890 the line branched off NPs main line at Logan & terminated in Butte. The line was intended to carry coal to Butte & Anaconda from mines in Red Lodge but served primarily as the passenger main line after 1895. NPs famed North Coast Limited Passenger Train was part of this line BN ended passenger service on the line in 1979 then stopped all use of the line in 1983.
Photo Date:  10/3/2017  Upload Date: 10/3/2017 10:55:31 PM
Location:  Homestake Pass, MT
Author:  Bob Keenan
Categories:  Scenic,Track
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Views:  159   Comments: 0
Looking east former Northern Pacific line. BNSF still owns this line.
Title:  Looking east former Northern Pacific line. BNSF still owns this line.
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Photo Date:  9/26/2024  Upload Date: 10/1/2024 10:04:05 PM
Location:  Homestake Pass, MT
Author:  Bob Keenan
Categories:  Track
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Views:  7   Comments: 0
Looking west former Northern Pacific line. BNSF still owns this line
Title:  Looking west former Northern Pacific line. BNSF still owns this line
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Photo Date:  9/26/2024  Upload Date: 10/1/2024 10:07:08 PM
Location:  Homestake Pass, MT
Author:  Bob Keenan
Categories:  Track
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Views:  14   Comments: 0


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