Without the Great Northern Railway, there would be no Glacier National Park in Montana. The park was established north of the GN mainline, today owned by BNSF Railway. The Great Northern built its ...

FLATHEAD COUNTY, Mont. — The Great Northern Railway played a pivotal role in shaping Montana’s history. Opening the West, building communities, and helping create some of the nation’s most iconic ...

Sometimes the iron mining and shipping industries seem so woven into the lives and history of northern Minnesota and northwest Wisconsin that they become sort of invisible. It's not that we don't see ...

“The Empire Builder: James J. Hill and The Great Northern Railway” was released as a four-part documentary in September. (Minnesota State Historical Society) A Great Northern Railway advertisement for ...

After more than two decades of work, a new documentary about James J. Hill, the founder of the Great Northern Railway, will premiere online later this month. Hill, whose nickname is “Empire Builder, ” ...

SIOUX CITY (KTIV) - The Sioux City Railroad Museum has some good news while still recovering from flooding. The museum is partnering with the American Heartland Railroad Society to restore a Great ...

Documentarians Stephen Sadis and Kyle Kegley take four hours to examine "Empire Builder" James J. Hill's transformative career. Hill's Great Northern Railway is well-represented in the Lake Superior ...