Great Northern Railway

The History of Train Travel through Stevens Pass On September 18, 1889, the name of the old Minneapolis & St. Cloud Railroad Company was changed to the Great Northern Railway Company.  The mission of connecting Minneapolis/St. Paul with Seattle via the Rocky Mountains and Stevens Pass became a reality - in the summer of 1893.  ...

And then there are really small towns. Like Skykomish, here in the state of Washington. The tiny town has a total area of 0.33 square miles. Its current population is about 160 people. The population peaked in the 1930’s when the census count was 562. You can almost fit the whole population into the town’s favorite local pub called, Whistling Post Saloon. Where when the train cruises by and blows the whistle…they serve up free shots.