Northern Pacific Railway
Also known as: NP · Northern Pacific Railway Company · Northern Pacific Railway Co.
The Northern Pacific Railway was an important American transcontinental railroad that operated across the northern tier of the Western United States, from Minnesota to the Pacific Northwest between 1864 and 1970.
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Underlying asset of the failed investment bank
The railway's massive capital requirements and the subsequent failure to sell its bonds led directly to the insolvency of Jay Cooke & Company.