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	1994 North Dakota railroad map Title 1994 North Dakota railroad map Date of Original 1994 Creator North Dakota Public Service Commission Description This map shows how the major economic changes of the 20th century affected the state's railroads. Many lines have been abandoned and removed and others, tracks still in place, are no longer in use. Some spur lines are used only in late summer or fall to move grain crops to markets. Trucks have replaced trains as major transportation for small grains. Different railroad company-owned tracks are shown in different colors. Ordering Information http://www.history.nd.gov/archives/rscopypermission.html General Subject Maps, stamps and seals Politics & Government Transportation Subject (LCTGM) Maps Railroads Railroad companies Grain elevators Organization Name North Dakota Public Service Commission North Dakota Wheat Commission Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute Location North Dakota Decade 1990-1999 Item Number Map PSC 385 N864r 1994 Format of Original Maps Dimensions of Original 36 x 57 cm. Publisher of Original North Dakota Public Service Commission Place of Publication Bismarck (N.D.) Notes Index to counties, cities, and railway stations and maps of North Dakota grain elevators and Grain elevators with unit train capacity on verso. Relation [Is Part Of] North Dakota History textbook materials [Is Part Of] North Dakota eighth grade curriculum Biography/History This map shows the extent of railroad tracks in North Dakota by 1914. The Northern Pacific, the Great Northern, and other railroads connected the cities and small towns. Rail was a popular form of transportation until the 1950s. Repository Institution State Historical Society of North Dakota Repository Collection State Historical Society of North Dakota Map Collection Credit Line State Historical Society of North Dakota (Map PSC 385 N864r 1994) Language English Digital ID shMapPSC385N864r1994 OCLC number 36694691
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