The Northern Pacific Railway – Abandoned Pembina Extension

Most of the early media attention on the Northern Pacific Railway focused on its east to west transcontinental route, which stretched from Duluth, Minnesota to the U.S. West Coast. However, the Northern Pacific also had an extension which ran from St. Paul, Minnesota, to Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. This extension cut through one of the oldest settlements in the Northern Plains, Pembina, North Dakota. The town of Pembina celebrated when the railroad arrived in 1887. However, it all ended in 1969, when the railroad discontinued its service there. See how the line from Drayton to Pembina has changed through the years, and what is left today.

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