Northern Pacific

BNSF Railway Foundation Awards Bonanzaville Grant for Railcar Restoration

WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) –Bonanzaville is awarded a $3,000 grant for the restoration of the 1930’s Northern Pacific Pullman railway passenger coach on its grounds. The Northern Pacific Railway was a transcontinental railroad that operated across the United States, from Minnesota to the Pacific Northwest even passing through Fargo. The coach car that sits on the Bonanzaville grounds is part…

Fargo makes an appearance on Jeopardy!

Jeopardy! Host Alex TrebekIt may be North Dakota’s largest city and the home of the Bison, but Fargo was also recently part of the game show Jeopardy. On Thursday’s show, host Alex Trebek gave the answer “This city, also the title of a film that won two Oscars, was named for a businessman known for 19th century transportation.” Contestants looked…