''Northland'' is a historic railroad

passenger car A car or automobile is a motor vehicle with wheels. Most definitions of ''cars'' say that they run primarily on roads, seat one to eight people, have four wheels, and mainly transport people instead of goods. The year 1886 is regarded as ...

built in 1916 for the Duluth, Missabe and Northern Railway to transport managers and important guests. With The car was listed on the

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in 1978 for its state-level significance in the theme of transportation. It was nominated for being one of the last operating examples of a private business railcar. In 2003, ''Northland'' was acquired by the

Lake Superior Railroad Museum The Lake Superior Railroad Museum is a railroad museum in Duluth, Minnesota, United States. Opened in 1973, the museum focuses on railroading in the Lake Superior region. It is housed in the restored Duluth Union Depot complex. The museum als ...

and moved to the

Duluth Depot The St. Louis County Depot is a historic train station in Duluth, Minnesota, United States. It was built as a union station in 1892, serving seven railroads at its peak. Rail service ceased in 1969 and the building was threatened with demoliti ...

Duluth, Minnesota , settlement_type = City , nicknames = Twin Ports (with Superior), Zenith City , motto = , image_skyline = , image_caption = Clockwise from top: urban Duluth skyline; Minnesota ...

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{{National Register of Historic Places in Minnesota National Register of Historic Places in St. Louis County, Minnesota Pullman Company Rail transportation on the National Register of Historic Places in Minnesota Rail passenger cars of the United States Railway vehicles on the National Register of Historic Places Transportation in Duluth, Minnesota Private railroad cars

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