Background/Story
The Route of the "Great Big Baked Potato" was the passenger train service, North Coast Limited by the Northern Pacific Railway. This is a story about NP's 1913 uniform button. Huge potatoes grown in the fertile soil of Yakima Valley in Washington were previously considered simply too large, too tough to cook and undesirable until NP adopted them in its dining car menu in 1909. The Route of the Great Big Baked Potato operated until Amtrak took over the passenger service in 1970 . . .
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The Route of the Great Big Baked Potato is the first installment of the 4-part Northern Pacific series in the WRBA Button Aerogramme. Stay tuned for more.
- 1883- All American Railroad
- 1887- Boom and Bust
- 1913:Â Hard Rubber on Uniform
- 1913–1970 The Route of the Great Big Baked Potato
This nickel silver NP button, with Waterbury’s back mark, is likely from the late 1960s.
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