In 1883, the Northern Pacific Railroad was finally completed, bringing tourists from the East to Yellowstone in relative comfort and speed. Attendance increased five-fold in that first year.

Yellowstone tips: 5 things I learned on my first visit Early ideas for protecting the land weren’t as altruistic as they may seem. “You had the Northern Pacific railroad, and you had boosters ...

Scenery––and the anticipated economic boost from tourists traveling on the politically powerful Northern Pacific Railway ... now cattle ranges. In Yellowstone, however, some 200 ...

Scientists are tracking changes at the giant supervolcano that lies under Yellowstone National Park ... In those events, volcanic ash reached from the Pacific ocean to Canada to Mexico.