| The Northern Pacific logo used the more subtle yin yang design, emphasizing the railway’s part as a route to the Orient. The logo was adapted from a symbol nearly 1,000 years old. The design is called the great Chinese Monad, or the Diagram of the Great Extreme. Just by luck, the Chief Engineer for the Northern Pacific, E. H. McHenry, saw the symbol at the 1893 Chicago World's Fair and promoted the design through the NP leadership. |