GN 679 is mated with SD7 553 and another SD alongside the GN roundhouse at Superior, WI on 4th of July weekend 1969. This passenger Geep along with GN 680 are working the Superior freight pool and... (more)

Fourth of July weekend in 1969 produced a healthy sized consist for GN's Badger/Gopher passenger trains operated between Superior, WI and St. Paul, MN. The consist was laying over between runs at ... (more)

GN 562 in Big Sky Blue handle home built caboose X-1 and a classic GN caboose along with a string of ore jennies at Allouez Yard 6 months after the BN merger. The jennies include a somewhat rare j... (more)

GN 680 and an SD7 idle at GN's Belknap St. roundhouse in Superior, WI in July 1969. The 680 and sister 679 were two passenger GP9s acquired by GN. In 1969 they were both working in the Duluth/Supe... (more)

A restored Great Northern 192 pulls an excursion on the North Shore Scenic Railroad.

GN 400 ("Hustle Muscle") pulls a matching consist across the St. Croix River near Osceola, Wisconsin, on the former Soo Line bridge now operated by Canadian National.

Built by Alco in 1941 for the South Buffalo Railway as their 73 then to Fort Howard Paper Company (now Georgia-Pacific - Green Bay Mill) as their 63-146. The museum acquired the engine in 2006 and... (more)

Built by Alco in 1941 for the South Buffalo Railway as their 73 then to Fort Howard Paper Company (now Georgia-Pacific - Green Bay Mill) as their 63-146. The museum acquired the engine in 2006 an... (more)

T373 prepares to shunt a six car Hitachi set into the Brooklyn tip siding for scrapping.

A former Great Northern SD45 rests outside the depot in Osceola.

The rear brakeman is waiting to swing aboard when Great Northern’s eastbound Train 28 “Western Star” whistles off from Whitefish, Montana on April 9, 1969. The GN Flexible bus in Big Sky Bl... (more)

Orange meets orange with a family connection as GN 192 guides a North Shore Scenic Railroad passenger train into the siding while a special Operation Lifesaver train holds the mainline. The OLS tr... (more)

Rocky Lives! This great looking relic of Great Northern's Big Sky Blue era has been hidden away in BNSF's Topeka, KS yard for a few weeks now (mp51w first tipped me off to it), but has seemingly... (more)

A view of the gauges inside the cab of GN1355, cosmetically restored by the Siouxland Historical Railroad Association. The locomotive is located inside the former Milwaukee Road roundhouse which i... (more)

Great Northern GM12s 27 and 22 combine with former NSWGR locomotive 4201 to work a NSW Rail Transport Museum special from Sydney to Mudgee, seen here near Bell in the Blue Mountains.