An EMD F45 converted into luxury lodgings sits on the grounds of the Izaak Walton Inn in Essex, Montana. The locomotive, painted in Great Northern's "Big Sky Blue" scheme actually start... (more)

GN 441, decked out in big sky blue, now serves as a luxury mountain resort deep in the northern Montana Rockies at the Izzak Walton Inn. Though this unit hasn't seen freight service in a number of... (more)

A 3-unit Great Northern Railway F7#308 A-B-A are leaving Minneapolis with a westbound manifest as they meet a Burlington Route (CB&Q) freight in Chinese Red powered by EMD's second generation d... (more)

Family colors. The newest of BNSF's fleet meets one of GN's oldest surviving diesels as a westbound behind ES44C4 8005 pauses at Whitefish for a crew change. The NW3 was ordered specifically for p... (more)

Marias Pass in known for heavy snow and my recent trip there didn't disappoint. I had shot the pass in spring, summer and fall but never winter. The Izaak Walton was a busy place with skiers takin... (more)

Holiday decorations still line Central Avenue in downtown Whitefish as the town prepares for their big Winter Carnival. A rare GN NW3 (originally bought for Duluth-Grand Forks passenger trains) si... (more)

GN SD7 558 and GN passenger GP9 have been freshly washed and await their next assignment at Superior, Wis. in the final summer of Great Northern's existence. Most of GN's SD7 and SD9 fleet spent t... (more)

I'm pretty sure GN didn't have this in mind when they received their unique NW-5s with steam generators, although this streamlined train sure looks nice. The Lake Superior Railroad Museum's restor... (more)

One of the most famous locomotives in the LSRM's collection (on permanent loan from the MHS) the William Crooks was James J. Hill's crown jewel. Because of his love for the engine it was saved fro... (more)

GN "Hustle Muscle" shines after having been repainted by BN at their Grand Forks, ND facility. The first production SD45 (owned by the GN Historical Society) now resides at the Minnesota Transport... (more)

Fifteen years and seven months after it was built, and nine after the railroad was merged out of existence, Great Northern plug door box car 36888 still proudly wears its "Rocky" logo. Spotted on... (more)

Relaxing in the restored cab of GN 441 - the luxury locomotive lodge at the Izaak Walton Inn, Essex, Montana.

An interior shot of the "GN441 Luxury Locomotive Lodge" at the Izaak Walton Inn at Essex, Montana. This shot shows the main lounge area.

A former GN F-Unit in Northern Pacific colors was on display at the Bandana Square for a few years. The NP colors were chosen to match the history of the place, which were the former NP Como locom... (more)

The first of the 8ft singles designed by Patrick Stirling for the Great Northern Railway was restored to working order for a short period in 1982 and is seen with a Loughborough to Rothley train o... (more)