Great Northern train 6 the western section of the 'Western Star" between Portland and Seattle at Centralia, Washington with GN F3A 355A & B and 14 cars on September 8, 1965. Photo by Ken Douglas , from my collection.
Although BN spent just 14 months as a passenger carrier, it maintained the high standards of Burlington's Denver Zephyr, Great Northern's Empire Builder and Northern Pacific's North Coast Limited.