Great Northern NW5 No. 192 switches cars for the Lester River Turn, also known as the “Duluth Zephyr,” at Duluth Minnesota, on June 10, 2016. Only 13 rare EMD NW5s were built between December ... (more)

GN 573 was the first SD9 purchased by Great Northern Railway, following acquisition of 23 SD7s, mostly for service in iron ore country. This is a Phase 1 SD9, looking essentially the same as an SD... (more)

A track renewal project at the Lake Superior Railroad Museum has opened up a temporary unobstructed view of the fireman's side of 4-4-0 William Crooks, the first locomotive in Minnesota. The locom... (more)

Great Northern Alco S2 #11 sits at the National Railroad Museum in Green Bay, WI on a nice sunny afternoon.

EMD's first production SD45 dubbed Hustle Muscle by GN rests at the Lake Superior Railroad Museum along with restored NW-5 192 in 1999. The contraption of the cab roof of 400 that looks like an ic... (more)

Amtrak's Empire Builder gets special car "City of Spokane" for its rear on a nice day in May 1994. The eastbound train is just leaving Seattle for Spokane and points east.

Great Northern’s Train 31, westbound Empire Builder, was descending Marias Pass when it met eastbound Train 28, the Western Star near Blacktail, Mont. Anticipating the upcoming merger to create... (more)

Westbound Great Northern SDP40 9854 with BN numbers at Seattle, Washington May 24,1970. Photo from my collection, no photographer listed on slide.

Amtrak's Empire Builder made its station stop at North La Crosse on a beautiful June day in 1972, and provided this opportunity for a faux Great Northern Big Sky Blue PR shot in the process. Dome ... (more)

The daily freight between Superior, WI and Minneapolis 'rounds the corner and approaches the NP diamond at Hinkley, MN on Memorial Day weekend in 1970. The missing Rocky logo is a sign of the BN m... (more)

GN SD9 584 and another SD9 are prepped at Superior for their next assignment. GN roundhouse employees appear to have conferred on a plan and are about to take action. This track just east of the s... (more)

Two GN SD7s go about switching ore cars that Allouez Yard on Superior, WI's east end. The large yard handled ore classification for transfer to the GN ore docks, known as the world's largest. The ... (more)

Great Northern 99 works GN equipment at the King Street Station.

GN 581 had yet to be renumbered when this cab-side shot was taken six months into the BN merger. However, some one, most likely a BN locomotive maintenance crew had removed the bolted on GN logo, ... (more)

GN 181 shows off its new paint in August 1994. The NW3 was placed near the x-GN Whitefish, MT depot. It was one of the rarest models built by Electro Motive, with only 7 being built, all for GN. I... (more)