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.