BN 6117 was the first of 10 Phase 3 SD9s acquired by Great Northern in April 1958 and were not acquired for Mesabi Iron Range duties. This unit was GN 590, and 590-597 were non dynamic brake units... (more)
BN 6117, former GN 590, and GN caboose X303 park on the main track just east of Hwy. 65 at Mora, MN. The crew of the Brook Park turn, which originated in St. Cloud, MN, are having their traditiona... (more)
BN 6117, former Great Northern SD9 no. 590, sits at Brook Park, MN. The engineer is relaxing in the cab while the morning Badger arrives and lets off a couple passengers on its way to Duluth. In t... (more)
It did not take long to re-number GN 590 to BN 6117. Only about 3 months after the merger the unit is waiting at Brook Park, MN on the Brook Park turn out of St. Cloud, MN for its interchange of t... (more)
Except for the numbers that give away BN ownership, this could be a typical Great Northern scene at Brook Park, MN. BN is three months old, but they have already re-numbered the blue Geep and SD9.... (more)
On a gray Memorial Day weekend in northeastern Minnesota, the St. Paul-Superior, WI Badger accelerates out of Brook Park as a couple of ladies who just detrained, head towards their ride home. The... (more)
