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)

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)

Late afternoon sun catches GN 556, an SD7 and GN 166, an SW7 at the Minneapolis engine shed and roundhouse about 90 days before the BN merger.

GN 314A and a B unit bask in the sun on a frigid January day between runs at Minneapolis. These units were originally ordered for iron ore road service on the Mesabi Division out of Superior, Wis.... (more)

A sharp looking GN passenger train lead by a rare restored NW-5 was assembled for a railfan weekend sponsored by the Lake Superior Railroad Museum in Duluth, coordinated by Steve Glischinski.

Great Northern Railway passenger power lays over at the roundhouse next to St. Paul Union Depot in the early 1960s. The F3As and E7As pictured here were used on the GN's premier trains, including ... (more)

A B unit just after the BN merger in Great Northern Big Sky Blue paint but with a BN road number.

"Great Northern 423" (a former C&NW F7 owned by Wisconsin Great Northern, painted GN colors and sporting magnetic GN lettering) crosses over the French River Bridge with a Railfan Weekend excursi... (more)

A Great Northern F7 wears the Big Sky Blue color scheme while its mate is in the simplified orange and olive. I was on a USAF trip escorting the Thunderbirds with our C-130E from Langley AFB, Virg... (more)

The Great Northern NW2 switching in Seattle was wearing the Big Sky Blue color scheme.

Hustle Muscle at Mpls Jct. On the property with permission.

No shortage of interesting things to look at as a former GN NW5 trundles past an old ore boat, with the bridge at the entrance of Duluth's harbor towering in the background.