BN 986 rests at Harrison St. next to the roundhouse in Minneapolis. The former GN NW5 along with NW2s and Alco S-2 switchers were among the oldest power inherited by BN when the merger occurred in... (more)

BN 986, formerly GN NW5 no. 186, sits on a snowless January day in 1973 at Minneapolis between assignments. This was GN's first of 10 NW5s, built in December 1946, and retired by BN on April 29, 1... (more)

Rare NW5 in Minneapolis. Once again I don't have a location for my father's picture, but perhaps the water tower is a hint for someone. R.T. Steinbrenner Photo

Patched with a BN road number but still in its Great Northern paint.