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Around 1949 my uncle 'Duckie', fresh out of the service, made a trip from Boston to the northwest. He had a new camera took many pictures. Years later, knowing I liked trains, he gave me several slides from the trip. Thus began my lifelong interest the Great Northern Railway. My intent here is to provide a snap shot of the GN mainline around 1949. To those few slides he gave me, I have added quite a few pictures obtained from the Internet (read pirateware) and other sources. These other pictures are from the late 1940's and early fifties. |
Seattle and Puget Sound |
An H-4 Pacific ready for its next assignment at Interbay Engine Terminal, Seattle |
The transfer caboose is between King Street station and the Holgate Street coach yard. There are two sports stadiums at this location now. |
The trips starts on another grayday along the Sound |
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Four Z-1's waiting for an eastbout freight at Skykomish |
Crossing Foss Creek with Y-1s on the point. This is one of the many I pictures I've added. |
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Appleyard, just beyond Wenatchee and the end of electric operations. Date and photographer unknown |
The Fast Mail leaving Spokane, just west of Depot. Date and photographer unknown |
Green boilered C-3 number 893, 0-8-0 is seen working a yard, possibly Hillyard.
Date and photographer unknown |
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MOW car near Essex. Note the walkway on the roof. |
two rotary plows are stored at Essex. |
Near Java, after the '64 washouts |
Taken from the Eastbound Oriental Limited, just west of Blacktail in the late 40's |
Almost to the Summit |
Summit, Marias Pass |
a bit later in the season but there is still snow. |
This is a GN publicity shot of the new Empire Builder near Bison. |
westbound near rising wolf |
This picture taken frrom the Glacier Park Lodge shows a pullman spotted at the depotwaiting to be picked up by the western Star. GN had a small coach yard east of the depot to store sleepers until the group that charted them were ready to depart. |
the Westbound Empire Builder at Shelby. This picture is post 1955 since it has a great dome in the consist. |
I have no information on these steam pictures, including photographer date and place.
O-4 3249 is doing some switching
3383 at a depot.
The same 3383 as above this time preparing to leaving town
an O-8 in the hole
Conrad is on the Great Falls - Shelby line. The paint job is typical of a few GN stations.
an s-1 apparently switching with a brakman on the tender
an s-2 on a stock train
I have no information on these steam pictures, including photographer date and place. |
a freshly shopped P-2 |
O-1 #3300 at Kelly lake on the mesabi |
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S-1 at speed east of fargo |
an s-2 at speed |
a graceful S-2 relagated to work train service |
These shots were taken at GN coach yard in the Twin Cities. |
The bi-annual activity being either adding or removing of storm windows on the dinner Minnesota. |
 A troop sleeper, still lettered for the U.S. Army |
An H-7 about to depart St. Union Depot, perhaps with the Winnipeg Limited. |
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