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Chief 4 Eyes says "Look over the links" Great Northern publicity image from the 20s which might be viewed by some today as politically incorrect.   As any steam aficianado can tell you, the scene depicted is an S-2 Northern that has been called out to rescue a broken down E-7 diesel.   Gettin' up steam! Note the shape of the Belaire firebox on the backhead's outline. Both images from the covers of Railroad Magazine-

Some Great Northern and Model railroad related links: GN Web Pages: Great Northern Historical Society Home page Great Northern Railway Home Page Great Northern Empire O Scale Pages: O Scale West O Scale Kings Gord's Everything O Scale List NMRA Directory of World Wide Links Houston Area Model Railroad: Houston Layout Open Houses Every Fall the San Jacinto Model railroad group of Houston sponsors an area layout tour spread over eight weekends. Again this year my layout will be open once. In all about 60 layouts are open to the public over the eight weeks. Everything from N gage to 1 1/2 live steam are represented. There are about 80-90 layouts which have at one time been open but many owners opt to skip a year now and then. Craig Brantley's O/On3 website. Barry Bogs G/Gn3 gage website. Magazines: 48/ft. O Scale News O Scale Trains Mainline Modeler Railroad Model Craftsman Narrow Gauge & Shortline Gazette Model railroad suppliers: The Inside Gateway The best little shop West of Chicago Norm's O Scale The best little shop East of Chicago Papa Ben's Train Place The best little shop South of Chicago Des Plaines Hobbies The best little Shop in Chicago Chooch Enterprises Not allowed in Chicago, but manufactures outstanding GN kits in O scale Must Visit Places: The Izaak Walton Inn This historic Inn outside Glacier National Park, was built by the Great Northern in 1939 as a railrood hotel for the helper crews working Walton Hill. Katy House Not GN but the Blaylocks will make you feel 'GN welcome'. And of Course, my family: Mike Webmaster Rob & Jenn aka The Dogknappers Contact Me