Links
Great Northern Related Websites
GN 1291 'St. Nicholas Mountain' - Ben Ringnalda
The restoration of one of Great Northern's Greatest Observation-Lounges!
Great Northern Motor Freight Division - Ben Ringnalda
The history of Great Northern's Great Falls, MT based trucking company.
Great Northern Railway Page - Lindsay Korst
Lindsay's extensive and interesting website on anything Great Northern.
The Great Northern Railway in BC's Fraser Valley - Neil Roughley
History of the Great Northern Railway in British Columbia.
Hill's Folly: James J. Hill and the Building of the Stone Arch Bridge - Ray Lowry
Ray Lowry's outstanding video about Minneapolis' Stone Arch Bridge
The Wellington Avalanche - Bob Kelly
Read all about the most devastating avalanche on the Great Northern.
West Kootenay Railways - Brian Stokes
Southern British Columbia railroads including the Great Northern.
Great Northern Railway - Montana Division - Kevin M.
A look at the history of the GN with an emphasis on northwest Montana
Great Northern Tech - Kevin Dellinger
"The Great Northern Railway and More!"
ERIX Railcar - Eric Hopp
Eric's website about his restoration of GN 'International' coach-diner #1146
Historical Societies
Great Northern Railway Historical Society - GNRHS
Keeping the history of the Great Northern Railway alive!
The GNRHS can also be found on Facebook:
Great Northern Railway Historical Society
American Railway Caboose Historical Educational Society - ARCHES
Burlington Route Historical Society - BRHS
Friends of the Burlington Northern Railroad - FOBNR
Inland Empire Railway Historical Society - IERHS
Spokane, WA
Minnesota Historical Society - MNHS
A large collection of Great Northern records are kept here.
Northern Pacific Historical Association - NPRHA
Railroad Station Historical Society - RRSHS
Information on depots and an index of remaining railroad structures.
SP&S Railway Historical Society - SPSRHS
Whitefish, MT
Washington State Railroads Historical Society - WSRHS
Pasco, WA
Museums and Libraries
with GN collections
California State Railroad Museum - Sacramento, CA
Gopher State Railway Museum - New Prague, MN
Illinois Railway Museum - Union, IL
James J. Hill Reference Library - St. Paul, MN
Lake Superior Transportation Museum - Duluth, MN
Home of the 'William Crooks'
Mid Continent Railway & Museum- North Freedom, WI
Minnesota Transportation Museum - St. Paul, MN
Home of GN SD45 #400 'Hustle Muscle'
Museum of Transportation - St. Louis, MO
North Dakota State Railroad Museum - Mandan, ND
Northwest Railway Museum - Snoqualmie-North Bend, WA
Pueblo Railway Foundation - Pueblo, CO
Siouxland Historical Railroad Association, Sioux City, IA
Home of GN H-5 4-6-2 #1355
West Coast Railway Heritage Park - Squamish, B.C.
GN Pictures
BN Online Motive Power Roster - Charles Biel
Includes many early BN photo's of engines still in Great Northern colors.
Castle Graphics - Jan Kohl
A great collection of railroad pictures including some nice ones on the GN.
Denver Public Library - Denver, CO
Collection of Otto Perry's Great Northern photographs.
Railroad Picture Archives - Robert Ulberg
A collection of railroad pictures taken primarily in the Pacific Northwest including many photos of Great Northern equipment still in use today.
Don's Rail Photos - Don Ross
A large collection of Great Northern photos and of many other railroads.
Fallen Flags and Other Railroad Photos - George Elwood
Extensive on-line library of photos of many railroads including the Great Northern.
FallnFlags - Don Hewitt
Color Photos of locomotives of the comprising pre Burlington Northern merger.
NorthWest Rail Pics - Darrell W. Sawyer
A collection of freight car images from western North America - includes Great Northern.
King County, Washington, through 12,000 historical images carefully chosen from twelve organizations.
GN Modeling
Cascade and Pacific Railway - Ray Wheeler
A layout tour of Ray's nice layout.
Dan's Great Northern HO layout - Dan Mitchell
Dan's beautiful Great Northern and logging layout.
GN Kalispell Division Layout - Don Strike
Nicely done Great Northern layout and Website
Great Northern Railway - Down Under - Gerry Hopkins
'Great Falls', a wonderful HO layout in Australia.
Puget Sound Model Railroad Engineers
Great club model railroad at the Washington State History Museum in Tacoma, WA
Ted's Great Northern Homepage - Ted Doyle
See Ted's O-scale layout, collected GN artwork and authored GN articles.
The Great Northern Pacific Railroad in O-scale - Michael Luczak
Michael Luczak's O-scale version of the great northwest railroads.
Trains - Tim Diez
See Tim's nice N-scale (GN) modeling.
GN Lodging
Izaak Walton Inn - Essex, MT
Stay at this beautifully restored Great Northern crew hotel.
Iron Horse Inn Bed & Breakfast - South Cle Elum, WA
Stay in an original Great Northern caboose.
Railroad Park Resort - Dunsmuir, CA
Stay in an original caboose and visit a former GN caboose.
Other Websites
Ride the Empire Builder today!
Canadian Freight Cars - Ian Cranstone
Guide to Canadian Freight Cars and general items like AAR car codes and reporting marks.
Funnelfan - Ted Curphey
Railfan guides to the BNSF Funnel and GN Hi-Line.
Missouri Rail Group - Skykomish River
Enjoy former GN sleeper 'Skykomish River' on private railcar excursions throughout the States.
Wisconsin Great Northern Railroad - Spooner, WI
Historic train rides behind Great Northern painted engines!
RailroadData.Com Railroad Links Directory
Railroad links directory and search engine.
Your One-Stop Railroad Merchandise Shop!
The Twin Ports Railfan and Railroading Page - Kent Rengo
Showing views of the different railroads around Duluth, MN and Superior, WI.
The website about dome cars.
Email Discussion Groups
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Northern Pacific Tell Tale at Yahoo Groups |
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Burlington Northern List at Yahoo Groups |
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Spokane Railroad History at Yahoo Groups |
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Links current as of May 1, 2006
