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What's New?
Updates: Saturday, January 27, 2018:
*
Updated recently moved GN Discussion
Group (formerly Yahoo, now Groups.io) to my FAQ section.
* Current web page size is 948.0 MB.
Updates: Sunday, December 3, 2017:
* Added Neil Roughley's
Great Northern Railway in
British Columbia's
Fraser Valley website to my FAQ section.
* Current web page size is 948.0 MB.
Updates: Monday, October 9, 2017:
* Changed main page text and photo to GN 1355 at Sioux
City.
* Added 2017 GNRHS con to the
Stories and Reports 3 section.
* Current web page size is 948.0 MB.
Updates: Monday, October 3, 2016:
* Changed main page text and photo to X-716 caboose south
of Spokane.
* Added 2016 GNRHS con to the
Stories and Reports 3 section.
* Current web page size is 948.0 MB.
Updates: Tuesday, May 31, 2016:
* Changed main page text and photo to Z train at East
Berne, WA.
* Added 2016 Stevens Pass to the
Stories and Reports 3 section.
* Current web page size is 948.0 MB.
Updates: Thursday, February 4, 2016:
* Moved Links
page to the FAQ.
* All URL's on Links page are current as of February
2016.
* Created
Stories and Reports 3 page on main menu.
* Moved pages from
Stories
and Reports 2 to
Stories and Reports 3.
* Changed main page text and photo to PNWC 600 Mount
Hood.
* Updated GN-MILW-NP comparison to the
Stories
and Reports section.
* Current web page size is 845.0 MB.
Updates: Sunday, August 2, 2015:
* Changed main page text and photo to GN 400 Hustle
Muscle.
* Added 2015 GNRHS Convention to the
Stories
and Reports 2 section.
* Added GN in
Squamish to the
Stories
and Reports 2 section.
* Current web page size is 760.0 MB.
Updates: Sunday, July 11, 2015:
* Added GN in
the Black Hills to the
Stories
and Reports 2 section.
* Current web page size is 720.0 MB.
Updates: Monday, September 1, 2014:
* Changed main page photo to GNRHS at Elk Park Pass.
* Added graphic on main page for
Obscure Train Movies, v2.0.
* Added 2014
GNRHS Con to the
Stories
and Reports 2 section.
* Added
2014 Stevens Pass the
Stories
and Reports 2 section.
* Current web page size is 675.0 MB.
Updates: Saturday, June 15, 2013:
* Changed main page photo to King Street Station.
* Added GN in New Orleans to the
Stories
and Reports 2 section.
* Added
King Street Restored to the Stories
and Reports section.
* Current web page size is 603.0 MB.
Updates: Saturday, December 22, 2012:
* Changed main page photo to GN X-746 at Weed, California.
* Added GN X-433 to
Cabooses2 section.
* Added GN X-548 to
Cabooses2 section.
* Added GN X-630 to
Cabooses2 section.
* Added GN X-746 to
Cabooses2 section.
* Added BN 10772 posing as GN X-106 to
Cabooses3 section.
* Added GN
on Big Island to the
Stories
and Reports 2 section.
* Current web page size is 591.5 MB.
Updates: Wednesday, February 15, 2012:
* Changed main page photo to GN X-29 (BN 10389) at Elsie, Oregon.
* Added GN X-29 to
Cabooses section.
* Current web page size is 591.5 MB.
Updates: Saturday, October 29, 2011:
* Changed main page photo to GN X-240 at site of GN's Waite Park, MN shops.
* Added Saint Cloud roundhouse crew and shops crew photos to
B&W Archives2
section.
* Added GN X-240 to
Cabooses section.
* Added GN in Disneyland to the
Stories
and Reports 2 section.
* Added 2011 Stevens Pass to the
Stories
and Reports 2 section.
* Current web page size is 591.5 MB.
Updates: Sunday, January 16, 2011:
* Changed main page photo to GN 279 at Hillyard.
* Added GNR - Kettle Falls Branch to
Books11
section.
* Added newspaper ad for opening of
Edmonds Depot to the
Brochures section.
* Current web page size is 556.7 MB.
Updates: Sunday, December 19, 2010:
* Changed main page photo to ticket envelope Christmas greeting.
* Added Steam Locomotives of the Great Northern Railway to
Books
section of the
FAQ.
* Added GN block signal, semaphore and crossbuck to the
Odds and Ends section.
* Current web page size is 556.7 MB.
Updates: Saturday, November 6, 2010:
* Changed main page photo to GN X-101 caboose at Snoqualmie, WA.
* Added 4 pictures of GN X-101 caboose to
Cabooses section.
* Added The Dutiful Son - Louis W. Hill to
Books11
section.
* Added Winold Reiss - Illustrated Checklist to
Books11
section.
* Added Glacier Park Centennial - trip guide to
Books11
section.
* Added Railroad Model Craftsman - January 1955 to
Books11
section.
* Current web page size is 556.7 MB.
Updates: Sunday, October 10, 2010:
* Changed main page photo to Izaak Walton Inn and GN 441 F45.
* Current web page size is 553.7 MB.
Updates: Sunday, August 29, 2010:
* Changed main page photo to X-408 caboose.
*
Added repainted X-408 pictures (Courtesy of Dean Kershner) to the
Cabooses2
section.
* Added
Greer Neilsen's trip
reports to the
Stories
and Reports 2 section.
* Current web page size is 553.7 MB.
Updates: Sunday, June 13, 2010:
* Added
2010 Stevens Pass to the
Stories
and Reports 2 section.
* Current web page size is 553.7 MB.
Updates: Sunday, June 6, 2010:
* Updated Videos and
Audio CD links in
FAQ.
* Added
GN in Maui to the
Stories
and Reports 2 section.
* Current web page size is 548.2 MB.
Updates: Saturday, January 30, 2010:
* Added link to John Coy's reissue of
Marias Pass book-on-CD to Books in
FAQ.
* Added
notes from Jim Chinquist to the
GN
Archives2 section.
* Current web page size is 536.9 MB.
Updates: Saturday, January 9, 2010:
* Took down the Christmas tree lights from the main page.
* Changed main page photo to Great Domes ticket envelope.
* Added Empire Builder
Font page to the
FAQ
section.
* Added
notes from Chris Blankenship to the
GN
Archives2 section.
* Added Burlington Northern Annual 1977-80 to
Books5
section.
* Added Washington State Railroad Depots to
Books11
section.
* Current web page size is 536.9 MB.
Updates: Saturday, December 19, 2009:
* Added Donation ribbon to the main page.
* Added Donate page (with Paypal
donation button) to the
FAQ
section.
* Added "Empire Builder Paint Scheme" notes to the
Paint Schemes section of the
FAQ.
* Current web page size is 536.3 MB.
Updates: Sunday, December 6, 2009:
* Changed main page photo to Christmas 2009 ticket envelope.
* Added April 1956 and February 1953 color ticket envelopes to
Tickets & Forms section.
* Redid Genealogy page in the
FAQ
section.
* Added Railway by the Bay to
Books11
section.
* Added Jon Snyder's GN Archive website to
Links section.
* Current web page size is 536.3 MB.
Updates: Saturday, October 10, 2009:
* Changed main page photo to X-228 caboose in new location at Skykomish, WA.
* Added X-228 photo to Cabooses
section.
* Added
Books11 to
FAQ
section.
* Added Vis Major to
Books11
section.
* Added GN Radio Ad to
FAQ.
* Current web page size is 535.0 MB.
Updates: Sunday, September 27, 2009:
* Updated GN 1355 cosmetic restoration progress to
the
Steam section.
* Added Baldwin Locomotives, Kelly Lake to Allouez, Inland Empire Electric Line
and Upper Skykomish Valley to
Books10
section.
* Current web page size is 532.5 MB.
Updates: Saturday, September 12, 2009:
* Added
GN in the Canadian Rockies to the
Stories
and Reports 2 section.
* Current web page size is 532.5 MB.
Updates: Sunday, August 2, 2009:
*
Changed main page photo to GN 1355 in Sioux City, Iowa.
* Added
2009 Stevens Pass to the
Stories
and Reports 2 section.
* Added
2009 GNRHS Convention to the
Stories
and Reports 2 section.
* Current web page size is 514.0 MB.
Updates: Tuesday, February 17, 2009:
*
Changed main page photo to 1955 edition of the Empire Builder.
* Cleaned up main page for a more generic look.
* Current web page size is 497.5 MB.
Updates: Saturday, September 6, 2008:
*
Changed main page photo to GN 2524 and its builder's plate.
* Added
GN 2524 to the
GN
Archives2 section.
* Added GN 2524 builder's plate to the
Odds and Ends section.
* Added Keremos, BC bridge to the Structures
section.
* Added Princeton depot to
Depots_BC section.
* Added Tulameen depot to
Depots_BC section.
* Added Nighthawk depot to
Depots_WA section.
* Added GN 1954 Manual of Instructions to Agents to
Books10
section.
* Added Steam, Steel & Limiteds to
Books10
section.
* Added The Domeliners to
Books10
section.
* Current web page size is 497.5 MB.
Updates: Sunday, July 27, 2008:
*
Changed main page photo to Z train at Sunset Falls, WA.
* Added
2008 GNRHS Convention to the
Stories
and Reports 2 section.
* Current web page size is 497.0 MB.
Updates: Sunday, June 15, 2008:
*
Changed main page photo to W-1 class electric #5019 at Skykomish.
* Added
GN Electric Operations to the
Electrics /
Color Photos section.
* Added
2008 Stevens Pass to the
Stories
and Reports 2 section.
* Added
GN 5019 to the
Electric Photos section.
* Added GN 1147 in fresh paint
to the
Steam section
* Added GN 307A
to the
Diesels section
* Added old Mount Vernon depot
to the
Depots WA section
*
Added 1954 Ranch Car Menu
to the Recipes section.
* Current web page size is 442.9 MB.
Updates: Saturday, May 10, 2008:
*
Changed main page photo to The GN in Hawaii (Thurston Lava Tube).
* Added
The Great Northern in Hawaii to the
Stories
and Reports 2 section.
* Added
Edmonds Depot to the
Brochures section.
* Added Seattle World's Fair
to the
Brochures section
* Current web page size is 439.0 MB.
Updates: Sunday, March 30, 2008:
*
Changed main page photo to GN 400 at Jackson Street Roundhouse.
* Added 1969 Annual
Report to the Color
Photos section.
* Added Inland Empire - D.C. Corbin and Spokane to
Books10
section.
* Added Encyclopedia of Western Railroad History, Volume III to
Books10
section.
* Current web page size is 420.6 MB.
Updates: Sunday, February 24, 2008:
*
Changed main page photo to X-228 in the snow at Skykomish.
* Added 1940 Annual
Report to the Color
Photos section.
*
Added Here You Are to the
Brochures section.
*
Added Western Star Lounge Menu to the
Recipes section.
*
Added Western Star Dinner Menu to the
Recipes section.
* Added X-228 caboose in snow to the
Cabooses
section.
* Added Running A Railroad Right to
Books10
section.
* Added It Gets In Your Blood to
Books10
section.
* Added Commitment to Safety to
Books10
section.
* Current web page size is 417.5 MB.
Updates: Sunday, February 3, 2008:
*
Changed main page photo to hikers on the old Wellington line.
* Added Freight Schedules for
1957 and 1964 to the
Timetables section.
*
Added Dome Pictures to the
Brochures section.
*
Corrected book pictures in Books6
(NW Rail Pictorial, Vol2) from
FAQ.
*
Corrected book pictures in Books9
(SP&S Vol 1&2 Grande) from
FAQ.
* Added BN - Green Pastures, Vol 3 to
Books10
section.
* Added James J. Hill Legacy to
Books10
section.
* Added U.S.S. Great Northern to
Books10
section.
* Current web page size is 417.5 MB.
Updates: Sunday, January 12, 2008:
*
Just changed main page photo to Guy Baxter's wonderful view of the
freshly-painted City of Spokane (Sept 2005).
*
Oh, and I changed the link to the Otto Perry Library in my
Links section.
*
Aaaaaand updated Scott Thompson's email address in the
Modeling section.
* Current web page size is 401.0 MB.
Updates: Thursday, November 22, 2007:
* Changed main page photo to GN blotter and boiler green on GN 1355.
* Added 1951 Annual
Report to the Color
Photos section.
* Added 1952 Annual
Report to the Color
Photos section.
* Added When Steam Railroads Electrified - 1976 to
Books3
section.
* Added BN - Cascade of Color, Vol 2 to
Books10
section.
* Added The Streamline Era to
Books10
section.
* Added American Car & Foundry 1899-1999 to
Books10
section.
* Added Doodlebug Country to
Books10
section.
* Added Railways of the West Kootenay to
Books10
section.
* Added Off the Beaten Pass - 30 Years on Marias Pass to
Books10
section.
* Added X-253 caboose to the
Cabooses
section.
* Added GN blotter to the
Odds and Ends section.
* Current web page size is 410.7 MB.
Updates: Monday, October 1, 2007:
* Changed main page photo to the Cascadian three car train.
* Added Iron
Goat Trail2 report to the
Stories
and Reports 2 section.
* Added 1944 Annual
Report to the Color
Photos section.
* Added 1945 Annual
Report to the Color
Photos section.
* Added 1947 Annual
Report to the Color
Photos section.
* Added 1950 Annual
Report to the Color
Photos section.
* Added Books10 to the
FAQ section.
* Added SP&S Railway - Diesels to
Books9
section.
* Added BN - Urge to Merge, Vol 1 to
Books10
section.
* Added Loco Quarterly - GN Power, Part 1 to
Books10
section.
* Added Loco Quarterly - GN Power, Part 2 to
Books10
section.
* Added Loco Quarterly - GN's Super Mikados to
Books10
section.
* Added Night Trains - The Pullman System to
Books10
section.
* Added Barney & Smith Car Company to
Books10
section.
* Added Steam Along The Boundary to
Books10
section.
* Current web page size is 408.6 MB.
Updates: Saturday, August 25, 2007:
*
Added 35 views to the More
Postcards section of Color
Photos.
* Current web page size is 401.0 MB.
Updates: Saturday, June 30, 2007:
* Added
2007 Stevens Pass trip
report to the
Stories
and Reports 2 section.
* Added 1942 Annual
Report to the Color
Photos section.
* Added 1943 Annual
Report to the Color
Photos section.
*
Added GN dome car #1329 to the Passenger
section of Color
Photos.
*
Added GN steam engine tender to the Rolling
Stock section.
* Updated info on GN 1355 in
Great Northern Steam section.
* Added Three Bold Ventures to
Books9
section.
* Added 1929 GNR Company Rules to
Books9
section.
* Added Obscure
Train Movies link to main page.
* Current web page size is 392.3 MB.
Updates: Tuesday, May 22, 2007:
* Added
4449 on the GN to the
Stories
and Reports 2 section.
* Current web page size is 388.4 MB.
Updates: Saturday, April 28, 2007:
* Added
Accommodations to the
Brochures
section.
* Added
The Red River to the
Brochures
section.
* Added The Northwest's Own Railway, Vol I to
Books9
section.
* Added The Northwest's Own Railway, Vol II to
Books9
section.
* Added SP&S (Austin/Dill) to
Books9
section.
* Added SP&S Color Pictorial to
Books9
section.
* Added SP&S Color Guide to
Books9
section.
* Added SP&S Railway (Wood) to
Books9
section.
* Added North Bank Road to
Books9
section.
* Added Stations West to
Books9
section.
* Added SP&S Cabooses to
Books9
section.
* Added Car Names, Numbers & Consists to
Books9
section.
* Current web page size is 384.5 MB.
Updates: Saturday, March 3, 2007:
* Added
Winnipeg Limited to the
Brochures
section.
* Added
NP-GN-UP Pool Trains
to the Timetables section.
* Current web page size is 377.8 MB.
Updates: Saturday, February 24, 2007:
* Changed main page photo to GN 322, an SDP40 locomotive.
* Added GN 322 to the
Diesels section of
Color Photos.
* Added
BLE magazine to the B&W
Photos
section.
* Added Books9 to the
FAQ section.
* Added book Locomotive Engineers Journal to
Books9
section.
* Added book The White Cascade to
Books9
section.
* Added book One Family to
Books9
section.
* Added book The Palimpsest to
Books9
section.
* Added book Freight Car Diagrams to
Books9
section.
* Added book Whistle Down The Valley to
Books9
section.
* Current web page size is 372.8 MB.
Updates: Monday, January 8, 2007:
* Changed main page photo to 1915 Oriental Limited.
*
Added 1915 Oriental Limited postcard to the Passenger
section of Color
Photos.
* Current web page size is 367.8 MB.
Updates: Saturday, December 23,
2006:
* Changed main page photo to Empire Builder @ Havre, 1948.
* Added Christmas/New Years 2007 graphics to front page.
* Added
1931 Goat (Empire Builder Radio Program) to the
GN Goat section.
* Added 1901 Timetable to the
History of GN timetables
section.
* Corrected notes on X-66? Essex, MT caboose to
Cabooses3 section.
* Added book BN Locomotives 1970-1996 to
Books8
section.
* Added book BN Cabooses 1970-1995 to
Books8
section.
* Added book Hillyard/Spokane IERHS publication to
Books8
section.
* Added book James J. Hill/Young Empire Builder to
Books8
section.
* Added book Pullman Paint & Lettering Notebook to
Books8
section.
* Current web page size is 367.8 MB.
Updates: Sunday, November 26,
2006:
* Changed main page photo to GN 400 at Jackson Street Roundhouse.
* Added 5 pictures of freshly-painted GN 400 to
Diesels section.
* Added
History of GN timetables
to the Timetables section.
* Added 1949 Annual
Report to the Color
Photos section.
* Added 1953 Annual
Report to the Color
Photos section.
* Added book Deschutes River Railroad War to
Books8
section.
* Added book Dinner in the Diner to
Books8
section.
* Added book Fortune Magazine/The Great Northern to
Books8
section.
* Added book Refrigerator Car Color Guide to
Books8
section.
* Current web page size is 360.5 MB.
Updates: Friday, October 20,
2006:
* Changed main page photo to X-294 caboose at Scenic, Washington.
* Added 1950 Red River button to the
Odds and Ends section.
* Added Dave Hawley's Fairmont Speeder to the
Odds and Ends section.
* Added X-294 caboose (at Scenic) to the
Cabooses
section.
* Added
1949 Empire Builder
brochure to the Empire
Builder section.
* Current web page size is 353.3 MB.
Updates: Sunday, September 10,
2006:
* Changed main page photo to 1959 pocket calendar photo.
* Added 1941 Annual
Report to the Color
Photos section.
* Added Internationals button, GN 604 logo
& 1959 calendar to the Odds
and Ends
section.
* Added X-265 caboose to the
Cabooses
section.
* Added book Pacific Coast Company to
Books8
section.
* Added book GN in Color - Lines West (Hickcox) to
Books
section.
* Current web page size is 347.6 MB.
Updates: Saturday, July 29,
2006:
* Changed main page photo to Oriental Limited in Whitefish, Montana.
* Added
2006
GNRHS Convention trip report to the
Stories
and Reports 2 section.
* Added
Stories
and Reports 2 to the main title
buttons.
*
Removed Online Directory from the website.
NOTICE:
After much consideration, I have decided to
remove the Online
Directory from my website. It has become increasingly difficult to keep
this list up-to-date. It's purpose, to bring GN fans together, has been
largely replaced by the much more informative and interesting
GNGOAT
Yahoo Discussion group. Thanks to all who have participated.
* Current web page size is 346.3 MB.
Updates: Saturday, July 8,
2006:
* Changed main page photo to GN motive power at St. Paul.
*
Added St. Paul locomotive terminal picture (E's & F's) to Diesels
section in Color
Photos.
* Added
Seattle and the GNR to the Stories
and Reports section.
* Added
Iron Goat Trail hike to the Stories
and Reports section.
* Added The Cascade Division -- A Young Operator Remembers to FAQ/Videos
section.
* Current web page size is 331.0 MB.
Updates: Friday, June 23,
2006:
* Changed main page photo to GN 1147 at Wenatchee.
* Added
2006 Sandpoint trip to the Stories
and Reports section.
* Added
Railfan With Ben 3 to the Stories
and Reports section.
* Added Ashby, Dalton, Glyndon, Maple Plain, New
Germany, New London, Norcross, Rothsay, Spicer to
Depots_MN section.
* Added Entiat depot to Depots_WA section.
* Added Sandpoint depot to Depots_ID section.
* Added additional views of GN 1147 F-8 steam engine to
Steam section of
Color Photos.
* Current web page size is 325.0 MB.
Updates: Saturday, May 27,
2006:
* Changed main page photo to Western Star at Glacier Park station.
* Added
King Street 100th
Birthday to the Stories
and Reports section.
* Added
King Street Climb to the Stories
and Reports section.
* Added
White Rock to the Stories
and Reports section.
* Added book Louis W. Hill's Business Car GN A-22 to
Books8
section.
* Added book Royal Metal (New Westminster Bridge) to
Books8
section.
* Reorganized
Depots section by State/Province
in alphabetical order.
* Removed Depots2 and Depots3 sections.
* Added Chokio, Foley, Granite Falls, Lester Prairie, Long Prairie and Mound to
Depots_MN section.
* Added X-125 caboose to the
Cabooses
section.
*
Added Sandpoint heavyweight car, Brainerd, MN work car and Western Star postcard to the Passenger
section of Color
Photos.
*
Added two names in the
Online Directory
(Ralph Day, Mark Wilson).
* Corrected three names in
Online Directory
(James Larson, Thomas LeFebvre, Kurt Moose).
* Current web page size is 312.6 MB.
Updates: Sunday, May 7,
2006:
* Changed main page photo to Ranch Car interior drawing.
* Added
Ranch Car and
Cascadian to the
Brochures
section.
* Added
Playing Cards to
Winold Reiss section.
* Added
2006 Stevens Pass to the Stories
and Reports section.
* Added book James Jerome Hill (Judson) to
Books8
section.
* Added book The Empire Builder (Sullivan) to
Books8
section.
*
Removed Marias Pass 1948 from the FAQ.
* Added Albany, Appleton, Grand Rapids,
(Minnesota) to Depots2
section.
* Added Maynard, Princeton, Sauk Center, (Minnesota) to Depots2
section.
*
Added four names in the
Online Directory
(Edwin Anderson, Doug Eno, Todd McGowan, Stan Michaels).
* Corrected two names in
Online Directory
(Fr. Dale Peterka, Donna Woodford).
*
Removed two names in the
Online Directory
(Willie Jones, Tyrone Johnsen).
* Current web page size is 304.2 MB.
Updates: Saturday, April 8,
2006:
* Changed main page photo to X-28 slant caboose.
* Added X-28 caboose to the
Cabooses
section.
* Added X-485 caboose to the
Cabooses3
section.
* Added St. Cloud, Hutchison, Mora and Milaca to Depots2
section.
* Added GN 3386 and GN 39427 to the Odds
and Ends
section.
* Added 1946 Annual
Reports to the Color
Photos section.
* Added one link (Northland Lodge) to
Links
section.
* Corrected seven names in Online Directory
(Stan Butcher, Paul Dieffenbach, Dave Higgins, Don Lloyd,
Howard E. (Bud) Rhodes, Michael Shockey, Matti Virtanen).
*
Added three names in the
Online Directory
(Bruce Adams, George Boggs, Peter Maleady).
* Current web page size is 292.1 MB.
Updates: Saturday, February 4,
2006:
* Changed main page photo to The Western Star!!!
* Added
The Western Star2 to the
Brochures
section.
* Added
Stone Arch Bridge to the Stories
and Reports section.
* Added
Arnegard Depot to the Stories
and Reports section.
*
Added Winold Reiss button
to the main page selections.
* Moved
Postcards to Winold Reiss
section.
* Added
Blackfeet Indian Portraits to
Winold Reiss section.
* Added
Blackfeet Indian History
to Winold Reiss section.
* Added 1948, 1954, 1955 Annual
Reports to the Color
Photos section.
* Added new
Books8
section to the FAQ.
* Added book (Rocky and Old Bill) to
Books8
section.
* Added book (Sherlock Holmes and the Red Demon) to
Books8
section.
* Added book (Sherlock Holmes and the Ice Palace Murders) to
Books8
section.
* Corrected five names in Online Directory
(Bryan Bjornstad, Derek Detjen, Todd Driver, James
Klapste, Bernard Offley).
*
Added two names in the
Online Directory
(Jim Black, Ted Stapleton).
* Current web page size is 292.1 MB.
Updates: Thursday, January 12,
2006:
* Changed main page photo to "Caboose and Sunshine" (GN caboose X-494 at
Cashmere, WA).
* Added
GN Greenhouse and
GN Accidents to the Stories
and Reports section.
*
Added October 2005 Mark Meyer depot photos to the Depots3
section.
* Corrected one link (Ted Doyle's GN Page) to
Links
section.
* Added one link (Stone Arch Bridge streaming video) to
Links
section.
* Added book (Trackside around Duluth 1957-1960) to Books7
section.
* Corrected three names in Online Directory
(Steve Abramson, Tim Diez, Bob Hogarth).
*
Added two names in the
Online Directory
(Victor Uhlik, Glenn Wallman).
*
Removed one name in the
Online Directory
(Arnold Anderson).
* Current web page size is 277.6 MB.
Updates: Saturday, December 24,
2005:
* Changed main page photo to Empire Builder at Glacier Park depot.
* Added Christmas card scan of GN 2043 R-1 steam engine to
Steam section of
Color Photos.
* Added book (Alco FA's - Running In The Shadow) to Books7
section.
* Corrected four names in Online Directory
(Bill McGuire, Mike Pierce, Mike Sharpe, Ray Wheeler).
*
Added four names in the
Online Directory
(Ralph Domke, Grant Mounteer, G. Samuel Parfitt, Derek
Payne).
* Current web page size is 274.1 MB.
Updates: Sunday, November 20,
2005:
* Changed main page photo to Lindsay and GN logo shirt on Great Wall of China.
* Added
GN in China to the Stories
and Reports section.
* Current web page size is 274.1 MB.
Updates: Monday, October 17,
2005:
* Changed main page photo to GN 2555 steam locomotive mural in Sultan, WA.
* Added GN 2555 Sultan mural pictures to the Odds
and Ends
section.
* Added book (Burlington Northern Passenger Cars) to Books7
section.
* Added book (Minneapolis in the Age of Railways) to Books7
section.
* Corrected two names in the Online Directory
(Art Marr, Jon Snyder).
* Current web page size is 270.1 MB.
Updates: Saturday, October 1,
2005:
* Completely revamped GNR Page website with new theme using MS Front Page 2003.
* Changed main page photo to newly-repainted "City of Spokane".
*
Added Guy Baxter photos of City of Spokane to the Passenger
section of Color
Photos.
* Added
BNSF Turns 10 to the Stories
and Reports section.
* Added 1951 (May) button to Safety
Buttons in the Color
Photos section.
* Added book (BN - An Operational Chronology 1970-1995) to Books7
section.
* Added book (Prairie Train) to Books7
section.
* Added book (Banking in the GN Territory) to Books7
section.
* Added book (Articulated Steam Locomotives, Volume 1) to Books7
section.
* Added book (Articulated Steam Locomotives, Volume 2) to Books7
section.
*
Removed one name in the
Online Directory
(Bruce Adams).
* Corrected three names in Online Directory
(Kevin Burkholder, Wil Davis, Ron Ferrel).
*
Added two names in the
Online Directory
(Peter DuPuy, Kelly Nelson).
* Current web page size is 269.3 MB.
Updates: Monday, September 5,
2005:
* Changed main page photo to Mid-Century Empire Builder brochure.
* Added Mid-Century
Empire Builder to the
Empire Builder section.
* Added
Your
GNR Welcomes You! to the
Brochures
section.
*
Added August 2005 Mark Meyer depot photos to the Depots3
section.
* Updated
Empire Builder
section to include links to other articles on the train.
*
Added X-257 to the
Cabooses
section.
* Added book (Burlington Northern Caboose Book) to Books7
section.
* Added book (Carving The Western Path) to Books7
section.
* Corrected five names in the Online Directory
(Lee Hehl, David Hilvers, Paul Hobbs, Joel Weeks, Larry
Wolohon).
* Current web page size is 278.7 MB.
Updates: Monday, August 1,
2005:
* Changed main page photo to me driving Hustle Muscle and my GN step stool.
* Added 2005
GNRHS Convention trip report to the Stories
and Reports section.
*
Added GN step box and me driving Hustle Muscle pictures to the Odds
and Ends
section.
* Added book (Pullman-Standard Library, Volume 3) to Books7
section.
* Added book (Winold Reiss Artist for the GN) to Books7
section.
* Added book (Classic Locomotives - SD45) to Books7
section.
* Added book (Classic Locomotives - GP30) to
Books7
section.
* Added book (History of the Burlington Northern) to Books7
section.
*
Added one name in the
Online Directory
(Craig Neros).
* Corrected three names in the Online Directory
(Bryan Bjornstad, Walt Grecula, Bill Sornsin).
* Current web page size is 270.0 MB.
Updates: Sunday, July 3,
2005:
* Changed main page photo to newly-restored
GN
Bruck.
* Added 2005
Stevens Pass trip report to the Stories
and Reports section.
*
Added additional Bruck pictures to the Odds
and Ends
section.
*
Added new section called Safety
Buttons to the Color
Photos section.
*
Added new section called Annual
Reports to the Color
Photos section.
*
Added GN Veterans Pin to the Odds
and Ends
section.
* Added Wenatchee depot
photo to the Depots
section.
*
Added 5 Vanishing Vista postcards to the Passenger
section of the Color
Photos.
*
Added 2 Vanishing Vista postcards (X-838, GN558) to Diesels
section in Color
Photos.
*
Added 1 Vanishing Vista postcard (GN 5011 Y-1a) to the Electrics
section of the Color
Photos.
* Added new
Books7
section to the FAQ.
* Added book (Trains of the Upper Midwest) to Books7
section.
* Added book (James J. Hill by Elbert Hubbard) to Books7
section.
* Added book (General Motors 1930s-1950s) to Books7
section.
* Added book (EMD Instruction Manual #241) to Books7
section.
* Added book (Modern Railroads Magazine, September 1949) to
Books7
section.
* Added book (MR Cyclopedia, Volume 1 - Steam) to Books7
section.
* Added book (MR Cyclopedia, Volume 2 - Diesel) to Books7
section.
*
Added two names in the
Online Directory
(Thomas Bullock, Bruce Kane).
* Corrected three names in the Online Directory
(Tom Kloster, Leon Stastny, Hiroshi Suzuki).
* Current web page size is 270.0 MB.
Updates: Sunday, June 12,
2005:
* Changed main page photo to old postcards of Bellingham & Everett depots.
* Added Baldwins
on GN article to the Stories
and Reports section.
* Added Pre
Stevens 2005 trip report to the Stories
and Reports section.
*
Added X-304 and X-320 to the
Cabooses2
section.
*
Added X-175 (X-320) to the
Cabooses
section.
*
Added X-259 (additional photos) to the
Cabooses
section.
* Added Bellingham and
Everett old depot photos (from postcards) in the Depots
section.
* Added 3 B&W postcards at Martin Creek Horseshoe to
GN
Archives2
section.
* Added color postcard of GN 2584 S-2 to
Steam
section of
FAQ.
* Added Rocky crying/World War 2 ad to Magazine
Ads section.
* Added book (Baldwin Locomotives) to Books6
section.
* Added book (Queen City Heritage - Winold Reiss) to Books6
section.
* Added book (Steam Railroading - View from the Roundhouse Window) to Books6
section.
* Added book (Electrification by GE, CERA #116) to Books6
section.
* Added book (Classic American Railroads) to Books6
section.
*
Added four names in the
Online Directory
(Robert Berkey, Tom Carr, John Chapman, Clyde Nordgren).
* Corrected two names in the Online Directory
(Ed Letain, Hiroshi Suzuki).
* Current web page size is 261.9 MB.
Updates: Sunday, May 22,
2005:
* Changed main page photo to Great Domes brochure cover.
*
Added Great
Domes folder to the Brochures
section.
*
Added Louis
W. Hill biography to the FAQ
section.
*
Added 2005
Vancouver trip report to the Stories
and Reports section.
* Added book (Waters of Wealth) to Books6
section.
* Added book (Waterton and Glacier in a Snap!) to Books6
section.
* Added book (Locomotives of the Upper Midwest) to Books6
section.
* Added book (Great Northern Empire Builder) to Books6
section.
* Added book (The Skyline Limited) to Books6
section.
*
Added three names in the
Online Directory
(William Becker, John McNamara, Harry Parks).
* Corrected one name in the Online Directory
(Pat Roche).
* Current web page size is 258.3 MB.
Updates: Sunday, May 1,
2005:
* Changed main page photo to GN Internationals montage.
*
Added Internationals
folder to the Brochures
section.
*
Added Vacations
For All folder to the Brochures
section.
*
Added X-304 and X351 to the
Cabooses2
section.
* Added book (A Northwest Rail Pictorial, Volume 2) to Books6
section.
* Added book (Trackside EMD Field Rep Casey Cavanaugh) to Books6
section.
* Added two names in the
Online Directory
(Scott
Beck, Ralph Young).
* Corrected two names in the Online Directory
(Robert Jacobs, Hermann Krah).
* Current web page size is 255.8 MB.
Updates: Saturday, March 26,
2005:
* Changed main page photo to Lindsay and semaphore blade.
* Added main page banner link to Ben Ringnalda's St. Nicholas Mountain
restoration website.
*
Added my semaphore blade and story to the Odds
and Ends
section.
*
Added 1951 GNR Condensed History to the GN
History page in the FAQ.
*
Added recent picture of ex-GN 2350 Budd Car to Diesels
section in Color
Photos.
*
Added David
and Goliath newspaper clipping to the Stories
and Reports section.
* Added new Books6
section to the FAQ.
* Added book (A Northwest Rail Pictorial, Volume 1) to Books6
section.
* Added book (A Northwest Rail Pictorial, Volume 3) to Books6
section.
* Added book (RDC - The Budd Rail Diesel Car) to Books6
section.
* Added book (The Great Yellow Fleet) to Books6
section.
* Added book (1965 Handy Railroad Atlas of the U.S.) to Books6
section.
* Added book (1951 Great Northern Railway Condensed History) to Books6
section.
* Removed my resume from the FAQ.
* Added "Duane Buck addendum" to Engine
Rosters
section of the FAQ.
* Added "Norm Priebe comments" to 3 unknown pictures in the
GN
Archives2
section.
* Added five names in the
Online Directory
(Harold Jordheim, Mike Kallgren, Shawn Swayze,
Kirstie Talvitie, Arthur
Wriedt).
* Corrected three names in the Online Directory
(Lee Hehl, Doug Noble Stephen Roll).
* Current web page size is 251.3 MB.
Updates: Sunday, February 27,
2005:
* Changed main page photo to RDC-3 line diagram. *
Added A.C. James (GN Director) to the Stories
and Reports section.
* Added book (EMD's Classic Cowl Units) to Books5
section.
* Added book (RDC - Budd Company brochure) to Books5
section.
* Added book (1961 Car Builders' Cyclopedia) to Books5
section.
* Added book (McCulloch's Wonder) to Books5
section.
* Added five names in the
Online Directory
(Bryan Bjornstad, Roger Krob, Beverly Tracy, John Tracy,
Jr., Lloyd Weber).
* Corrected five names in the Online Directory
(Harry Getz, Alan Pettet, Jonathan Small, Roger Smith,
Robert Ulberg).
* Removed one name from the
Online Directory
(Alan Zuckerman).
* Current web page size is 248.6 MB.
Updates: Saturday, January 29,
2005:
* Changed main page photo to X-294 caboose at Skykomish.
* Added Railway Classics on DVD to FAQ/Videos
section.
* Added link (Railroad Retirement Board) to
FAQ/Genealogy
section.
* Updated X-294 at Sky
with 3 snow pictures in the Stories
and Reports section.
* Added book (Historic Adventure Land of the Northwest) to Books5
section.
* Added book (James J. Hill - Stewart Holbrook - 1955) to Books5
section.
* Added book (Pacific NW Railroads of McGee and Nixon) to Books5
section.
* Added one name in the
Online Directory
(Fred Brown).
* Corrected five names in the Online Directory
(Loren Charnholm, Dean Haeusler, Eric Hopp, Robert
Kopacek, Gary Muehlius).
* Current web page size is 248.6 MB.
Updates: Monday, January 3, 2005:
* Changed main page photo to GN 356-C on a westbound mail train.
* Added six names in the
Online Directory
(Rick Bolger, Richard Bradley, Gerry Hopkins, Kurt Moose,
Ray Moose, Lewis Picton).
* Corrected one name in the Online Directory
(Allan Harland).
* Added one link (GN Restaurant & Brewery, Fargo, ND) to
Links
section.
* Current web page size is 247.5 MB.
Updates: Saturday, December 11, 2004:
* Changed main page photo to Edmonds depot and Santa highballing a freight
train. *
Added Santa
Claus visits Edmonds to the Stories
and Reports section.
* Added book (Conquest and Catastrophe) to Books5
section.
* Added book (Burlington Northern Adventures) to Books5
section.
* Added book (GN & NP Railroads 1932-1959) to Books5
section.
* Added one name in the
Online Directory
(Tom Schwichtenberg).
* Corrected three names in the Online Directory
(Roger Dedrick, Robert Jacobs, Gary Sherman).
* Current web page size is 247.5 MB.
Updates: Saturday, November 27, 2004:
* Changed main page photo to GN FT #428 along the Columbia river.
*
Added 1951
Builder to the Stories
and Reports section.
* Added book (Northwest Disaster) to Books5
section.
* Added book (Glorious Glacier) to Books5
section.
* Added book (Modern Railroads, July 1951) to Books5
section.
* Added book (Rails Across The Cascades) to Books5
section.
* Added book (Across The Columbia Plain) to Books5
section.
* Added book (Cross Continent Electrics) to Books5
section.
*
Added Glacier Park red "jammer bus" postcard to the Odds
and Ends section.
* Added Essex Montana depot (1962) B&W postcard to
GN
Archives2
section.
* Added GN M-1 2-6-8-0 #1957 (1923) B&W postcard to
GN
Archives2
section.
* Added GN N-1 2-8-8-0 #2002 (1923) B&W postcard to
GN
Archives2
section.
* Added GN Q-1 2-10-2 #2103 (1923) B&W postcard to
GN
Archives2
section.
* Added GN snow crew and dozer (1920) B&W postcard to
GN
Archives2
section.
* Added two names in the
Online Directory
(Greg Harper, Arnie Anderson).
* Corrected five names in the Online Directory
(Jack Baer, Steve Haas, Earl Poulsen, Bruce Richardson,
Howard Thompson).
* Current web page size is 245.5 MB.
Updates: Saturday, October 9, 2004:
* Changed main page photo to "3 pumpkins on a Z train at Sky".
*
Added Skykomish Morning
and X-294 at Sky to the Stories
and Reports section.
* Added one book (Lake Superior Iron Ore Railroads) to FAQ/Books4
section.
* Rescanned all "jagged" photos from last update (September 28).
* Added Rexford and Renton depot photos to the Depots
section.
* Current web page size is 235.0 MB.
Updates: Tuesday, September 28, 2004:
* Changed main page photo to GN wood chip car. *
Added X-49, X-91, X228, X-234 to the Cabooses
section.
*
Added X-408, X522, X-3006 to the
Cabooses2
section.
* DRGW-painted Auburn caboose identified as X-283 and
moved to the
Cabooses2
section.
*
Added X-??? BN 12562 and GN-painted (Priest Lake, ID) to the Cabooses3
section.
*
Added Monroe Greenhouse
story to the Stories
and Reports section.
* Added four books (Izaak Walton Inn, Indians of the Northwest, The Call of the
Mountains, GN Semaphore, March 1928) to FAQ/Books4
section.
*
Added North Portal, Seattle tunnel; "spindly trestle"; Sunset Falls
trestle; "The Cut", Deception Creek trestle; Gaynor trestle; Hillyard
icehouse; Libby scalehouse; Haskell Pass tunnel; and main Belton Chalet and historical sign to the Structures
section.
*
Added BN 972813 ex-GN snow dozer, GN 174379, GN 174497, to the Rolling
Stock section.
*
Added GNRHS license plate, X228 license plate, Map of Hillyard, Interbay GN
speeder, and "The Bruck" to the Odds
and Ends section.
* Corrected old Hillyard depot
photos in the Depots
section.
* Added Columbia Falls,
Elk, Eureka, Kalispell, Leavenworth, Libby, Milan, Rexford, Spokane tower,
Wenatchee and Winton depot photos in the Depots
section.
* Added GN Accident
Report, Bill of Lading, Switch List and Telegram to the
Tickets
& Forms section.
*
Added Oriental Limited Ad to the Magazine
Ads section.
* Added five names in the
Online Directory
(Casey Barnhart, Jason Dennison, Alan Pettet, Vince
Rubino, Robert Slovensky).
* Corrected five names in the Online Directory
(Paul Dieffenbach, Hugh Grinnell, Dean Haeusler, David
Holliday, Gary Sherman).
* Current web page size is 230.0 MB.
Updates: Saturday, July 31, 2004:
* Changed main page photo to X-88 caboose and Libby depot. * Added Railfan
with Ben 1 to Stories
and Reports
section.
*
Added 2004 GNRHS Con to Stories
and Reports section.
*
Added Railfan with Ben 2
to Stories
and Reports section.
*
Added X-88 caboose to the Cabooses
section.
* Added Libby, MT depot
to the Depots
section.
* Added one name in the
Online Directory
(Robert Ulberg).
* Corrected one name in the Online Directory
(Jerry Johnson).
* Current web page size is 221.0 MB.
Updates: Monday, July 5, 2004:
* Changed main page photo to 1957 Builder at Bison, MT. * Added notice of
"summer sabbatical" on main page.
*
Added X-259 photos to the Cabooses
section.
*
Added 2004
Stevens Pass blurb to the Stories
and Reports section.
* Added one book (GNR Hidy reprint) to
Books
section.
* Removed GN History (Dan Verble) link from FAQ/GN History section.
* Added one name in the
Online Directory
(Ken Samson).
* Corrected two names in the Online Directory
(Robert Richter, John Roberts).
* Current web page size is 221.0 MB.
Updates: Saturday, May 29, 2004:
* Changed main page photo to GN School. *
Added Great
Northern School photos to the Structures
section.
*
Added James
J. Hill Park photo to the Structures
section.
*
Added X-176
photo to the Cabooses
section.
*
Added older
Hillyard depot photos
to the Depots
section.
*
Added Spokane
Preview blurb to the Stories
and Reports section.
* Current web page size is 221.0 MB.
Updates: Saturday, May 8, 2004:
* Changed main page photo to Rocky Mountain Goat and GN Minneapolis depot. *
Added 5 postcards to
More
Postcards section of the Color
Photos section.
* Added
The
1956 Modern GN to
Stories and
Reports section.
* Added two names in the
Online Directory
(Kevin Conrad, David Prescott).
* Corrected two names in the Online Directory
(John Galbraith, David Persyn).
* Current web page size is 218.0 MB.
Updates: Sunday, April 4, 2004:
* Changed main page photo GN GP9 #706 from Ray Wheeler's layout. * Added one
book to
FAQ/Books4
section (Kettle Valley and its Railways)
* Added
Inside
Gateway to
Stories and
Reports section.
* Added GN 1130 "Ice Lake" to Passenger
section. * Added update on OERM-Brooks, OR caboose to the
Cabooses3
section.
* Added one name in the
Online Directory
(John "Andy" Andes).
* Corrected two names in the Online Directory
(Fred Black, Kevin Dellinger).
* Deleted one name in the
Online Directory
(Alan Hegler).
* Current web page size is 145.0 MB.
Updates: Tuesday, March 16, 2004:
* Added one name in the
Online Directory
(Doug Dederick).
* Corrected two names in the Online Directory
(Stanley Butcher, Bill Ferryman).
* Corrected email address in the
Scenic
story (Gary McLeod).
* Current web page size is 145.0 MB.
Updates: Sunday, February 15, 2004:
* Changed main page photo to Carol Guthrie's new GN book. * Added three
books to
FAQ/Books4
section (All Aboard For Glacier, Modern Railroads - May 1956, Hoghead's Random
RR Reminiscences).
* Added famous 4 New Great Domes Ad to
Magazine
Ads
section.
* Added
Rocky, The Great
Northern Goat to
FAQ.
* Added two names in the
Online Directory
(Donald Horton, Wendel Koegl).
* Current web page size is 149.0 MB.
Updates: Sunday, February
1, 2004:
* Changed main page photo to GN NW5 by Joel Weeks. * Went through entire
website and (hopefully) corrected all graphics, fonts and orange/green colors.
* Added three names in the
Online Directory
(Bill Geiger, Gary Krist, Sheldon Perry).
* Corrected three names in the Online Directory
(Charles Jewell, Scott Tanner, Erich Schwab).
* Current web page size is 145.0 MB.
Updates: Thursday, January
15, 2004:
* Changed main page photo to X-309 caboose. * Added
Books5
section to the
FAQ.
* Added one book (Profiting from the Plains) to
Books4
section.
* Added six books (BN Annuals 1971-1977) to Books5
section.
* Added seven names in the Online Directory
(Kenneth Bishop, William Brotherton, George Frank, Ed Hagan, Richard Hoekstra,
Gus Lightfoot, Ed Roberts).
* Corrected two names in the Online Directory
(Alan Broden, Larry Mikkelson).
* Current web page size is 145.0 MB.
Updates: Thursday, January 1, 2004:
* Changed main page photos to Empire Builder in the Rockies & Ross, ND depot. *
Changed all page graphics including Rocky "return to" and GNRHS Badge mail buttons.
* Added two books (The Northerns, The Mountains) to
Books4
section.
* Added
2003 Everett Trip to
Stories & Reports section.
* Added Empire Builder in the Rockies to
Diesels
section.
* Added Big Sandy and Havre to
Depots section.
* Added Atwater, Barnesville, Brantford, Breckinridge, Darwin,
Epping, Hancock, Herman, McHenry/Glenfield, Morris, Ross and Tioga to Depots2
section.
* Added GN Combine 585 to Passenger
section. * Added cabooses X-57 and X-111 to the Cabooses
section. * Added caboose X-485 to the Cabooses2
section. * Added caboose X-??? (Havre North) to the
Cabooses3
section.
* Added JJ Hill statue, Great Northern Inn and GN display train to
Structures
section. * Added Gasman Coulee trestle, GN semaphore,
Gavin Yard Tower, Verendrye trestle, Barnesville water tank, GN whistle post,
Breckinridge monument, Norcross water tank, GNR sign, Dassel and Louis Hill
mansion to Structures2
section.
* Added two names in the Online Directory
(Jim Greaves, Roger Parry).
* Corrected one name in the Online Directory
(Stuart Spencer).
* Current web page size is 145.0 MB.
Updates: Saturday, December 12, 2003:
* Changed main page photo to GN GP30s in the snow at Essex, MT.
* Added Christmas lights to main page!!!
* Added Cokato, MN depot (Dassel, MN) photo to Depots2
section. * Added GN
1096, 1097, 1213 and A-11 to Passenger
section. * Added caboose X-71 to the Cabooses
section. * Added cabooses X-309, X-640 to the Cabooses2
section. * Added boxcar 4688 to the Rolling
Stock section. * Added First GN office
building, GN/NP office building and J.J. Hill Library to Structures2
section. * Added one name in the Online Directory
(Bruce Goeser).
* Corrected two names in the Online Directory
(Bob Coffman, Robert Dowd).
* Current web page size is 139.0 MB.
Updates: Saturday, November 15, 2003:
* Changed main page photo to GN E7 on cover of "Science
Illustrated".
* Added 1947
Builder article to Stories
& Reports section. * Added "Science
Illustrated", "Highway 2 History" and "Some Classic
Trains" to Books4
section. * Added one name in the Online Directory
(Bill Hauck).
* Corrected one name in the Online Directory
(Allan Harland).
* Current web page size is 138.0 MB.

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