Great Northern Railway Historical Society

Monthly Archive for March 2016


2016 Spokane Convention Timecard Updated

An updated version of the Timecard for the 2016 Spokane Convention is now available. See also the Convention Info for additional information and register online or by mail. Normal registration closes August 12th.


New products added to the Company Store

The GNRHS is happy to announce several new products in the Company Store. Available now are a Glacier Park Apron and several HO scale culverts and retaining walls. The HO scale culverts come in three versions: Large wood culverts Small wood culverts Small concrete culverts   The HO scale retaining walls are available in two Read more


STARail restores Great Northern boxcar 27429

A Great Northern boxcar originally built in 1941 has been restored by the St Cloud Area Rail Legacy Museum (STARail). STARail purchased the BN 950661mw, which had been parked on a spur in Northtown in dowdy mineral red maintenance of way colors for many years. The car was originally built as an external Z-braced wooden boxcar Read more