Past Recipients
Many Great Northern historical projects and organisations have benefited from Heritage Fund donations. This page highlights several of them.
Previous recipients of Heritage Funds include:
- Lake Superior Railroad Museum (Duluth, MN) - Hosting 2009 Duluth convention
- Siouxland Railroad Historical Association (Sioux City, IA) - GN 1355 steam locomotive restoration - air compressor
- Stearns County Pioneer Club (Albany, MN) - Restoration work on GN Albany depot
- Minnesota Transportation Museum (St. Paul, MN) - Hosting GN 400 "Hustle Muscle"
- Iron Goat Trail (Scenic, WA) - Trail construction and maintenance on the old GN "Wellington" line over Cascades
- Illinois Railway Museum (Union, IL) - Restoration of GN 70104 hopper car
- Inland Empire Railway Historical Society (Reardan, WA) - Move equipment to new location
- St. Cloud Area Rail Legacy Museum - STARail (Waite Park, MN) - Restoration of GN caboose X-240
A list of all donations dating back to 2006:
2022 $5,000 Northwest Railway Museum - Wapinita Pass car
2022 $2,000 Wheels Across the Prairie Museum - Degraff Section Foreman's House
2021 $3,100 St Cloud Area Rail Legacy Museum (STARRAIL)
2021 $3,000 Inland Northwest RR Museum
2021 $1,500 Mansfield Museum and Historical
2021 $3,500 Kandiyohi County Historical Society
2021 $2,000 Inland Northwest RR Museum
2020 $2,800 St Cloud Area Rail Legacy Museum (STARRAIL)
2020 $5,000 Great Northern Film Works
2018 $4,000 Black Butte Center for Railroad Culture - GN X-630 caboose
2018 $122 White Rock (BC) Museum
2018 $2,000 Ferry County Historical Society
2018 $2,700 Mille Lacs County Historical Society
2017 $2,000 Ferry County Historical Society
2017 $2,500 West Coast Railway Association
2016 $5,000 PNRA Grant Match of private donor
2016 $2,500 Hillyard Heritage Museum Society
2016 $2,000 Ferry County Historical Society
2016 $2,500 West Coast Railway Association
2016 $1,500 Somers Company Town project
2015 $750 Monarch Neihart Historical Group
2015 $25,000 PNRA Capital Campaign (from GNRHS)
2015 $25,000 PNRA Capital Campaign (via private donor)
2015 $2,000 Hunter/Arthur Park Board
2015 $2,300 New Brighton Area Historical Society
2015 $2,000 Ferry County Rails to Trails
2014 $2,000 Mansfield (WA) Museum
2014 $1,500 Somers Company Town project
2013 $1,000 Mansfield (WA) Museum
2013 $1,500 Somers Company Town project
2013 $2,500 Illinois Railway Museum
2012 $1,500 Montana Museum of Railroad History
2012 $750 Iron Goat Trail
2012 $1,750 PNRA – large format scanner
2011 $114 Scottish Rite Language Disorder Clinic
2011 $100 Shriners Children Travel Fund
2011 $1,500 Volunteers for Outdoor Washington
2011 $500 St Cloud Area Rail Legacy Museum (STARRAIL)
2011 $500 Mille Lacs County Historical Society
2011 $1,500 Montana Museum of Railroad History
2010 $2,000 Minnesota Transportation Museum
2010 $850 St Cloud Neighborhood
2010 $1,500 Illinois Railway Museum
2010 $2,000 Western Minnesota Steam Threshers' Reunion
2009 $1,500 Montana Museum of Railroad History
2009 $1,500 Lake Superior Railroad Museum
2009 $750 Volunteers for Outdoor Washington
2009 $1,000 Stearns County Pioneer Club
2009 $1,000 Minnesota Transportation Museum
2008 $1,500 Illinois Railway Museum
2008 $1,500 Lake Superior Railroad Museum
2008 $1,500 Volunteers for Outdoor Washington
2007 $1,000 Pacific Railroad Preservation Association
2007 $1,500 Lake Superior Railroad Museum
2007 $3,000 Williston Parks and Recreation
2007 $1,500 Montana Museum of Railroad History
2007 $1,500 Inland Empire Railway Historical Society
2007 $750 Volunteers for Outdoor Washington
2006 $1,500 Siouxland Historical Railroad Association
2006 $1,500 Lake Superior Railroad Museum