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‘Hustle Muscle’ starred at National Train Day in St. Paul

Hustle Muscle at National Train Day 2015 in St. Paul
Hustle Muscle at National Train Day 2015 in St. Paul

GNRHS owned Great Northern SD45 #400 ‘Hustle Muscle’ starred at St. Paul Union Depot in St. Paul, MN.

She was on display for the National Train Day festivities, together with Great Northern coach #1213 owned by the Minnesota Transportation Museum. Present also were BNSF Railway with GE ES44C4 #8143 and a train made up of cars from the Friends of 261, including former Milwaukee Road Super Dome #53.

About 4000 people enjoyed seeing and hearing about Hustle Muscle and had a great time touring the engine and cars.

Later that day ‘Hustle Muscle’ moved under its own power to Osceola, WI with #1213 in tow, where they will be used on the Osceola & St. Croix Valley Railway tourist train. Expect to see ‘Hustle Muscle’ in regular service starting in early July.

  Posted on May 10, 2015, by

GNRHS presence at the Helena Train Show

Helena RR Show 2015
Helena RR Show 2015

GNRHS representatives recruited seven new members and processed two renewals at the Helena, MT RR Fair held on April 26th. President Don McGlothlin, Vice President John Langlot and Membership Recruiter Jerry Barsness were on hand to represent the GNRHS.

The next area event will be the three day Memorial Day display in Spokane.

  Posted on May 1, 2015, by

2015 Convention ‘Earl Currie Limited’ excursion train – UPDATE

Earl Currie Limited
Earl Currie Limited

There will be an excursion train pulled by our own Hustle Muscle SD45 locomotive on Saturday, July 18, 2015. We have had to change the schedule and venue to another location. While the trip will be shorter, we have added a tour of the BNSF Northtown Diesel Shop (NDS) at nearby Northtown Yard as part of the package to make a fulfilling event for all. The 3-hour train excursion will originate at the Minnesota Transportation Museum (MTM) facility at Osceola, WI.

Total cost is $60 per person, children under 18 $50 each. This includes a cake and water treat near the Northtown yard and a box lunch on the train.

There is no premium seating but all riders will have the opportunity to ride for about 20 minutes in a former business observation car that is among the 6 former GN cars in the consist, all painted in the classic Empire Builder orange and green colors.

Unfortunately it was not possible to get the former GN Great Dome “Prairie View“, owned by a third party, over to Osceola for this trip. It is scheduled separately by that owner timed to come by Amtrak from Chicago to St. Paul Friday night, July 17, and return to Chicago Thursday, July 23. It was advertised in the previous issue of the Goat.

Registration

You may use the Company Store to register and pay for your participation. Please go to the 2015 Convention Registration form (sign-in first) and add the tour in the normal fashion.

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  Posted on April 25, 2015, by

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