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Ride ex GN Dome “Prairie View” to the Twin Cities Convention – Reservations Deadline Extended

Reservations deadline extended to June 17th! Ride ex Great Northern dome lounge “Prairie View” from Chicago to St. Paul Friday July 17 returning to Chicago Thursday July 23. Round trip and one way reservations available! What a great way to start and/or end the GNRHS 2015 Twin Cities Convention! Round Trip: $399 One Way: $200 Read more


‘Hustle Muscle’ to operate on the Osceola & St. Croix Valley Ry this summer

The Board is excited to announce that the GNRHS has entered into an agreement with the Minnesota Transportation Museum to allow for the use of our Great Northern SD45 #400 ‘Hustle Muscle’ on their excursions trains out of Osceola, Wisconsin starting this summer. This agreement will allow Hustle Muscle to “stretch her legs” keeping her Read more


New in the Store: HO scale Berne depot

The newest addition to the GNRHS Company Store is a wood laser cut model of the Berne, WA depot. The 24′ square depot dates back to the 1800s, and was seen in several different configurations as they were upgraded and modified. This Berne, Washington depot was built around 1910, and was not retired until 1967. Read more