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2015 Convention ‘Earl Currie Limited’ excursion train – UPDATE

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 Read more


‘Earl Currie Limited’ convention trainride

On the Saturday of the Convention members are offered a great opportunity to ride an all-GN train behind our own GN SD45 #400 ‘Hustle Muscle’. MTM’s former GN SDP40 #325 will also be present. The trainride will be over the route of the Osceola & St. Croix Valley Railway between Osceola, WI and Withrow, MN. 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