Great Northern Railway Historical Society

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St. Paul Union Depot Train Days a success

GNRHS membership volunteers were present with a booth at the St. Paul Union Depot Train Days held April 30th – May 1st. They signed up several new members and had lots of visiting with GNRHS members who shared memories of the GN days at SPUD. GNRHS Director Gary Nelson gave an excellent talk sharing his memories working Read more


‘Hustle Muscle’ starred at National Train Day 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 Read more