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GN 545

 

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Location:            Nevada City, MT

 

Type:                   Wood coach / smoker

 

Series:                 ?

 

Built:                    1910 (?)

 

Picture taken:    July 24, 2002

 

Remarks:            Car is currently Montana Western #545, ex GN 545, nee

                              GN 4037. It has a baggage door added to the side. It is

                              unclear if this was done by GN or MW.

 


GN 974

 

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Location:            Inland Empire Railway Historical Society

                              At the Fairgrounds, Spokane, WA

 

Type:                   80' 78 seat coach

 

Series:                 950-979 (4500-4529 before 1926-1927 renumbering)

 

Built:                    ?

 

Picture taken:    July 28th, 2000

 


GN 1096

 

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Location:           Carlton, MN on the 2001 GNRHS / NPRHA Convention

                             Steam Excursion

 

Type:                   56 Reclining seats with footrests coach

 

Series:                1086-1099 (Nicknamed 'the 400s')

 

Built:                    Acquired from the Chicago & North Western between

                              11-1961 and 12-1963. Built 10-1947 by Pullman as

                              C&NW 3453.

 

Picture taken:    July 15th, 2001

 

Remarks:            Owned by the Minnesota Transportation Museum and

                               normally in use on the Osceola & St. Croix Valley

                               Railway.

 


GN X757

 

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Location:            Minnesota Transportation Museum

                              St. Paul, MN

 

Type:                    59' Drovers coach / Stockman rider car

 

Series:                 X756-X757(?)

 

Built:                    1893 (?) by Barney and Smith

 

Picture taken:    Left:    By Eric Hopp

                              Right: July 18th, 2001                            

 

Remarks:            Car was converted from a coach to carry stockmen

                              accompanying livestock shipments. This car was

                              recently donated to the GNRHS by Jack Hoover and

                              moved from Great Falls, MT to the Jackson St.

                              Roundhouse in St. Paul, MN.