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GN F7A 274B

 

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Location:            Portland, OR

                              

Type:                    EMD F7A GN class F-3-7-AB

 

Series:                 273A-274B

 

Built:                     10-1950

 

Picture taken:    July 15, 2002

 

Remarks:            F7A 274B is owned by Doyle McCormack, is fully

                              operational and resides at the Brooklyn Yard

                              roundhouse in Portland, OR.

 


 

GN F7A 454A

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Location:             Minnesota Transportation Museum

                              Jackson St. Roundhouse, St. Paul, MN

                              

Type:                    EMD F7A GN class F-3-7-AB

 

Series:                 448A-B-C-D through 456A-B-C-D delivered 1950

 

Built:                     3-1950

 

Picture taken:    July 18, 2001

 

Remarks:            Unit was moved in the fall of 2000 from Bandana

                              Square (the former Northern Pacific Como Shops) in

                              St. Paul where it was on display painted in NP colors.

                              This unit has been stripped from its innards.

 


 

GN NW3 181

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Location:            Whitefish Depot

                              Whitefish, MT

 

Type:                    EMD NW3 GN class RS-1

 

Series:                 180-181 (5405-5406 pre 1943)

 

Built:                     3-1942

 

Picture taken:    July 30, 2000 and July 20, 2002

 


 

GN NW5 192

 

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Location:            Lake Superior Transportation Museum

                              Duluth, MN

 

Type:                    EMD NW5 GN class RS-2

 

Series:                 186-195

 

Built:                     12-1946

 

Picture taken:    July 2001 by Lindsay Korst

 


 

GN RS3 229

 

GN RS3 229

 

Location:            Schenectady, NY

 

Type:                    Alco RS3 GN class RS-5

 

Series:                 228-232

 

Built:                     6-1953

 

Picture taken:    By Joe Moltz

                              Heavy Metal Thunder Productions

                              Sykesville, MD

                              'Specializing in Rail Fan Videos'

                                


 

GN SD7 558 (Cargill 6008)

 

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Location:            Cargill Elevator

                              Litchfield, MN

 

Type:                    EMD SD7 GN class SD-7

 

Series:                 550-572

 

Built:                     5-1952

 

Picture taken:    July 14, 2001

 

Remarks:            GN 558 was renumbered BN 6008 after the merger and

                              sold to Cargill on 11-09-1983. Wouldn't it be nice to see

                              this 'Cadillac' preserved in GN colors?

 


 

GN SD45 400 'HUSTLE MUSCLE'

 

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Location:              Carlton, MN

 

Pictures taken:    July 15, 2001 on the GNRHS / NPRHA Convention

                                Steam Excursion with Milwaukee 4-8-4 #261.

 

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Location:              Minnesota Transportation Museum

                               Jackson St. Roundhouse, St. Paul, MN

 

Pictures taken:   July 18, 2001

 

Type:                     EMD SD45 GN class SD-45

 

Series:                  400-426

 

Built:                      5-1966

 

Remarks:             Hustle Muscle is owned by the GNRHS and is in full

                               operating condition. It can be found on many

                               occasions pulling hard for Great Northern fans.

 


 

LST&T 101

 

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Location:            Minnesota Transportation Museum

                              St. Paul, MN

 

Type:                    EMD NW2 

 

Series:                  

 

Built:                     2-1948

 

Picture taken:    July 18, 2001

 

Remarks:            The Lake Superior Terminal & Transfer Railroad was

                              owned by the Great Northern and three other

                              railroads. It performed switching and transfer duties in

                              the Superior, WI area for it's owners. It's engines were

                              painted in GN's Empire Builder colors and in such

                              were the last operating engines in revenue service to

                              wear Rocky's Robe.

                             

                             To learn more about the LST&T click here.