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Preserved Great Northern Dining Cars
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SP&S 405 |
Not available |
Diner-Parlor |
1950 by Pullman |
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4417 State Highway 27 E Alexandria, MN |
Exists as part of the Weston Station Restaurant |
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1084 |
Photos taken May 2003 by Eric Hopp |
Buffet-Parlor |
1920 as Pullman parlor car 'Natalie' |
Acquired by GN and converted to coach 1942 |
Converted to parlor car 1945 |
Converted to buffet- parlor- obser- vation 'Twin Ports' 1952 |
Converted by BN to track inspection car 1973 |
MTM 1979 |
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Minnesota Transp- ortation Museum Jackson St., St. Paul, MN |
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1085 |
Not available |
Buffet-Parlor |
1920 as Pullman car 'Deschut-es River' |
Acquired by GN 1941 |
Remodeled 1954 |
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BN BNA-12 |
BNSF 60 Sleeper/ Lounge |
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CB&Q 1144 'Red Eagle Lake' |
Photo taken July 18, 2002
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Streamlined coffee shop- lounge- dormitory |
1946 by Pullman |
CB&Q 1144 |
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Big Pasco Industrial Park Pasco, WA |
Privately owned by Bruce Moore. |
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Photos taken December 2002 by Eric Hopp |
Streamlined coach-diner |
1950 by American Car & Foundry |
1146 |
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BN 1146 1970 |
Amtrak 8401 1972
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Al Knippert c1979-1981. Possibly donated to Louisiana Railway Heritage Trust. |
Bob Moen 1998
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Eric Hopp 2/2001
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Minnesota Transp- ortation Museum, Jackson St., St. Paul, MN. |
Privately owned by Eric Hopp. Under restoration. |
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1148 'Devils Lake' | Not available | Streamlined dinette- lunch counter-dormitory car | 1949 by Pullman and Great Northern | 1148 'Devils Lake' | - | - | BN. Sold to Roanoke Chapter NRHS 1972 | Roanoke Chapter NRHS 1972. Re# RNRH 1220 'Carol. W. Jensen' 1974. Re# RNRH 1148 'Devils Lake' 1985 | - | - | - | Roanoke Chapter National Railway Historical Society | Painted N&W Tuscan Red. |
'Lake Michigan' |
Photo courtesy of NCDOT |
Streamlined dining car |
1946 by Pullman |
CB&Q 1154 'Lake Michigan' |
GN 1154 'Lake Michigan' Purchased from CB&Q 1955 |
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BN 1154 Re# BNA12 19?? Retired 1983 |
C&NW 'Cedar River' 1985 |
North Carolina D.O.T. 1996 |
H.P. Williams 9/14/ 2004 |
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Norfolk and Southern Railroad Station, Elizabeth City, NC |
In C&NW colors. To be used as bar for West End Station Restaurant. |
'Running Crane Lake' |
Photo taken July 5, 2004 |
Streamlined lounge-diner- coffee shop 'Ranch' Car |
1951 by American Car & Foundry |
1241 |
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BN 1241 |
AMTK 8150 1972 |
Golden State Ltd. with Silver Iris. Reno, NV then Sparks, NV 19?? |
WPRX 1241 Dr. Lou Steplock ca. 1993 |
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Albany, OR |
Privately owned by Dr. Lou Steplock |
1243 'Iceberg Lake' |
Photo taken by Eric Hopp |
Streamlined lounge-diner- coffee shop 'Ranch' Car |
1951 by American Car & Foundry |
1243 |
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CB&Q 1243 1953 |
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AMTK 8152 1972 |
Bob Moen 19?? |
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Northern Iowa |
Privately owned by Bob Moen. One side of car is painted Big Sky Blue while the other side is in Empire Builder colors. |
'White Pines Lake' |
Not available |
Streamlined lounge-diner- coffee shop 'Ranch' Car |
1951 by American Car & Foundry |
1244 |
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BN 1244 |
Ralph Day / Biddeford Station Biddeford, ME
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Barry Fromm / The Depot Conference Center, Columbus, OH. 11/17/2006. See a video of the move here. |
Wisconsin Great Northern 5/2023 |
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In use as a bar for overnight guests. |
1245 'Whitefish Lake' |
Photo taken July 4, 2004 |
Streamlined lounge-diner- coffee shop 'Ranch' Car |
1951 by American Car & Foundry |
1245 |
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BN 1244 |
Amtrak 8153 'Whitefish Lake' |
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Roots of Motive Power, Willits, CA | ||
1250 'Lake of the Isles' |
Photos taken by Eric Hopp
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Streamlined dining car |
1951 by American Car & Foundry |
1250 |
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CB&Q 1250 1953 |
BN 1250
Retired 1976 |
Lake Superior Railroad Museum 1976 |
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Museum Duluth, MN |
Available for charter on the North Shore Scenic Railroad. |
1251 'Lake Wenatchee' |
Photos courtesy Dave Christoph |
Streamlined dining car |
1951 by American Car & Foundry |
1251 |
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BN 1251 |
AMTK 8068 1972
Retired 1981 |
North East, PA |
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Lake Shore Railway Museum North East, PA |
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