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Preserved Great Northern Business Cars
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TYPE |
BUILT |
GN# 1st |
GN# 2nd |
GN# 3rd |
GN# 4th |
GN# 5th |
GN# 6th |
DISPOSITION |
CURRENT OWNER |
LOCATION |
REMARKS |
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A-1(3) |
Photo taken July 20, 2002 |
Modified heavyweight business car |
1930 by Pullman as 14 section sleeping car 'Alexander Griggs'. Rebuilt to 6-6 Sleeping Car 1939. |
1010 12/1948 |
A-1(3) 1957 |
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To BN A-1 11/1971. Named 'Red River'. Re# A-3 'Red River' 10/7/1982. To BNSF 3 'Red River' 1995. |
BNSF |
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In active service |
A-2(3) |
Photo taken July 20, 2002 |
Streamlined business car |
6/1958 by Pullman for MStP&SSM (Soo Line) as business car 'Minneapolis' |
A-2(3) 1966 |
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To BN A-2 'Columbia River' 1972. To BNSF 2 'Columbia River' 1995. |
BNSF |
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In active service |
A-3(2) |
Photo taken July 24, 2002 |
Heavyweight business car |
7/18/1906 by Barney & Smith as coach |
265 |
3255 1907 2nd class coach |
587 10/1926 combi- nation coach |
A-3(2) | - | - |
Donated to the Historic Landmark Society of Montana 11/1/1965 |
Historic Landmark Society of Montana |
At the depot. Alder Gulch Railroad Nevada City, MT
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A-3(3) |
Not available |
Modified heavyweight business car |
1930 by Pullman as 14 section sleeping car 'Archibald Guthrie'. Rebuilt to 6-6 Sleeping Car 1939. |
1011 12/1948 |
A-30(5) 1957 |
A-3(3) 1969 |
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To BN A-3 1970. To ARR 'Glacier Pass' 12/10/1971. Renamed 'Denali' 1979. Retired 2001. |
Colorado Railcar, Fort Lupton, CO |
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A-4(1) |
Photo taken July 24, 2002 |
Wood business car |
3/1898 by Great Northern |
A-4(1) 3/1898 |
MOW O3336 as outfit car for the Stores Dept. 6/20/1936 |
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Donated to the Historic Landmark Society of Montana 5/14/1968 |
Historic Landmark Society of Montana |
At the depot. Alder Gulch Railroad Nevada City, MT
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A-4(3) |
Photo taken July 12, 2005 |
Streamlined business car |
1947 by Pullman |
A-28(3) 1947 |
A-4(3) 1969 |
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To BN A-4 'Kootenai River' 3/1970. Re# BN A-7 'Kootenai River' 11/1971. Rebuilt as dining car BN A-7 'Canadian River' 12/15/1981. Re# BN A-8 'Canadian River' 4/6/1982. To BNSF 8 'Canadian River' 1995. Retired 19?? |
BNSF |
Fort Worth, TX |
On display and in use as meeting room at the James J. Hill Center. |
A-11(2) |
Photo taken August 3, 2003 |
Steel sheathed wood business car |
3/13/1911 by Barney & Smith as a compartment observation car |
9021 |
A-1(2) 11/15/ 1922 |
A-11(2) 4/29/1957 |
A-6(4) 1969 |
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To BN 1970. Converted to BN 'Compass' training car B-7 6/1971. Retired 1981 and purchased by Minnesota Transportation Museum. |
O&StCV Railway Osceola, WI |
In use on excursion train. | |
A-18(3) |
Photos taken July 5, 2004 |
Steel sheathed wood business car | 7/31/1900 by American Car & Foundry for James J. Hill. |
A-18(1) 7/31/ 1900 |
A-30(2) 3/27/1924 | A-18(3) 5/29/1925 | - | - | - | To Yreka Western 13 1959 | Yreka Western RR | Yreka, CA | |
A-22 |
Photo taken October 24, 2004 |
Steel sheathed wood business car |
7/29/1905 by GN at St. Paul for Louis W. Hill. |
A-22 7/29/ 1905 |
MOW O3132 11/1950 |
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To BN 1970. To MCRM 1972. |
North Freedom, WI |
Donated 1982 by BN. To be restored. |
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A-26(2) |
Photo taken July 6, 2004 |
Steel sheathed wood business car |
3/1911 by Barney & Smith as a compartment observation car | 9017 3/1911 | 917 1/31/1925 | A-30(3) 6/5/1925 | A-28 (2) 3/8/1927 | A-26(2) 5/2/1947 | MOW O3445 6/1967 | To BN 1970. Sold to Southwest Railroad Car Parts 11/2/1984. To Bruce Moore 19?? | Bruce Moore | North Portland, OR |
Burned 4/2006. Fate to be determined. |
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