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Preserved Great Northern Observation Cars
PHOTOS |
TYPE |
BUILT |
GN# 1st |
GN# 2nd |
GN# 3rd |
GN# 4th |
DISPOSITION |
CURRENT OWNER |
LOCATION |
REMARKS |
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1057 |
Not available |
Steel sheathed- Wood Compartment Observation |
1905 by Barney & Smith |
7317 |
7701 |
1057 |
03149 MOW |
To BN 1970.
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Squamish, B.C., Canada |
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1083 'Twin Cities' |
Not available |
Streamlined heavyweight Buffet-parlor- observation |
1920 by Pullman as parlor car PLM 'Cornelia' |
1083 Acquired by GN in 1942 and converted to coach. Converted to parlor car 1945 |
1083 'Twin Cities' Rebuilt 1952 by GN as buffet-parlor- observation car for Badger/ Gopher service. |
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To BN 1970. Converted to BN B9 Track Geometry Car 1973-74. To BNSF. Retired 04/2003 |
BNSF | Topeka, KS | Reportedly for sale |
1084 'Twin Ports' |
Photos taken May 2003 by Eric Hopp |
Streamlined heavyweight Buffet-parlor- observation |
1920 by Pullman as parlor car PLM 'Natalie' |
1084 Acquired by GN in 1942 and converted to coach. Converted to parlor car 1945 |
1084 'Twin Ports' Rebuilt 1952 by GN as buffet-parlor- observation car for Badger/ Gopher service. |
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To BN 1970. Used for spare parts for BN B9 Track Geometry Car. Sold to MTM 1979.
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St. Paul, MN |
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1090 |
Not available |
Wood Parlor-observation |
1905 by Barney & Smith |
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1090 |
03296 MOW |
To BN 1970 as BN 968129 MOW
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Squamish, B.C., Canada |
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1195 'Port of Seattle' |
Photos taken October 17, 2004 |
29 Parlor seats-1 bedroom-lounge- observation | 5/1950 by American Car & Foundry | 1195 'Port of Seattle' | - | - | - |
To BN (1195) 1970. To AMTK 3770, 1971. Sold to Keystone Country Furniture in the early 1980s. Sold 7/2004. |
Keystone Country Furniture |
Aspers, PA | Burned 11/11/2005. Scrapped. |
1196 'Port of Vancouver' |
Photo taken July 19, 2002 |
29 Parlor seats-1 bedroom-lounge- observation |
5/1950 by American Car & Foundry |
1196 'Port of Vancouver' |
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To BN (1196) 1970. To AMTK 3771, 1971. Sold to Peter Schultz after 1975. To Larry Milsow 3/1979.
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Larry Milsow |
Yardley yard Spokane, WA
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Renamed 'City of Spokane'. |
1290 'Appekunny Mountain' |
Photo taken February 16, 1995 by Sheldon Perry |
2 Roomette-buffet- lounge-observation |
10/1950 by American Car & Foundry |
1290 'Appekunny Mountain' |
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To BN (1200) 1970. To Grant Supply Co. To California Northern RR as Business Car #1 (100) 'Appekunny Mountain' To Portland and Western. To Albany & Eastern as #100 "Santiam River"(?) 11/2023. |
Albany & Eastern RR/ Santiam Excursion Trains | Albany & Eastern RR, Albany, OR | Painted in California Northern colors. |
1291 'St. Nicholas Mountain' |
Photo taken October 8, 2007 |
2 Roomette-buffet- lounge-observation |
11/1950 by American Car & Foundry |
1291 'St. Nicholas Mountain' |
CB&Q 1291 'St. Nicholas Mountain' Sold to CB&Q in the 1953 Empire Builder mileage equalization. |
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Retired 1971. To Andy's Tukwila Station Restaurant, Tukwila, WA 1974. To Northern Central Railway #1291 'St. Nicholas Mountain' 1995. To Ben Ringnalda as RPCX 1291 'St. Nicholas Mountain' 6/23/2004 |
Ben Ringnalda |
Restoration to original condition underway. See the restoration website |
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1292 'Going- to-the-Sun Mountain'
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Photos taken September 16, 2005 by Peter Hansen |
2 Roomette-buffet- lounge-observation |
12/1950 by American Car & Foundry |
1292 'Going- to-the-Sun Mountain' |
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To BN (1201) 1970. Henry Castro 'Great Northern bar', Milwaukee, WI 1987-2002. To Kansas City Union Station 8/28/2004. Sold to private individual 12/11/2017. To Ben Ringnalda as RPCX 1292 'Going-to-the-Sun Mountain' 6/18/2019.
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Ben Ringnalda |
In largely original condition. |
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1293 'Cathedral Mountain' |
Photos taken July 15, 2004 by Sheldon Perry |
2 Roomette-buffet- lounge-observation |
1/1951 by American Car & Foundry |
1293 'Cathedral Mountain' |
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To BN (1202) 1970. To Empire Builder Antiques. Dusty's Ski Shop since 2018. |
Dusty's Ski Shop | 1975 Walla Walla Ave, Walla Walla, WA | Without trucks and underfloor equipment. |
1294 'Trempealeau Mountain' |
Photo taken June 12, 2003 by Lindsay Korst |
2 Roomette-buffet- lounge-observation |
2/1951 by American Car & Foundry |
1294 'Trempealeau Mountain' |
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To BN (1203) 1970. Retired 1971. To Andy's Tukwila Station Restaurant, Tukwila, WA 1974. Sold to private individual 1995, and moved to a site off I-90. To restaurant Buktu, 1424 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd, New Orleans, LA. |
Buktu Restaurant |
New Orleans, LA | Car has large holes cut in both sides. |
7575 'Litchfield' |
Photo taken by Scott White from the collection of Jan Girardot |
Wood Diner- lounge-observation |
9/23/1888 by Barney & Smith | St.PM&M 503 |
7575 'Litchfield' 10/4/1907 |
03268 MOW bunk car 1/6/1927 |
- | To BN 1970. Retired 1/1982 and sold to Don Stott of Silverton, CO. To John & Diane Tutt of Telluride, CO. To private owner, Portland, OR 2003 | Private owner | Portland, OR |
Restored in and out.
For
sale through D.F. Barnhardt & Associates |
BN numbers were assigned but often not applied. Cars with BN numbers shown within brackets are not confirmed to have worn that number. | |||||||||||
Copyright � 2005 Ben Ringnalda |