The Mainline in '49

In 1949 my uncle 'Duckie', fresh out of the service, made a trip from Boston to the northwest. He had a new camera took many pictures. Years later, knowing I liked trains, he gave me several pictures from the trip. Thus began my lifelong interest the Great Northern Railway. There were no captions provided thus they are presented with captions. I have added a few slides from other sources to fill out this section.

 

 

Scenes along the line

 

Seattle-Interbay

An H-4 Pacific is ready for its next assignment at the Interbay terminal, Seattle

 

Crane at Interbay

The Electrified Cascades

 

 

Foss River - a picture I added

Appleyard just south (east) of Wenatchee- a picture I added.(photographer unknown)

 

 

Spokane

Spokane. It appears the westbound fast mail is departing.

 

Possibly Hillyard?

 

Flathead River

 

 

 

Walton Hill

 

 

 

 

MOW car Near Belton

 

Rotary plows stored at Essex

Near Java, after the 1964 washouts.

Near Blacktail on the Oriental Limited

Almost to the Summit

Summit

Rising Wolf - - a picture I added. (GN photo)

Shelby at a later date- a picture I added. (photographer unknown)

 

 

 

Steam on the Plains

 

O-8 Mike 3383 in the hole.

O-4 3249 with a stock extra.

The green metal flags indicate another section is following

An S-2 is on a work train.

 

 

 

The Twin Cities

 

 

Jackson Street coach yard in the Twin Cities

H-7 at St Paul

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