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Author:Jeff Wilson
Title:Great Northern Railway In The Pacific Northwest
Subtitle:Classic Trains (The Golden Years Of Railroading)
Publisher:  Kalmbach Books
Country:USA
Date:1 Nov 2000
Format:Paperback
Genre:Transport
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WPLives
17th Oct 2021
 (Golden Years of Railroading)

In landscape configuration (11"×8.5"), this volume presents some 100 fine black and white photographs of Great Northern's most photogenic territory.
Wilson covers the cusp between steam and diesel.
Travel the Great Northern Railroad through rugged mountain passes and Big Sky scenery.
Includes views of the Empire Builder, plus track map and schematics.
The Great Northern Railway (reporting mark GN) was an American Class I railroad.
Running from Saint Paul, Minnesota, to Seattle, Washington, it was the creation of 19th-century railroad entrepreneur James J. Hill and was developed from the Saint Paul & Pacific Railroad.
The Great Northern's route was the northernmost transcontinental railroad route in the U.S.
Great Northern Railway in the Pacific Northwest
Kalmbach,  January 2001

Table of Contents:
Brief History of the Great Northern Railway-----4
North from Seattle to Vancouver, BC---------------10
South of Seattle-------------------------------------------26
East from Seattle Through Stevens Pass--------36
Electric Division--------40
The Cascade Tunnel and Electrification---------------------------52
East to Spokane-----------------------64
East into Montana--------------------74
Marias Pass-----------------------------88
Glacier National Park---------------92
Browning and Beyond--------------96
Great Northern Railway's Passenger Service-114
BNSF in the Pacific Northwest Today-124
 
 
WPLives
30th Jul 2021
 In landscape configuration (11"×8.5"), this volume presents some 100 fine b&w photos of Great Northern's most photogenic territory. Wilson covers the cusp between steam and diesel. Annotation by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.
 

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