A Great Northern Train Heads to Seattle From The Twin Cities

This Great Northern train heads to Seattle from the Twin Cities.  Today's train has carloads of grain and a Seaboard Coast Line box car that is making its way to the West Coast from the Carolinas. 

 

Great Northern Coal Train 11"x17" signed poster by Andy Fletcher

This Great Northern train carries coal at Spokane, Washington.  We give a wave to the crew as the train heads on by.

See my Great Northern Coal Train 11"x17" poster at my website, customtrains.org

 

Amtrak Empire Builder 11"x17" poster by Andy Fletcher

The Amtrak Empire Builder connects Chicago with Seattle and Portland, Oregon.  The Empire Builder gets its name from the Great Northern Empire Builder, which was named for Great Northern founder James J. Hill.

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"The Railroad Game: Episode 11" Iowa Interstate Railroad, Great Northern, Norfolk and Western

“The Railroad Game: Episode 11” features questions about Iowa Interstate Railroad, Great Northern, Norfolk and Western, Western Pacific and Amtrak. Test your knowledge of locomotives in The Lightning Round! Watch on my YouTube https://youtu.be/3GpObVsVJ9M?si=x6RKMB8fSshXuq96

 

Railroads of Spokane Railroad Narrative #1 by Andy Fletcher

Through the years, Spokane has been served by many railroads. Enjoy my Railroads of Spokane Railroad Narrative #1 about Great Northern, Northern Pacific and Spokane, Portland & Seattle on my Andy Fletcher Trains YouTube https://youtu.be/t4hCLIarM-Y?si=dGFJMWJ4zzpyYsMM

 

A Great Northern Train at St. Paul, Minnesota

This Great Northern train heads west at St. Paul, Minnesota.  Today's train carries carloads of tools headed for Spokane, Washington.

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Great Northern Locomotives at Spokane, Washington

These Great Northern locomotives move trains at Spokane, Washington.  The F45 and U33C lead a manifest train to the Twin Cities while the SW1500 builds a train in the yard.

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A Great Northern Train Heads West At Spokane

A Great Northern train heads west at Spokane.  Today's train has several Seattle-bound Seaboard Coast Line box cars that were interchanged to the Great Northern by the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy at the Twin Cities.

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Great Northern Hustle Muscle SD45 400 by Andy Fletcher

Great Northern Hustle Muscle SD45 #400 was one of the first fallen flag locomotives I drew.  We had done several Great American Train Shows in the Bay Area and went on a great adventure to take my artwork to a Great American Train Show in Seattle just before Christmas 1992.  

Up until that point, my most popular items had been the Southern Pacific 4449 and Cab Forward as well as several Western Pacific drawings.  On my trip to Chicago, I knew that Burlington Northern fans loved Burlington Northern artwork and it was at that Seattle show that I got to finally experience firsthand that my Great Northern, Burlington Northern, Northern Pacific and Milwaukee Road artwork was especially appreciated when I brought it to the Pacific Northwest.

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A Great Northern Train Heads To Wenatchee

This Great Northern train carries carloads of tools at Hillyard in Spokane. The train heads west to Wenatchee.  Wenatchee is in the heart of the apple growing region which Washington is famous for.

Great Northern played a key role in the development on the Upper Midwest and the Pacific Northwest and was known as the Route of the Empire Builder for founder James J Hill. 

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Chicago Great Western Train Heads to Kansas City

This Chicago Great Western train carries carloads from Minneapolis to Kansas City.  Today's train has carloads from Great Northern and interchange traffic for Frisco.

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Great Northern Empire Builder Passengers Pause at Havre, MT

The passengers aboard the Great Northern Empire Builder anticipate their journey over the Rocky Mountains at Marias Pass.  At the moment, the train pauses at Havre.  

In the lounge car, passengers discuss the news from Chicago from a Tribune paper that is now two days old.  One passenger remarks, "It sure is pleasant to get away from it all and travel aboard the train," as he enjoys his cup of coffee.

To that, their is a pleasant agreement among the fellow travelers as they begin to discuss what         Glacier National Park will be like once they disembark at Whitefish. 

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A Chicago Burlington and Quincy Train Heads From The Twin Cities to Chicago

This Chicago, Burlington and Quincy freight heads from the Twin Cities to Chicago.  Today's train carries many of the usual carloads interchanged from the Great Northern and Northern Pacific.  

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A Great Northern Freight Train Heads From Duluth to Minneapolis

This Great Northern train heads from Minneapolis to Duluth.  Today's train carries tools for the iron mining industry.
Great Northern played a key role in opening the iron industry and the industries and agriculture throughout Minnesota and the Great Lakes Region.

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The Great Northern Empire Builder Departs The Twin Cities For Seattle

The Great Northern Empire Builder departs the Twin Cities on its trek across the Great Plains and the Rocky Mountains and onto its destination of the Pacific Northwest in Seattle.  The Empire Builder was named for Great Northern founder James J. Hill.  Today's Amtrak Chicago to Seattle Empire Builder service is the ancestor of this train.

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A BNSF General Merchandise Train on The Hi-Line at Shelby, Montana

These BNSF locomotives lead a general merchandise train across the Hi-Line at Shelby, Montana. BNSF’s Hi-Line was the vision of Great Northern founder James J Hill, known as the Empire Builder.

To see my BNSF artwork, visit http://www.customtrains.org/bnsf.html

Great Northern and Burlington Northern Inspired Me to Become a Railroad Artist

As a boy, I saw Great Northern box cars on freight trains as they traveled through my hometown of Davis, California. At my local hobby store, I bought a postcard of the Great Northern Empire Builder crossing Marias Pass. My dad said, "Someday we will go there." That led to many summer trips to the Izaak Walton Inn in Essex, Montana, where I fell in love with watching Burlington Northern trains and decided to become a railroad artist. 

See my Great Northern and Burlington Northern artwork at my website customtrains.org

Trains of the West by Andy Fletcher

Railroads helped build our West.  Railroads such as Union Pacific, Central Pacific, Great Northern, Northern Pacific, Milwaukee Road and Santa Fe greatly reduced transit time to the Pacific and brought settlers who developed the land.

To see my posters and magnets, visit my website customtrains.org

A Chicago Burlington & Quincy Train Heads From The Twin Cities to Chicago

A Chicago Burlington and Quincy SD9 and GP30 lead a manifest freight from the Twin Cities to Chicago.  Today's train carries Chicago-bound carloads interchanged to the Burlington Route from the Great Northern and Northern Pacific.

To see my Chicago Burlington and Quincy 11"x17" posters, visit my website customtrains.org and/or my eBay store

A Great Northern Train Heads From Minneapolis to Duluth

A Great Northern Train Heads from Minneapolis to Duluth behind an SD45 and an SD9.  Today's train carries tools and machinery for the Missabe ore mining region interchanged to Great Northern by Chicago Burlington and Quincy at the Twin Cities. Great Northern is part of today's +BNSF Railway 

To see my Great Northern 11"x17" posters, visit my website, customtrains.org and/or my eBay store