The first 10 pages of text in this booklet are almost identical to those in the 1963 edition shown here a few days ago. New information has been added to the last page or so. Click image to download a … Continue reading
The somewhat ghost-like cover is appropriate, as this was the 80th and last annual report of the Great Northern Railway. Although the Burlington Northern merger did not officially take place until March 2, 1970, the merged railroad put out a … Continue reading
Here are four timetables with the same covers and nearly the same contents. Sadly, some trains disappeared between June 1967, the date of the first timetable, and April 1969, the date of the last one. But all four are still … Continue reading
Big Sky Blue is the theme of this annual report. Passenger trains were no longer important enough to rate a cover photo, even in the new color scheme, but page 2 has a familiar yet still striking photo of a … Continue reading
Great Northern’s passenger revenues increased yet again in 1966, this time thanks to bus and airline strikes. Still, passenger costs exceeded revenues, making passenger service an “enigma” for the railway. It is difficult to see, but the Great Northern logo … Continue reading
This is my favorite Great Northern timetable cover as it shows the Empire Builder in all its glory passing by mountains in Glacier National Park. It also shows that you can’t see much of those mountains, even from the dome … Continue reading
The cover photo of this report is almost identical to a black-and-white photo on page 7 of the 1964 report. The two photos were obviously taken the same day as the piggy-back trailers are in exactly the same spot. The … Continue reading
Except for the cover and the colors, this along-the-way map is almost identical to the 1967 Big Sky Blue version presented here a little more than a year ago. The changes, of course, reflect the change in GN’s color scheme; … Continue reading
In 1960, Great Northern sold its Glacier Park hotel chain to Don Hummel, who happened to be mayor of Tucson at the time. Hummel also ran concessions in Lassen and Mount McKinley national parks. Click image to download a 3.8-MB … Continue reading
This brochure offers four “suggested itineraries” for unescorted tours to Glacier Park, the Pacific Northwest, the Canadian Rockies, and/or California. The brochure unfolds to present eight panels of roughly 8″ by 9″; each tour gets two panels except the California … Continue reading