Great Northern had a tiny brochure for Glacier National Park. Here is another one that focuses on “flora, fauna, and photos in glorious Glacier.” Really, it is about photographic opportunities in the park. Click image to download a 1.3-MB PDF … Continue reading
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The Great Northern often promoted skiing at Big Mountain near Whitefish, but as far as I know this is the only brochure it ever issued for the Flathead Valley. Flathead Lake is a popular tourist destination, and important enough to … Continue reading
Although this 1961 brochure says “Oregon” in large print, the fine print indicates that it is really about Oregon’s 400-mile coastline. Ten color photos focus on the northern Oregon Coast, but a map also indicates there are fine views, sand … Continue reading
I’ve previously shown fifteen of the postcard-sized color brochures that Great Northern issued between about 1959 and 1964, but there are quite a few more. This one from 1959 is for the Puget Sound and San Juan Islands, natural destinations … Continue reading
We’ve seen a 1950 dude ranches booklet; not surprisingly, this one is nearly identical. All of the photos and basic layout are the same, though of course some of the ranches have changed. Click image to download a 7.6-MB PDF … Continue reading
Issued in 1947 just four years before GN inaugurated the streamlined Internationals, this brochure advertises “seventy-five scenic miles” on the 154-mile route from Seattle to Vancouver. Many of the other miles were (and are) scenic as well; it should have … Continue reading
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