Today, some things have changed. The Great Northern merged with three other railroads to form Burlington Northern in 1970, which itself merged with the Santa Fe to form BNSF Railway in 1995.

The Riverside and Great Northern Railway marked the milestone with a celebration. The Railway was started by Elmer Sandley, who dreamed of providing people a means of transportation in the 1940s.

Review The book: "Great Northern Railway: Ore docks of Lake Superior photo archive," Iconografix, 2002 Author: Douglass D. Addison Sr. ISBN: 1-58388-073-9 Cost: $29.95 ...

In 1878, railroad “Empire Builder” James J. Hill gained control of the SP&P, which would become part of the Great Northern Railway (GN), a BNSF predecessor. The GN, which eventually became Burlington ...

A four-episode documentary on The Great Northern Railway will be released Sept. 30, telling the story of the man who built it. “The Empire Builder: James J. Hill and The Great Northern Railway ...

Special thanks to Great Northern Railway historian Scott Tanner for research assistance with this story, and to John Chase, author of a 2014 “Reference Sheet” about the Monroe greenhouses for ...

Jan. 25—BEMIDJI — A historic Great Northern Railway caboose has officially landed at its permanent home on the train tracks outside the Beltrami County History Center. The caboose arrived at ...

A Spokane jury ruled that the Great Northern Railway was not liable for the summer wildfire that essentially destroyed the town of Milan, the Spokane Daily Chronicle reported on Dec. 28, 1921.

Riverside and Great Northern Railway, a Wisconsin Dells museum dedicated to small trains, is celebrating 75 years in business on Aug. 20. The celebration will feature children's activities, train ...

Description Steam locomotive, No 1247, 0-6-0ST, Great Northern Railway, designed by Ivatt, built by Sharp Stewart & Company in 1899, withdrawn from service in 1959. Length: 31' 3 3/4"; width: 8' 7"; ...