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Railroad History Symposium October 19

Pacific Northwest Railroad Archive is hosting a Railroad History Symposium on Sunday, October 19th at the Auburn Community and Event Center, 910 9th St SE, Auburn, WA 98002. It will run 10:00 to 4:00. Admission is free. Some of the current planned topics for this session: At lunch PNRA plans to discuss its Headlight Society, a Read more


GNRHS Meetup THIS THURSDAY 9/25

GNRHS Meetup THIS THURSDAY 9/25 The start-up time is:5:30 p.m. Pacific 6:30 p.m. Mountain 7:30 p.m. Central 8:30 p.m. Eastern The first 30 minutes will be social, then we’ll feature Bob Hanmer discussing the GN’s Mesabi Division. This presentation focuses on the GN from the shores of Lake Superior to the Mesabi Iron Range, as well as ore handling practices, Read more


2024 Convention Registration is Live!

UPDATE: Thanks to all involved for a wonderful convention. We’ll see you September 9-14, 2025 in Minneapolis-St Paul for next year’s convention, a joint event of GNRHS, NPRHA and SP&S Historical Society. The Everett convention is September 14-19, 2024 and will focus on the history of the Great Northern in Everett, WA and surroundings, with Read more


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