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News about and related to the Great Northern Railway Historical Society.


GNRHS Company Store Holiday Sale

COMPANY STORE HOLIDAY SALE The company store is running a holiday sale on selected items. Members can take an extra 15% off the member price by entering the code HD2018 in the “Promo Code” field in your cart before checkout. The sale will run between November 24th and December 31st. Items: GN Apron, Rusty Dusty Read more


2018 Bellingham Convention includes B.C. tour

Having previously visited in 1996, GNRHS once more held its convention in Bellingham, Washington. Highlights included tours of the Bellingham area and an all-day venture into Canada where we visited the ex-GN depot at White Rock, the Cloverdale interurban museum and the Burnaby Central miniature railway in Confederation Park. There was a wide range of Read more


Trainfest Celebrates the Great Northern Railway

It already has become a tradition that Trainfest honors the contribution railroads have made to history. This year the Celebrate-a-Railroad program features the Great Northern Railway. In cooperation with volunteers from the Great Northern Railway Historical Society, Trainfest offers special issue collectibles and has created a high-quality historical exhibit with plenty of photos highlighting the Read more