Great Northern Railway Historical Society

GNRHS News

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


Coming Events of Interest

GN Days at Skykomish – September 9 This year’s informal event, featuring Great Northern Railway history, will be Saturday, September 9 in the Maloney Store building in Skykomish, WA. Here is the schedule: 8:00am: Meet and greet, drinks at Sky River Coffee, set up display tables with GN related materials. 9:30am: Program begins. Two presentations Read more


Join Us In St Cloud!

The St Cloud convention July 22-26 will focus on the history of the Great Northern in St Cloud and Waite Park, Minnesota, with tours and presentations. The banquet, raffle and Model Display are also part of the great line-up we will have this year. CLICK HERE for full details or click here for the timecard. Full registration Read more


Nelson and Beyond!

Many thanks to convention co-chairs Francina and Tom Carr, along with Bob Kelly, Mary McGlothlin, Jim Betz, Jeff Otto, the CPHA crew and so many others that helped make the joint GNRHS/CPHA convention in Nelson BC a success. Over 150 attendees enjoyed beautiful weather and a full program of clinics, tours, model displays and fellowship. Read more