Great Northern Railway Historical Society

GNRHS News

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


Convention ‘Tracing the GN in Spokane’ tour extra places available

Due to the overwhelming interest in the Monday ‘Tracing the GN in Spokane’ tour we have explored the possibility of adding an extra bus. We do have an extra bus on hold but need more people to sign up to make it feasible. If you haven’t registered yet and want to come to the Spokane Convention Read more


St. Paul Union Depot Train Days a success

GNRHS membership volunteers were present with a booth at the St. Paul Union Depot Train Days held April 30th – May 1st. They signed up several new members and had lots of visiting with GNRHS members who shared memories of the GN days at SPUD. GNRHS Director Gary Nelson gave an excellent talk sharing his memories working Read more


Ride the Great Northern and Cascade Railway

Saturday, April 30th, 2016 is opening day for the GN&C Railway in Skykomish, Washington. This miniature railway offers free rides to the public every weekend, 10am-4pm between now and November 1st. The Railway is run by a non-profit group of volunteers who bring their own engines and equipment up to Sky to operate on the Read more