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Viewing Album:  GN STEAM ALBUM
 
By:Gary Everhart
Dates:1/1/1882 - 12/31/1970
Album Info:This is a consolidation of several separate Greeat Northern Rwy steam locomotive albums posted earlier. The photos are mostly original b&w scans, some with adjustments and refinements to bring out details. The photographer, date and location are identified when known. Approximate dates and locations have been given to those without the information.
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GN 0-6-0 #27 - Great Northern Builder's Photo
Title:  GN 0-6-0 #27 - Great Northern Builder's Photo
Description:  This appears to be a builtder's photo of Great Northern 0-6-0 #27 at the Brooks Locomotive Works in Dunkirk, NY in 1882. RRPA data base would not accept the 1882 build date. This was a few decades before Brooks would join the ALCO group. It was originally built as St Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba #194 in 1882 but renumbered GN #194 in 1892. It was renumbered again to GN @27 in November of 1899. After a combined 34 years of service, the loco was scrapped in September of 1916. Original specs - 48" drivers (reblt to 49"), modest 140 psi boiler pressure, 17x24" cylinders, modest engine weight of 67,050 lb, modest tractive effort of 16,840 lb. The loco was a class A-4.
Photo Date:  6/1/1900  Upload Date: 5/2/2021 9:35:46 AM
Location:  Dunkirk, NY
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Yard,Steam
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Views:  465   Comments: 0
GN 2-10-2 #2100 - Great Northern
Title:  GN 2-10-2 #2100 - Great Northern
Description:  Beautiful 1923 Baldwin builder's photo of the first of 45 2-10-2 Santa Fe type locomotives that were on the Great Northern roster. Specifics - Q-1, 63" drivers, 210 psi boiler pressure, 31x32" cylinders, engine weight of 428,340 lb, impressive tractive effort of 87,131 lb. According to Steamlocomotive.com " Big engines in every respect, these Santa Fes had the Belpaire firebox beloved by the Great Northern, 15" (381 mm) piston valves, and lots of weight on the drivers. Their tube & flues had large diameters and the 60 superheater flues were among the most in any boiler. A smallish grate area meant much less to an oil-fired class and they had few rivals in the adhesion weight they could throw into hauling a train. They were rated at 3,000 tons of trailing load (75 cars) over the mountainous Montana profile between Whitefish and Cutbank. Most were oil burners as shown in the specs. Delivered with 370 sq ft of heating surface and 5,499 sq ft total, the class later added 39 sq ft of arch tubes and a trailing-truck booster developing 12,200 lb." After 27 years of hard service, this locomotive was scrapped in 1950.
Photo Date:  6/1/1923  Upload Date: 2/21/2015 5:57:34 AM
Location:  Eddystone, PA
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Steam
Locomotives:  GN 2100(2-10-2)
Views:  1874   Comments: 1
GN 2-6-0 #306 - Great Northern
Title:  GN 2-6-0 #306 - Great Northern
Description:  Nice original photo of the Great Northern 2-6-0 Mogul #306 built by Rogers Locomotive & Machine Works in 1887. The photographer, Madison Lake, caught the loco near the Vancouver yard coaling station. It appears that the loco was pulling a second tender which was being filled with water. Specs D-2 class, 55" drivers, modest 150 psi boiler pressure, 19x24" cylinders, small engine weight of 99,800 lb, modest tractive effort of 20,085 lb. The entire class of 60 locomotives was retired by 1926.
Photo Date:  6/3/1925  Upload Date: 4/23/2019 6:39:59 AM
Location:  Vancouver, BC
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Yard,Steam
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Views:  503   Comments: 1
GN 4-8-0 #707 - Great Northern
Title:  GN 4-8-0 #707 - Great Northern
Description:  Originally built by the Brooke Locomotive Works before the Alco merger for the Eastern Ry of Minnesota, this 4-8-0 Mastodon type twelve wheeler was soon absorbed by the Great Northern. Specs - class G-2, 55" drivers, 200 psi boiler pressure, 19x32" cylinders, engine wt 176,000 lb, tractive effort of 35,706 lb. The class had a 30 year service to GN before retirement. Addison Lake photo
Photo Date:  6/13/1926  Upload Date: 9/28/2017 6:59:39 AM
Location:  Vancouver, BC
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  GN 707(4-8-0)
Views:  773   Comments: 0
GN 4-6-2 #1375 - Great Northern
Title:  GN 4-6-2 #1375 - Great Northern
Description:  Good looking Pacific rebuild from an early ten wheeler by the Great Northern shops in 1926. Specifics - H-7-S rebuilt from older 4-6-0 ten wheelers, class, 73" drivers, oil burner, 210 psi boiler pressure, 23.5x30" cylinders, engine weight of 283,400 lb, tractive effort of 40,511 lbs. Most of this class and a similar H-5-S class worked for approximiately 30 years before finally being sent to the torch. No photographer listed. The date and location are approximations as no informantion was listed on the photo. The photo may be an older reprint rather than the original.
Photo Date:  1/1/1928  Upload Date: 2/23/2015 5:18:03 AM
Location:  Unknown, MN
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Steam
Locomotives:  GN 1375(4-6-2)
Views:  1043   Comments: 3
GN 4-6-2 #1450 - Great Northern Rwy
Title:  GN 4-6-2 #1450 - Great Northern Rwy
Description:  Very nice b&w photo made from the original negative of the 1909 Baldwin built Great Northern 4-6-2 Pacific #1450. The loco went through several changes and upgrades during its service to the Great Nothern such as conversion to burning oil. Original specs as delivered - serial #33346, class H-4, 73" drivers, modest 150 psi boiler pressure, 26x30" cylinders, superheater, engine weight of 227,000 lb, tractive effort of 35,421 lb. No date, location or photographer was listed for the negative.
Photo Date:  6/1/1930  Upload Date: 4/23/2019 6:57:10 AM
Location:  Unknown, MN
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Yard,Steam
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Views:  487   Comments: 0
GN 2-8-0 #521 - Great Northern
Title:  GN 2-8-0 #521 - Great Northern
Description:  Originally numbered 454 and built by Alco-Brooks in 1892, this Consolidation-type locomotive appears to be sitting in a scrap line in the Williston yard. Build specs - renumbered in 1899, class F1, 55" drivers, 180 psi boiler pressure, 13x26" high pressure cylinders, two sets of 22x26" low pressure cylinders, engine weight of 147,000 lb, tractive effort of 18,120 lb. Several sources list that members of this class of Consolidations went through various rebuilds by the GN shops. The photo is dated 1934 but no exact month or day given. Ora C. Deal of Enderlin, ND, photo
Photo Date:  6/1/1934  Upload Date: 6/10/2015 5:51:15 AM
Location:  Williston, ND
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  GN 521(2-8-0)
Views:  846   Comments: 0
GN 2-8-2 #3216 - Great Northern
Title:  GN 2-8-2 #3216 - Great Northern
Description:  Built by Baldwin in 1920, this 2-8-2 Mikado served the Great Northern until the end of steam. Specs - serial #53681, class O-4, 63" drivers 28" x 32" cylinders, a 190 psi boiler pressure and they exerted 64,310 pounds of tractive effort and each weighed 319,700 pounds. All in the O-4 class were scrapped by the early 1960's. Unknown photographer
Photo Date:  4/25/1935  Upload Date: 6/11/2020 6:12:28 AM
Location:  Seattle, WA
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Steam
Locomotives:  GN 3216(2-8-2)
Views:  455   Comments: 0
GN 2-8-2 #3056 - Great Northern
Title:  GN 2-8-2 #3056 - Great Northern
Description:  Caught sitting in the bright sunlight at the Minneapolis yard is Great Northern 2-8-2 Mikado #3056. Built by Baldwin in February of 1913, it served the GN until it was scrapped in 1953. Specs - seerial #39206, class O-1 (2nd batch), 63" drivers, 210 psi boiler pressure, 28x32" cylinders, engine weight of 315,360 lb, tractive effort of 71,083 lb. Unknown photographer
Photo Date:  3/5/1937  Upload Date: 6/11/2020 6:12:17 AM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Steam
Locomotives:  GN 3056(2-8-2)
Views:  239   Comments: 0
GN 2-10-2 #2126 - Great Northern
Title:  GN 2-10-2 #2126 - Great Northern
Description:  Nice example of a 1923 Baldwin built Santa Fe type 2-10-2 locomotive. It served for 33 years until being scrapped in 1956.
Photo Date:  10/25/1937  Upload Date: 2/22/2016 8:07:19 PM
Location:  Hillyard, WA
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  GN 2126(2-10-2)
Views:  787   Comments: 1
GN 2-8-2 #3046 - Great Northern
Title:  GN 2-8-2 #3046 - Great Northern
Description:  Good looking Great Northern 2-8-2 Mikado #3046 was built by Baldwin Locomotive Works in January of 1913. Specs - serial #39164, O-1 (2nd batch), 63" drivers, 210 psi boiler pressure, 28x32" cylinders, engine weight of 315,360 lb, tractive effort of 71,083 lb. Scrapped in 1951. Unknown photographer
Photo Date:  4/30/1938  Upload Date: 6/11/2020 6:12:12 AM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Steam
Locomotives:  GN 3046(2-8-2)
Views:  406   Comments: 0
GN 2-8-2 #3369 - Great Northern
Title:  GN 2-8-2 #3369 - Great Northern
Description:  Left with a large number of 2-6-6-2 that had been replaced by stronger models in 1925-26, the Great Nothern shops cut, whittlled, and reshaped these massive locos into beefy 2-8-2 Mikados like this GN #3369. The new group of Mikados were reclassified as O-6 members. They were rebuilt again into class O-8 specs between 1944-46 and renumbered #3394. Retired in mid-1950's and all were scrapped by the early 1960's. The date of 1939 was given but from the photo, it appears to be missing its main rod so it may be several years before it was rebuilt to O-8 class specs.Unknown photographer.
Photo Date:  6/1/1939  Upload Date: 6/11/2020 6:12:31 AM
Location:  Klamath Falls, OR
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Steam
Locomotives:  GN 3369(2-8-2)
Views:  411   Comments: 2
GN 0-8-0 #786 - Great Northern
Title:  GN 0-8-0 #786 - Great Northern
Description:  Good looking 0-8-0 yard switcher was built from an earlier 2-8-0. The switcher was then reclassified as a C-4 member. No date, location or photographer was listed for this older photo and probably an older reprint at that.
Photo Date:  6/1/1940  Upload Date: 5/2/2021 9:35:50 AM
Location:  Unknown, MN
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Yard,Steam
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Views:  207   Comments: 0
GN 0-8-0 #859 - Great Northern
Title:  GN 0-8-0 #859 - Great Northern
Description:  This good looking 0-8-0 steam switcher was rebuilt by the Great Northern shops from a 1901 Brooks class F-6 2-8-0 and reclassified as a C-2. The loco lasted until being sold for scrap in October of 1952. Rebuilt 0-8-0 specs - 55" drivers, 210 psi boiler pressure, 21x32" cylinders, engine weight of 204,000 lb, tractive effort of 45,780 lb. No date, location or photographer was listed for this older reprint.
Photo Date:  6/1/1940  Upload Date: 5/2/2021 9:35:54 AM
Location:  Unknown, MN
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Yard,Steam
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Views:  171   Comments: 0
GN 0-8-0 #860 - Great Northern
Title:  GN 0-8-0 #860 - Great Northern
Description:  Here's another example of a Great Northern rebuild from an older 1901 Brooks F-6 class 2-8-0 and reclassified as a C-2 0-8-0 yard switcher. The 0-8-0 lasted until it was sold for scrap in January of 1947. Rebuilt O-8-0 specs - 55" drivers, 185 psi boiler pressure, 23.5x32" cylinders, engine weight of 204,000 lb, tractive effort of 50,520 lb. No date, location or photographer was listed for this older reprint.
Photo Date:  6/1/1940  Upload Date: 5/2/2021 9:35:56 AM
Location:  Unknown, MN
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Yard,Steam
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Views:  163   Comments: 0
GN 2-8-2 #3077 - Great Northern
Title:  GN 2-8-2 #3077 - Great Northern
Description:  This was one of the locos in the 3rd batch in the O-1 class of 2-8-2's built by Baldwin at the beginning of the Mikdao production. Specs - serial #44097, class O-1 (3rd batch), 63" drivers, 210 psi boiler pressure, 28x32" cylinders, engine weight of 306,500 lb, tractive effort of 71083 lb. Scrapped in 1956. The date is approximate.Unknown photographer
Photo Date:  6/1/1940  Upload Date: 6/11/2020 6:12:19 AM
Location:  Klamath Falls, OR
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Steam
Locomotives:  GN 3077(2-8-2)
Views:  294   Comments: 1
GN 2-8-2 #3149 - Great Northern
Title:  GN 2-8-2 #3149 - Great Northern
Description:  Interesting example of an Alco-Brooks built 2-8-2 Mikado. Originally built for the Spokane Falls & Northern, it was acquired by GN in the merger of the SF&N in 1921 (serial #55444, reclassified as GN O-2). The loco was eventually retired April of 1947 and scrapped March of 1949. No date or location given for the photo taken by S.R. Wood. The "Midwest Oil Co" sign in the background suggests Sioux Falls, SD.
Photo Date:  6/1/1940  Upload Date: 6/11/2020 6:12:22 AM
Location:  Sioux Falls, SD
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Steam
Locomotives:  GN 3149(2-8-2)
Views:  458   Comments: 0
GN 4-8-2 #2513 - Great Northern
Title:  GN 4-8-2 #2513 - Great Northern
Description:  Beautiful example of the 1923 Baldwin built "Mountain" type steam locomotive. According to several sources, the Class P-2 "Mountains" did an excellent job in passenger service. They were eventually replaced by the S-2 Northerns in Empire Builder service. The P-2 class locomotives were then used in freight service and were retired in 1955. These were successful passenger-haulers and were considered by many to have the best-looking Great Northern engine class. Specs - class P-2, oil burner, 73" drivers, 200 psi boiler pressure, 29x28" cylinders, engine weight of 357,000 lb, tractive effort of 54,838 lb. Date is approximate. Robert Graham photo
Photo Date:  6/1/1940  Upload Date: 2/9/2017 9:23:38 AM
Location:  St Paul, MN
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  GN 2513(4-8-2)
Views:  815   Comments: 2
GN 4-8-2 #2524 - Great Northern
Title:  GN 4-8-2 #2524 - Great Northern
Description:  Beautiful example of the 1923 Baldwin built "Mountain" type steam locomotive. According to several sources, the Class P-2 "Mountains" did an excellent job in passenger service. They were eventually replaced by the S-2 Northerns in Empire Builder service. The P-2 class locomotives were then used in freight service and were retired in 1955. These were successful passenger-haulers and were considered by many to have the best-looking Great Northern engine class. Specs - class P-2, oil burner, 73" drivers, 200 psi boiler pressure, 29x28" cylinders, engine weight of 357,000 lb, tractive effort of 54,838 lb. Date is approximate. Robert Graham photo
Photo Date:  6/1/1940  Upload Date: 2/9/2017 9:23:42 AM
Location:  St Paul, MN
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  GN 2524(4-8-2)
Views:  669   Comments: 2
GN 2-8-2 #3200 - Great Northern
Title:  GN 2-8-2 #3200 - Great Northern
Description:  This Alco-Scenectady 2-8-2 Mikado was originally built for the Spokane, Portland & Seattle but diverted to the Great Northern. It was one of the very last Mikados to serve but finally headed to the scrappers in August of 1955 after dieselization was nearly complete. Specs - serial #61038, O-3 class, 63" drivers, 200 psi boiler pressure, 27x32" cylindeers, engine weight of 320,900 lb, tractive effort of 62,949 lb. Unknown photographer
Photo Date:  6/19/1949  Upload Date: 6/11/2020 6:12:25 AM
Location:  Superior, WI
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Steam
Locomotives:  GN 3200(2-8-2)
Views:  589   Comments: 0

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