Great Northern Railway Poster and Ad Collection


Great Northern Railway Poster and Ad Collection: The Great Northern Railway (reporting mark GN) was an American Class I railroad. Running from Saint Paul, Minnesota, to Seattle, Washington, it was the creation of 19th century railroad entrepreneur James J. Hill and was developed from the Saint Paul & Pacific Railroad. The Great Northern's (GN) route was the northernmost transcontinental railroad route in the U.S. (Wikipedia)

Great Northern Railway Poster and Ad Collection:

1940's Ads and Posters:

1946 The New Empire Builder - a very nice way to travel! Great Northern Railway 1947 Post War Vacation. Great Northern's New Empire Builder 1948 Great for Business Travel. Great Northern's Streamlined Empire Builder

1950's Ads and Posters:

1951 'Hey, what d'ya know! They've got a ranch house on this train' The Ranch on Great Northern's Mid Century Empire Builder 1953 For a great vacation Glacier Park and the Pacific Northwest Great Northern Railway 1953 Hi, Pardner! Ride the Ranch. Great Northern Railway Empire Builder

Some interesting related links:

Wikipedia article about Great Northern Railway (U.S.)

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