Great Northern

[Anonymous]

I am starting to build an N guage layout modelling the above railroad. Can anyone help me in the following, I would like to run an Empire Builder but need help with the consist. I note that there are brass etched overlays (M & R ) for UP passenger cars and some for SP&S but few for Gt. Northern. Could I use some of the overlays for Gt N cars or are there huge differences. I have some C&NW cars which I believe were purchased by The Gt. N. can these be used in the consist.

Many thanks in advance for help in this matter
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[wjstix]

Well for prototype info I'd start with the "usual suspects" - Great Northern Ry. Historical Society, books like "Color Guide to Great Northern Freight and Passenger Equipment" and "Great Northern: Lines East" and/or "Great Northern Lines West".

http://www.gnrhs.org/

[wjstix]

p.s. Kato is coming out with F7's and cars for the Empire Builder in N.....

www.katousa.com

[jimrice4449]

Bass Car Sides makes etched brass sides for the complete GN EB in HO. I'm not sure about N but I know they've duplicated a lot of their HO line in N. The ex-CNW cars were largely used on secondary trains (Seattle-Portland pool trains, Internationals, etc) and would not generally be found on the EB (Never say never!)

[wjstix]

Course I suppose it depends on when your layout is set - the 1929 Empire Builder was quite a bit different than the 1969 EB !! [:P] By the sixties GN had bought used cars from several roads including CNW and I think C&O(??). I know they even bought some fluted - side stainless steel cars that they left pretty much 'as is' except for painting the letterboards big sky blue and relettering them.