[CBQ] GN Unit's East of Twin Cities

[jameskoretsky@comcast.net]

Hi All,

I had a question which came up as part of a train I was running on a Free-mo 
Layout during January of 2014. I was running my Empire Builder with two CB&Q 
E8's (Despite the fact that it probably should of had at least one if not two 
more E8's because of it's length), I was told by a passer by, that it should 
have Great Northern Units on the train.

When I asked the person to test their knowledge of the train, where the train 
ran between the person responded "Between Chicago and the Pacific North West". 
So they new that the train ran to Chicago, so I then explained that the GN 
didn't operate East of the Twin Cities, so how did the train get into Chicago? 
The gentleman looked at me and said "He had no Idea, as he never thought of 
that".

Anyway, I went on to explain that it was hauled via the CB&Q in to Chicago East 
of the Twin Cities, using E Units of some variety, depending upon the year. He 
asked if the GN Units ever made East of the Twin Cities on the Empire Builder, 
and I said I didn't know the answer.

So my question is, does anyone know of an occurrence of 1.) A GN unit going 
East on the uncombined EB East of the Twin Cities and 2.) if specifically a GN 
SDP45 went East of the Twin Cities substituting for a CB&Q E Unit on the EB 
prior to the merger in 1970?

James


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