#great northern

[coolthingsguyslike]

[20th-century-railroading]

GN train, engine number 1382, engine type 4-6-2 Passenger train; 10 cars, 30 MPH. Photographed: Spokane, Wash., July 30, 1938.

[striderl]

Just imagine the Gresleys with their signatures.

Also Scotsman gets a complete makeover.

[lorainedoesthings]

Anyways, the Gresley family brainrot be hitting hard and now I have HOISNY related lore relating to Smoldon (Greendon) & smol Scotsman (feat. Great Northern).

This instead of thinking about the LBSCR lore & Thomas shenanigans.

Might work it into a HOISNY-based series of oneshots… Probably. Trust me the current thing I have is a wall of text that appeared to me in a dream and it works LMAO.

[zponds]

My Friends’ Tribute to Rachael Lillis

Hudson: Thank you, Rachael Lillis, for your job in voicing Misty Waterflower and Team Rocket Jessie.

Jason: You did a fantastic job with voicing those two, Rachael.

Perry: As well as Jigglypuff.

Torpedo: And Ursula from Dinosaur King.

Freddy: Regardless of how many voice roles you had, you did a great job voicing them all, Rachael.

Glenn: You brought joy to 90s kids with your role as Misty.

Otto: And Jessie and Jigglypuff too.

Madeleine: Your roles as those Pokémon characters will always be cherished.

Jimmy Guord: And you yourself will always be remembered and cherished.

Union: Your legacy will always be remembered.

Wasatch: Especially your legacy as the OG Misty and Jessie.

Peter Sam: We will always remember you and carry your legacy with us all.

Centennial: Rest in Peace, Rachael Lillis.

Rebecca: May you find peace in the afterlife.

Jessica: You deserved to live a healthy life full of happiness and love and joy.

Artemis: Veronica Taylor and Eric Stuart will miss you dearly, as they’ve been with you since the beginning.

Queen Roanoke: Your loss has not only left a major impact on the Pokémon community, your sister and your fellow actors, but also us locomotives.

Daylight: You didn’t deserve to pass away from breast cancer.

Zane: You were very cheerful and generous, always happy to greet those who wanted to meet you… especially in person.

Cincinnatian: We hope your sister, family and friends will be okay.

Chief: May God watch over your kind soul and be in peace.

Angeles: May we, including Veronica and Eric, one day, be reunited with you.

Rudolph: Your personality was as cheerful as your voice.

Angelo: Let us carry your memory within us forever more.

Donohue: May your soul join the purest and kindest of all.

Judith: You lived a legend and died a hero.

Stella: Until the day, Rachael Lillis, till all are one…

Red Robin: Till all are one…

Jewel: We all hope you find eternal peace up in heaven, being watched over by God. Rest in Peace…

These are the tributes that some of my friends from the 20 American railroads said for Racheal Lillis. After I told all my friends from the 20 American railroads about the passing of Rachael Lillis, they were all as devastated as I was. And they too wanted to pay their tributes to the OG Misty and Jessie.

[trainsgenderfoxgirl2816]

Vent to me about trains if ya like :3

YAY :D

So the Milwaukee Road was the First Railroad to use the use 3000 Volt DC power for any significant stretches of Electrification in 1915 (it was adopted by South African Railways in 1925, Cleveland Union Terminal (under the New York Central Railroad), the Soviet Union in 1930, the Delaware Lackawanna and Western Railroad in 1930, Italy in 1933, Brazil in 1935, Spain and Chile in 1945)

however the Primary mainline Electrification system United States would be 11,000 Volts 25 Hertz AC which was Adopted by the New York New Haven and Hartford Railroad in 1907 between Pelham and Stamford in New York (later all the way between Manhattan and New Haven CT), the Pennsylvania in 1915 between Philadelphia and Paoli (later the Entire PRR mainline between Washington DC and New York as well the entire Philadelphia Suburban Network), the Great Northern railroad in 1922 between Wenatchee and Skykomish (de-electrified in 1956), the Virginian Railroad in 1925 between Mullens and Roanoke (de-electrified in 1962), the Reading Railroad in 1928 for their Half of the Philadelphia Suburban Network, and very Briefly the Norfolk and Western had Electrified the Elkhorn grade with this system but de-electrified in 1940

@amtrak-official

[collinthenychudson]

In addition to building steam engines on Minecraft, I'm also going to build diesels, electrics, and various rolling stock. For my first diesel, I've decided to build an EMD F45 in the Great Northern's Big Sky Blue livery. This was modified from CraftyFoxe's Montana Rail Link F45 so credit to him.

MRL F45 Tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPh9RA77Etk

NOT AN OFFICIAL MINECRAFT BUILD. NOT APPROVED BY OR ASSOCIATED WITH MOJANG OR MICROSOFT

[sepiadays]

John Vachon, August 1941.

[stories-of-the-nrm]

King of the North

Narrator: It was a solemn spring day in 1941. On top of hearing the daily news about the bombings throughout the UK, the LNER engines have learned that Sir Nigel Gresley had died at the age of 64. Sir Nigel Gresley was not only the Chief Mechanical Engineer of the railway, but also someone who many of the engines called their father.

(We cut to Sir Nigel Gresley's funeral.)

Narrator: Since the railway still needed to operate only a select number of engines were able to attend the service. Gordon, Scott, Mallard, and Great Northern were there.

(Mallard is crying while Great Northern comforts him while they remain in their engines.)

Mallard: He was so good to, to me.

Great Northern: I know, young one. I know. He was good to all of us.

(Gordon and Scott are standing by his casket. Scott's tearing up to while holding onto Gordon.)

Scott: I can't believe he's gone, brother. I never thought it would happen like this.

Gordon: That illness seemed to be worse than we thought. Humans are after all very fragile compared to us.

Scott: I know but still. He's our father! He made us. We wouldn't exist if he didn't create us.

(Gordon sighs.)

Gordon: At the end of the day, he was a business man. He always wanted us to compete for his favor. You saw how he praised Mallard. He only did it because Mallard broke the speed record.

(Scott looks at his brother feeling even more dejected.)

Scott: Gordon how can you say that? He loved us!

(Gordon backs away.)

Gordon: No. He loved you.

(Before Scott could say anything, Gordon goes back to his engine.)

Narrator: Scott wants to go after Gordon. He knows something is bothering his brother.

Great Northern: I suggest you leave him be, Scott. Gordon clearly needs to have some time alone.

(Scott turns his head.)

Scott: How can you be so cold, North? Gordon's our brother. He's the oldest out of all of us and would've known Sir Nigel Gresley the longest.

Great Northern: Scott you need to understand that not all of us were cared for by him the way you and Mallard were. Gordon has a lot of feelings about him that need to be processed alone.

(Scott looks confused and dejected.)

Mallard: North what's going to happen to us now? Are we going to be scraped?

Great Northern: No Mallard. We're in the middle of a war and are very vital to the evacuation program. We are at our top forms and can't be scrapped. While most of us are only given numbers, all of us are important. The railway can't afford to scrap us now.

(Mallard settles down.)

Mallard: I understand. So why are you not crying like myself and Scott?

Great Northern (sighing): I admit that I have similar feelings to Gordon. Our creator has not always been so kind. He might have been akin to a father figure, but we are still machines. He simply can not care for us the same way he would his own children.

Scott: Not you too, North. I've never seen him bad mouth a single engine in my life. How could you say that our creator was so cruel?

(Great Northern says nothing.)

Scott: I don't know what you and Gordon have been through, but our creator is still our father. No matter what happens, Sir Nigel Gresley would have never been so awful.

Time Skip

Narrator: Four years have passed as WWII ended. Great Northern had just been selected to be rebuilt by the new CME, Edward Thompson. It was the night before work began and the engines were allowed to have a party.

(Everyone is in their human form.)

Mallard: My word you look wonderful North.

Scott: Indeed. You look like a member of the royal army in that uniform.

(Great Northern stands in the middle of the room with pride.)

Great Northern: Why thank you. This is something that I will never forget. If only Sir Nigel Gresley was alive to be here.

Gordon (huffing): You wouldn't be in this position if he was alive. Sir Nigel Gresley would have never approved of your rebuild. Why you're still in fine condition just the way you are.

(Great Northern smiles solemnly.)

Great Northern: I understand your concern, brother. But for tonight, I simply want to enjoy myself. This is my first time out of my engine and I wanted to look my absolute best. I had heard that Scott brought a camera courtesy of his driver. Would you mind taking my picture in this uniform?

(Despite his bad mood, Gordon accepts.)

Gordon: Why of course I will. It wasn't my intention to try to spoil your evening. I will need Scott's help with the camera though.

Narrator: The brothers and Mallard all help with setting up the camera. Great Northern stands in front of the wall looking like a royal officer.

Mallard: This is an amazing pose.

Gordon: Just move a little to the left.

(Great Northern moves over a step.)

Great Northern: Is this better?

Mallard: Yes I think you have the right spot.

(Scott finishes setting up the camera.)

Scott: Ok so just stand still. I'm going to take the picture... now.

(There's a bright flash as the picture is taken.)

Gordon: Done.

Great Northern: Excellent. Now when will we know what the picture looks like?

(Scott thinks.)

Scott: I have no idea. I'll have to ask my driver in the morning.

Great Northern: I see. Either way, thank you all so much for making this night special. I hope to continue working alongside you once my rebuild is completed.

(They all hug.)

Mallard: You will always be our King of the North.

Great Northern: Thank you, Mallard. Thank you.

Narrator: As the night goes on, everyone enjoys themselves. When they were asked to go back to their engines, they all had hope that things would get better. Little did they know, a plan to make nation wide changes to British Rail affecting thousands of engines would be implemented just three years later.

AN: Shout out to @nlliah for requesting this interaction. If anyone wants to request a story feel free to send it in. The next chapters of The Great Race Rewrite and Time Doesn't Heal All Wounds will be my next releases.

Tagging: @pxmun2, @klein-sodor-bahn, @jayde-jots, @bluy1206, @sketalya, @ladychandraofthemoone, @fabianvalencia561, @eyesinspaceisgone, @ethereal-capricorns-blog, and @itsonlyprogrammed.

[uomminecraftsociety]

Part 7 of shipping different Train Operating Companies together. I know I am going North to South but some of the other characters needs a little bit more development so…

Great Northern isn't exactly original. She copies almost everything that Thameslink does on a smaller scale and to Great Northern's delight, she doesn't mind, in fact she cherishes it. Thameslink loves the fact that she has a perfect relationship with the most specialist girl ever.

[grand-army-radio]

This one is for the 212th.

[coolthingsguyslike]

[20th-century-railroading]

GN train, engine number 2115, engine type 2-10-2 Freight train; 65 cars. Photographed: Spokane, Wash., July 30, 1938.

[striderl]

Question; have you seen the lion king? And if yes, who would be Timon and Pumbaa re-enacting that scene with the hyenas in the Gresley fam? You know, the dressing in drag and doing the hula?

Yep, that's the Gresley's for you😉

[rodpower78]

Great Northern Empire Builder passing through Marias Pass, Montana within Glacier National Park in 1967.

[zponds]

Two weeks ago, I made a post showing my OCs from the (USA) Southern Railway. Now this post will go over my OCs from the third and final railroad that formed Burlington Northern; the…

Now these engines make up BNSF’s Great Northern heritage fleet…

and they’re only found on railroad lines and territories that were once owned by the Great Northern Railway.

Otis, the 2-8-2 class O8 #3388

Nancy, the 2-8-2 class O8 #3399

Anita, the 4-8-2 class P2 #2523

Kai, the 4-8-4 class S1 #2555

Sir Ibex, the 4-8-4 class S2 #2577

Ed, the 2-8-8-0 class N1 #2012

Edd, the 2-8-8-0 class N1 #2001

Eddy, the 2-8-8-0 class N1 #2005

Ned, the 2-8-8-0 class N1 #2020

Jessica, the EMD E7 #501 (the 1st Empire Builder engine)

Toad, the EMD E7 #504 (the 2nd Empire Builder engine)

Nya, the EMD E7 #503 (the 3rd Empire Builder engine)

Wilbur, the EMD F7 #352(a) (the 1st Western Star engine)

Lennon, the EMD F7 #361(a) (the 2nd Western Star engine)

Helen, the EMD F7 #365 (the 3rd Western Star engine)

Terk, the EMD F7 #274

Kala, the ALCO FA-2 #279

Daniel, the EMD GP35 #3022

Margret, the EMD GP35 #3031

Charlotte, the EMD GP35 #3034