Burlington Northern (former Great Northern) Interlocking Tower "UD", Seattle, Washington, post-1980

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US WaBuPNRA D0237A-001-014-003-010-GNRHSCD047

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Burlington Northern (former Great Northern) Interlocking Tower "UD", Seattle, Washington, post-1980

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  • circa 1982 (Creation)

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1 photograph

Name of creator

(1924-2013)

Biographical history

Walter Grecula was born in Hibbing, Minn., and resided for many years in Seattle, Wash. Walter graduated from Dunwoody College in 1942 before going to work for the Great Northern Railway. He retired from the Burlington Northern in 1984. He was a long-time member of the Great Northern Railway Historical Society, the Pacific Northwest Post Card Club and Pacesetters.

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A Burlington Northern-era photo of the former Great Northern interlocking tower outside the south portal of the downtown Seattle tunnel, just north of King Street Station, Seattle, Washington. The tower's telegraph code is "UD". Photo by Walt Grecula.

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  • English

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  • Latin

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Ownership of Burlington Northern Railroad subjects in this collection resides in the the Great Northern Railway Historical Society unless otherwise noted.

Immediate source of acquisition

Compiled by William Sornsin from various sources for the Great Northern Railway Historical Society, 2013

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Describing Archives - A Content Standard (DACS) 2nd Edition 2013

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