Burlington Northern caboose Number 10298, former Northern Pacific Number 10137; caboose Number 12190; on rear of westbound crossing Gassman Coulee bridge at Minot, North Dakota on February 19, 1981. Farmland Industries (FLIX) Number 2416 and Cook Industries covered hoppers ahead of caboose. Photo by Al Christianson.

Burlington Northern caboose Number 10298, former Northern Pacific Number 10137; caboose Number 12190; on rear of westbound crossing Gassman Coulee bridge at Minot, North Dakota on February 19, 1981. Caboose Number 10298 has Northern Pacific paint with Burlington Northern number. Photo by Al Christianson.

Burlington Northern 6505 leading a westbound train on Gassman Coulee trestle just west of Minot, North Dakota on February 19, 1981. Number 6505 is an SD45 built by Electro-Motive Division (EMD), builder's number 37113. Photo by Al Christianson.

Eastbound freight Number 80 crossing the Gassman Coulee bridge near Minot, North Dakota on February 19, 1981. Four Burlington Northern cabooses on the rear, following a mix of mainly 20 foot international containers on Trailer Train flatcars. Photo by Al Christianson.

Burlington Northern SD45, number unknown; SD40-2 number unknown; SD40-2 number unknown; U33C number unknown; with eastbound freight Number 82 crossing the Gassman Coulee bridge near Minot, North Dakota on February 19, 1981. Photo by Al Christianson.

Burlington Northern Westbound grain train crossing the Gassman Coulee trestle in Minot, North Dakota on February 19, 1981. Photo by Al Christainson

Burlington Northern Westbound grain train crossing the Gassman Coulee trestle in Minot, North Dakota on February 19, 1981. Photo by Al Christainson

Minot, North Dakota Great Northern depot, track side view, freight room end, brick construction, modernized, Walter Ainsworth photo, 1962 or later.

Great Northern depot at Minot, North Dakota, 1973. Photograph by Cordell Newby.

Great Northern depot at Minot, North Dakota, June 29, 1982. Photograph by Harold Hall, from the Norm Keyes Collection.

Great Northern depot at Minot, North Dakota, June 29, 1982. Photograph by Harold Hall, from the Norm Keyes Collection.

Minot, North Dakota Great Northern depot, track side view, freight room end, brick construction, Walter Ainsworth photo, undated.

Minot, North Dakota Lunch Great Northern depot, track side view, brick construction, Walter Ainsworth photo, undated.

Great Northern depot at Minot, North Dakota, undated. Photograph by Robert Johnston, from the Norm Keyes Collection.

Minot, North Dakota Great Northern depot, street side view, freight room end, brick construction, horse and wagons, Walter Ainsworth photo, undated.

Minot, North Dakota Great Northern depot, track side view, waiting room end, brick construction, Walter Ainsworth photo, undated.

Great Northern depot at Minot, North Dakota, undated. Photograph by Bob Bye, from the Norm Keyes Collection.

Great Northern depot at Minot, North Dakota, undated. Photograph by Bradley, from the Norm Keyes Collection.

Minot, North Dakota Depot, track side view, brick construction, Great Northern, Warner B. Swarner photo, May 1968

Great Northern potash train crossing Gassman Coulee bridge west of Minot, North Dakota, circa 1968. Other subject categories: Freight

Great Northern employees loading a boxcar at the Gavin Yard freight house at Minot, North Dakota. Other subject categories: Industry

Minot, North Dakota Great Northern Railway Express building looking southwest in June 1970. (The Minot passenger depot was located just to the east in of the Railway Express Agency building.) Photograph by Charles W. Bohi.

Great Northern Railway Minot, North Dakota depot in 1973. Other subject classes: Depot

Great Northern Railway Roundhouse at Minot, North Dakota in 1973. Other subject classes: Roundhouse

Great Northern Railway Roundhouse view at Minot, North Dakota in 1973. Other subject classes: Roundhouse

Great Northern Railway Turntable and roundhouse at Minot, North Dakota Other subject classes: Roundhouse

Great Northern Railway work train on Gassman Coulee bridge at Minot, North Dakota in 1969. Other subject classes: Bridge

Great Northern Railway Work train on Gassman Coulee bridge at Minot, North Dakota in 1969. Other subject classes: Bridge

Great Northern Gavin Yard Car Repair Shop, photo used in 1956 Gavin Yard brochure. The caption reads: "Car Repair Shop is a model of progressive planning. It is 144x300 feet in size and contains a blacksmith shop, wood-working shop, airbrake room, oil room, and a stores and tool room. Movement of cars through the shop is by a winch. This complete facility upgrades freight cars - so that they provide a cleaner, more efficient service for Great Northern shippers.". Other subject categories: Shops

Great Northern roundhouse at Minot, North Dakota, 1947.