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Posted 06 May 2020 - 09:11 AM

It's summer 1967, a Great Northern freight departs Havre heading west to Seattle.

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Posted 06 May 2020 - 01:31 PM

The train rolls through the countryside as it heads west.

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Posted 07 May 2020 - 10:33 AM

The train rolls through Shelby as it heads west.

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Posted 07 May 2020 - 03:28 PM

The train stops at Cut Bank for a crew change before getting underway.

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Posted 08 May 2020 - 03:28 PM

The train rolls through Browning & Glacier Park.

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Posted 08 May 2020 - 07:32 PM

The train crests the summit & rolls downhill.

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Posted 09 May 2020 - 07:37 PM

The train rolls through Walton as it continues rolling downhill.

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Posted 10 May 2020 - 03:44 PM

The train rolls through Belton & rolls over the Citadel bridge.

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Posted 10 May 2020 - 07:36 PM

The train rolls through Conkelly & Columbia Falls before pulling into Whitefish for a crew change.

Epilogue: the train pulls into Seattle the next day.

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Posted 09 July 2020 - 01:02 PM

so summer of 1967 great northern railway during vietnum war
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