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| Last updated on August 8, 2025
In Chicago, an observation car originally built for Great Northern’s 1947 Empire Builder is ready for its first run on the Western Star in June 1951. The trains utilized Chicago, Burlington & Quincy trackage east of Minnesota’s Twin Cities.
Wallace W. Abbey photo
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Whether the BUILDER or the STAR those GN observation cars looked first-rate!