Great Northern Color Pictorial - Vol. 2

Great Northern Color Pictorial - Vol. 2 by Joseph W. Shine. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9780961687472.

Volume 2 in this series is an excellent survey of the Great Northerns second generation of diesel locomotives in both Omaha orange and Pullman green as well as the Big Sky Blue paint scheme. Each class is presented separately and there are complete locomotive rosters, including a list of assignment of engines by Division. Engines shown include SW1500 switchers, EMD GP20, GP30, and GP35 four-axle road units, GE U25B and U28B fo-r axle and U33C six-axle road locomotives, Electro-Motive SDP40 and SDP45 passenger diesels and Electro-Motive SD45 and cowl F45 heavy freight locomotives. There are also chapters on the GNs paint schemes, and photos of GN locomotives on foreign lines and during the early days of the BN merger. With maps, including two page system map on the end papers. Illustrated throughout with more than 200 full color photos on glossy stock. 128 pages.