Great Northern Railway Red River dining car, ca 1940.

Photograph

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SCCHS

Copyright: St. Charles County Historical Society; Origsize: 6 1/2 x 4 1/4; Origformat: Print-Photographic

Copyright: St. Charles County Historical Society; Origsize: 6 1/2 x 4 1/4; Origformat: Print-Photographic

Name/Title

Great Northern Railway Red River dining car, ca 1940.

Entry/Object ID

293.0394

Description

Great Northern Railway Red River dining car, ca 1940. Information on back: The decorative plan of the cafe aboard Great Northern Railway streamlined International. was inspired by the fauna of the Pacific Northwest which the two identical trains serve. Engraved, edge-lighted frieze panels above the windows reveal a rhythmic pattern of flying ducks. Panels between the windows have small bas-relief carvings from Oregon Myrtlewood, depicting wildlife indigenous to the Pacific Northwest. The dinner tables seat 24.

Create Date

July 18, 2008

Update Date

March 26, 2026