![](great_northern/images/gnyard1.jpg) |
Aerial view of downtown
Tacoma, Washington (in N scale), with Great Northern yard in foreground. |
![](great_northern/images/gnstation1.jpg) |
Looking at the famous
Tacoma station, custom kitbashed by the owner himself. |
![](great_northern/images/helix1.jpg) |
This helix (one of two) under
Cascade Salvage leads to lower level towns/staging. |
![](great_northern/images/gnpower1.jpg) |
Great Northern roundhouse
and engine facility is always busy. |
![](great_northern/images/hookplant1.jpg) |
Located in Tacoma is
the Hooker Chemical plant, this facility has it's own turn switched out
daily. |
![](great_northern/images/tacomabelt1.jpg) |
Tacoma Belt
doing switching duties in zone 7. |
![](great_northern/images/packagerow1.jpg) |
"Package
Row" also known as zone 6 is fun to switch but you better think a
little before you make your moves. |
![](great_northern/images/pigramp1.jpg) |
Piggyback
ramps are located near the Milwaukee Road interchange seen here in the
background. |
![](great_northern/images/warf1.jpg) |
Zone 8 features two
wharves, each with 8 spots to which cars are assigned. |
![](great_northern/images/warfaisle1.jpg) |
An aerial view of
zone 8 (The wharves) and zone 9 located on the back side of the wharves. |
![](great_northern/images/uscustoms1.jpg) |
U.S. Customs and
West Coast Door are in Zone 9, sharing the peninsula with
Zone 8. |
![](great_northern/images/regisplant1.jpg) |
This is an
aerial view of the back part of the massive St. Regis Paper complex. |
![](great_northern/images/regisoverview1.jpg) |
You can see
the whole complex from this aerial view, You can see why it has it's own
switcher. |
![](great_northern/images/regispower1.jpg) |
St. Regis switcher
is pulling a cut of cars out ready to be shipped. |
![](great_northern/images/southprairie1.jpg) |
South Prairie
is a branch line located under St. Regis. |
![](great_northern/images/gnowner1.jpg) |
The Owner,
Scott Williamson. |