Luxury inside a restored locomotive
Great Northern 441 is unlike any resort you’ll find in Glacier National Park – or anywhere else! |
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9 Amazing Facts about GN 441
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Great Northern 441 is the only locomotive in the world you can rent as a lodge. |
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The woman who designed GN 441’s interior was once a locomotive mechanic. |
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GN 441’s original number was 1910 – by sheer coincidence, the year Glacier National Park was established. |
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How big is BIG? GN 441 is 10 feet wide, 15 feet high, 67 feet long, and weighed 195 tons when built. |
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Top this, Jillian Michaels! GN 441 lost about 150,000 pounds when it was converted to a lodge. |
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So you think your car’s V6 is powerful? GN 441 had a 3,600 horsepower V20 diesel engine with 645 cubic inches (10.6 liters) per cylinder, for a total displacement of 12,900 cubic inches (211 liters). |
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Don’t try this with your car. This locomotive ran hundreds of miles a day for 30 years, hauling several thousand tons of freight train. |
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GN 441 was the first locomotive in 40 years to be painted in Great Northern’s stunning “Big Sky Blue” paint scheme. |
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How efficient is a railroad? Lifting GN 441 onto its track cost more than moving it 1,746 miles from Iowa to Montana. |
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