Artist • Larry Fisher
16 x 20 • 500 signed and numbered prints available • $95

   A Great Northern eastbound freight slows to pick up train orders at Karlsruhe, North Dakota during a clear, cold winter's day in 1964. Great Northern #405 A & B, an EMD built FT supplies the power for the Twin Cities bound time freight.

   The combined FT A&B units produce 2700 HP. The two units were semi-permanently coupled together. One reason for this was to stave off Brotherhood claims that each unit was a separate locomotive, thus requiring a separate fireman. This requirement was in the 1937 Diesel Agreement contract.

   FT 405 is in her final months sporting the famous Great Northern Green & Omaha Orange paint scheme. A more simplified paint design will have the Green extend down to the bottom of the unit and that will eliminate the green banner along the sides.

   Karlsruhe, population of about 140 is located about 34 miles east of Mnot on the 'Surrey Cutoff' of the Great Northern Railroad. The cutoff was built in 1916 to reduce travel time between Fargo, North Dakota and Minot, by bypassing Grand Forks. This would cut the miles on the 281 mile run by 55 miles.

   However there have been times when the North Dakota winter can bring the entire railroad to it's knees.. the 'Cutoff' was closed for 8 days following the March 1966 blizzard.

   Today it is the Burlington Northern Santa Fe that rattles the windows in this small prairie town.

       Larry Fisher's interest in trains goes back as far as he can remember. Born into a railroad family, young Fisher's father was a Soo Line conductor for more than 30 years. During the early years, Larry's father would often enclose little sketches of his railroad experience in letters to home.

   Although Fisher's interest in trains spans his lifetime, Larry did not take railroad painting seriously until recently. His works graced both the front and back covers of the Soo Line's own special centennial publication, and three of his winter railroad scenes were featured in the December 1983, edition of the prestigious TRAINS magazine. To inquire about availability and pricing for artwork by Larry Fisher, please use our convenient online request form. To view more of Larry Fisher's railroad prints, click here.

    Mike Capser issues invitations to places that may exist only in our imaginations. "When composing 'Casting for the Rainbow,' I found myself visualizing the fish, how the fly would be presented to it, the strength of the water's current. The trout hidden in the wash assures us that the fisherman has a good chance to catch dinner today."

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