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The Great Northern Railway's C-1 class was the largest and heaviest steam switcher class on the GN Ry. 40 of these Locomotives were built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during the closing months of World War I from June 1918 to April 1919. The Great Northern assigned numbers 810-849, they had small 55" Diameter Driving wheels and mainly burned on Oil Fuel, only a few were Converted to Coal Firing. Painted in the GN's Glacier Park Green, all these Great Switchers remained in Steam till the closing Years of Steam on the GN. After steam repaints of 1947, most of the Engines were repainted to a Black Boiler finish to match the rest of the Locomotive. The last of these were in use with a few in May 1958 while the rest were either Scrapped or stored Serviceable on several Properties. The last of the C1s were Cut-Up by the End of 1963, None were saved for Preservation.