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Izaak Walton Inn

Historic railroad lodge

Built in 1939 to house Great Northern Railway crews at Essex, Montana, on the southern edge of Glacier National Park. The inn overlooks a working BNSF helper station, and guests can also stay in restored caboose and locomotive cabins.

Railroad Connection

Built by and for the Great Northern Railway; still watches helper locomotives work Marias Pass, with lodging in genuine rail equipment.

Railfans call this one of the best train-watching hotels in America — a working mountain railroad passes the front porch all day.

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