The main trains in this edition were the "Empire Builder" and the "Western Star". These trains ran from Chicago to Seattle and Portland with streamlined equipment.
The "Empire Builder" consist was an observation-lounge car, standard sleepers, streamlined coaches, "The Ranch" a coffee-lounge car, and a dining car.
The "Western Star" had an observation-lounge car, standard sleepers, streamlined coaches, coffe shop car, and dining car service.
The round trip coach fare between Chicago and Seattle was $82.00.
Other trains that ran on the Great Northern were: "The Cascadian", "The Winnipeg Limited", "The Dakotan", "Red River", "The Gopher", "The Badger Express", "The Fast Mail", "The streamlined Internationals", and numerous numbered trains throughout the system.