Northern Pacific passenger train, Harry Truman special, pauses at Auburn, Washington, in 1948. As a crowd watches, Class W-1 Mikado-type steam locomotive number 1674 is added in front of locomotive 2626 to assist the train east over the Cascades. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: passenger train, steam locomotive, people

Northern Pacific passenger train, Harry Truman special, departs from the station at Auburn, Washington, in 1948. Class W-1 Mikado-type steam locomotive number 1674 leads locomotive 2626 as the train is about to turn east over the Cascades. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: passenger train, steam locomotive, station, train order signal

Northern Pacific passenger train, Harry Truman special, at Auburn, Washington, in 1948. As train turns east, presidential car Ferdinand Magellan seen on rear of train. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: passenger train, passenger car, railroad yard

Northern Pacific freight yard at Auburn, Washington, on August 10, 1967. Looking north at freight trains meeting. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: railroad yard, freight train

Northern Pacific freight yard at Auburn, Washington, on August 10, 1967. Looking north in yard, switch tender sitting during lull. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: railroad yard, railroad employee

Northern Pacific freight yard at Auburn, Washington, circa 1925. Looking north in yard with coal dock, distant roundhouse facilities, standing freight cars, mainline at left. Copy of Postcard. J.M. Fredrickson collection. Other Subject Classes: railroad yard, coal dock, freight car

A view from the caboose of log cars in the eastbound Cle Elum-Auburn Local, Northern Pacific train number 937, between Kanaskat and Ravensdale, Washington, on the Stampede Line circa 1947. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: freight train, log car.

Northern Pacific F-3 diesel locomotive 6001A leaves the yard at Auburn, Washington, in 1968. Blackhawk Films slide, GJ Werkema collection. Other subject classes: freight train, diesel locomotive

Northern Pacific diesel locomotives numbers 5403A in the engine facility at Auburn, Washington, on March 21, 1967. NP 5403A, an Electro Motive Division of General Motors Company FT, parked next to NP2510, a General Electric U25C, near the diesel house. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: diesel locomotive,

Northern Pacific diesel locomotives numbers 5403A and 2510 in the engine facility at Auburn, Washington, on March 21, 1967. NP 5403A is an FT built by Electro Motive Division of General Motors Company in 1944 and 2510 is an U25C built by General Electric in 1964. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: diesel locomotive,