Northern Pacific passenger train number 422, Seattle-Hoquiam, stops at the station at Auburn, Washington, on May 12, 1953. Led by Class A-1 Northern-type steam locomotive after breakdown of regular engine, Class Q-6 Pacific number 2261, train consists of a railway post office car, baggage car, and coach. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: passenger train, steam locomotive, station, passenger car

Northern Pacific passenger train number 422, Seattle-Hoquiam, departs Auburn, Washington, on May 12, 1953. Led by Class A-1 Northern-type steam locomotive after breakdown of regular engine, Class Q-6 Pacific number 2261, train consists of a railway post office car, baggage car, and coach. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: passenger train, steam locomotive, passenger car

Northern Pacific passenger train number 416, the East Auburn-Tacoma connection, has just crossed the White River, formerly Stuck River, south of Auburn, Washington, in 1953. Steam locomotive number 2216 leads a baggage car, coach and parlor car to Tacoma after connecting with an eastbound train. Employees nicknamed these connection trains the "vaudeville" for their repeated turns during the day. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: passenger train, steam locomotive

Northern Pacific passenger train number 416, East Auburn-Tacoma connection, leaves Auburn, Washington, circa 1953. Class Q-4 Pacific-type steam locomotive number 2216 leads a baggage car, coach, and parlor car back to Tacoma after connecting with trains at East Auburn. Employees nicknamed these connection trains the "vaudeville" for their repeated turns during the day. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: passenger train, steam locomotive, passenger car

Northern Pacific passenger train number 407, Portland-Seattle, at Auburn, Washington, in 1949, led by Class A Northern-type steam locomotive number 2609, built by American Locomotive Company in 1926. Behind the locomotive is an express boxcar with priority freight shipments, followed by two baggage cars, coaches, restaurant-tavern car, parlor car, and Pullman sleeping cars forwarded off the Southern Pacific at Portland. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: passenger train, steam locomotive, freight car

Northern Pacific passenger train number 407, Portland-Seattle, passes a target signal at Auburn, Washington, circa 1949, led by new passenger diesel unit number 6506, built by Electro-Motive Division in 1949. One of the top trains on the NP, the consist includes baggage car, heavyweight and lightweight coaches, restaurant-tavern car, parlor car, and Pullman sleeping cars forwarded off the Southern Pacific at Portland. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: passenger train, diesel locomotive, signal, railroad yard

Northern Pacific passenger train number 401, Portland-Seattle overnight, at Auburn, Washington, in 1954, led by Class A Northern-type steam locomotive number 2602, built by American Locomotive Company in 1926. Carrying mail cars, coaches, and sleeping cars, employees nicknamed this train the "Owl." Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: passenger train, steam locomotive

Northern Pacific passenger train number 401, Portland-Seattle overnight, at Auburn, Washington, in 1954, led by Class A Northern-type steam locomotive number 2602, built by American Locomotive Company in 1926. Carrying mail cars, coaches, and sleeping cars, employees nicknamed this train the "Owl." Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: passenger train, steam locomotive

Northern Pacific passenger train, Passenger Extra 6705A East, Casey Jones special, leaves the north-south mainline and enters the east-west mainline at Auburn, Washington, on September 4, 1967. Chartered by Casey Jones Excursions, train consists of diesel locomotive 6705, six coaches, and refreshment car en route to Ellensburg for the annual rodeo. J.M. Fredrickson Collection. Other Subject Classes: passenger train, diesel locomotive, passenger station

Northern Pacific train number 1, the westbound North Coast Limited, passes the station at Auburn, Washington, on the last lap of its run into Seattle in 1945. Leading the train is new diesel freight locomotive number 6008, 5400-hp model FT, built by Electro-Motive Division of General Motors in 1944, pressed into service to handle the combined coach and Pullman sections in a detour over the Milwaukee Road between Spokane and Easton--and first diesel ever to haul a North Coast Limited into Seattle. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: passenger train, diesel locomotive, station