Northern Pacific steam locomotive 1843 prepares to leave Auburn, Washington, with a freight train on May 9, 1924. The W-5 Mikado was built in 1923 and scrapped at Brainerd, Minnesota, in 1955. Photo by J.A. Turner. Other Subject Classes: steam locomotive , freight train

A crew poses with Northern Pacific steam locomotive 1843 at Auburn, Washington, circa 1925. The W-5 Mikado was built in 1923 and scrapped at Brainerd, Minnesota, in 1955. Photo by J.A. Turner. Other Subject Classes: steam locomotive , freight train

Northern Pacific steam locomotive 1843 starts a freight train at Auburn, Washington, in 1925. The W-5 Mikado was built in 1923 and scrapped at Brainerd, Minnesota, in 1955. Photo by J.A. Turner. Other Subject Classes: steam locomotive , freight train

Northern Pacific 2152 on display in Auburn, Washington, on January 13, 1993. Northern Pacific 2152, an Q-3 class locomotive built by Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1909. Photo by GJ Werkema. Other subject classes: steam locomotive, Q-3

Northern Pacific 2152 on display in Auburn, Washington, on January 13, 1993. Northern Pacific 2152, an Q-3 class locomotive built by Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1909. Photo by GJ Werkema. Other subject classes: steam locomotive, Q-3

Northern Pacific 2152 on display in Auburn, Washington, on January 13, 1993. Northern Pacific 2152, an Q-3 class locomotive built by Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1909. Photo by GJ Werkema. Other subject classes: steam locomotive, Q-3

Northern Pacific 2152 on display in Auburn, Washington, on January 13, 1993. Northern Pacific 2152, an Q-3 class locomotive built by Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1909. Photo by GJ Werkema. Other subject classes: steam locomotive, Q-3

Northern Pacific 2152 builder's plate on display in Auburn, Washington, on January 13, 1993. Northern Pacific 2152, an Q-3 class locomotive built by Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1909. Photo by GJ Werkema. Other subject classes: steam locomotive, Q-3

Northern Pacific 2152 on display in Auburn, Washington, on January 13, 1993. Northern Pacific 2152, an Q-3 class locomotive built by Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1909. Photo by GJ Werkema. Other subject classes: steam locomotive, Q-3

Northern Pacific 3612 parked at the diesel engine facility in Auburn, Washington, in 1968. Northern Pacific 3612, a type SD-45 was built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division in 1967. This picture is a Blackhawk Films slide, copyright 1970 by The Eastin-Phelan Corp. Other subject classes: diesel locomotive, SD-45