Northern Pacific steam locomotive 34 at Billings, Montana, on September 04, 1953. Number 34, a class Y built by Schenectady in 1898, is parked at the Billings switcher track. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: steam locomotive, roster photo

Northern Pacific steam locomotive 27 at Billings, Montana, on August 17, 1949. Number 27, a class Y-1 built by Schenectady in 1899, awaits the next assignment. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: steam locomotive, roster photo

Northern Pacific steam locomotive 27 at Billings, Montana, on August 17, 1949. Number 27, a class Y-1 built by Schenectady in 1899, switches a cut of cars. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: steam locomotive, freight yard, railroad crew

Northern Pacific steam locomotive 27 at Billings, Montana, on May 14, 1938. The crew of Number 27, a class Y-1 built by Schenectady in 1899, pose in the freight yard at Billings. Photo by Herman Hunt, J.M. Fredrickson collection. Other Subject Classes: steam locomotive, freight yard, railroad crew

Northern Pacific steam locomotive 26 at Billings, Montana, on September 04, 1953. The engineer of Number 26, a class Y-1 built by Schenectady in 1899, poses the engine with rods down at the freight yard. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: steam locomotive, roster photo

Northern Pacific steam locomotive 21 at Billings, Montana, on September 04, 1953. Number 21, a class Y-1 built by Schenectady in 1900, awaits its next switching assignment behind the steam lines near the roundhouse with sister number 20. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: steam locomotive, roster photo

Northern Pacific steam locomotive 21 at Billings, Montana, on August 17, 1949. Number 21, a class Y-1 built by Schenectady in 1900, is shown with a cut of cars in the yard. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: steam locomotive, freight yard, railroad crew

Northern Pacific steam locomotive 21 at Billings, Montana, circa 1950. Number 21, a class Y-1 built by Schenectady in 1900, awaits its next switching job at the Billings freight yard. Photo by Spear, J.M. Fredrickson collection. Other Subject Classes: steam locomotive, freight yard

Northern Pacific steam locomotive 20 at Billings, Montana, on September 04, 1953. Number 20, a class Y-1 built by Schenectady in 1900, awaits its next switching job on a ready track at the roundhouse. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: steam locomotive, roundhouse

Northern Pacific steam locomotive 20 at Billings, Montana, on August 19, 1949. Number 20, a class Y-1 built by Schenectady in 1900, is parked in the freight yard. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: steam locomotive, freight yard

Northern Pacific steam locomotive 20 at Billings, Montana, on August 19, 1949. Number 20, a class Y-1 built by Schenectady in 1900, is traveling over a switch in the yard. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: steam locomotive, freight yard

Northern Pacific steam locomotive 19 at Billings, Montana, on September 04, 1953. Number 19, a class Y-1 built by Schenectady in 1900, is stored out of service next to the coal dock. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: steam locomotive, coal dock

Northern Pacific steam locomotive 19 at Billings, Montana, on August 17, 1949. Number 19, a class Y-1 built by Schenectady in 1900, is being readied for switching service. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: steam locomotive, roster photo

Northern Pacific steam locomotive 1711 at Billings, Montana, on September 04, 1953. Number 1711 is a class W-3 built by Alco-Brooks in 1913. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: steam locomotive in roster photo

Northern Pacific steam locomotive 1710 at Billings, Montana, on August 17, 1949. Number 1710 is a class W-3 built by Alco-Brooks in 1913. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: steam locomotive in roster photo

Northern Pacific steam locomotive 1077 at Billings, Montana, in November 1934. Number 1077, a class L-9 built by Baldwin in 1907, is parked at Billings. Photo by Herman Hunt, J.M. Fredrickson collection. Other Subject Classes: steam locomotive, roster photo

Great Northern Steam Locomotive Number 1420 at Billings, Montana, undated.

Great Northern Railway Passenger Car 1323, Vista Great Dome Car at Billings, Montana in 1973. Big Sky Blue color scheme. Other subject classes: Dome Coach, Passenger car

Great Northern Railway Outfit car X3430 at Billings, Montana in 1973. An ex-passenger car. Other subject classes: Outfit car

Great Northern Railway Stock car 56385, Blue at Billings, Montana in 1973. Other subject classes: Stock car

Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad  steam locomotive 2808 at Billings, Montana, on August 17, 1949. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: steam locomotive

Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad  steam locomotive 2808 at Billings, Montana, on August 17, 1949. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: steam locomotive

Chicago Burlington & Quincy troop train in the yard at Billings, Montana, circa 1945. Looking down from tower at steam locomotive and passenger cars, Northern Pacific steam switch engine number 21 and more passenger equipment standing in yard near passenger station. J.M. Fredrickson Collection. Other Subject Classes: troop train, steam locomotive, railroad yard, passenger station