Northern Pacific steam locomotive 1686 at Brainerd, Minnesota, on May 22, 1952. Number 1686 is a class W-1 built by Alco-Schenectady in 1910. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: steam locomotive, roster photo

Northern Pacific 1657, a class W, leads a westbound extra freight train by the passenger depot at Brainerd, Minnesota, on May 22, 1952. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: steam locomotive, freight train, passenger depot.

Northern Pacific steam locomotive 1643 at Brainerd, Minnesota, on May 27, 1954. Number 1643 is a class W built by Alco-Brooks in 1907. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: steam locomotive in roster photo

Northern Pacific steam locomotive 1643 at Brainerd, Minnesota, on May 22, 1952. Number 1643 is a class W built by Alco-Brooks in 1907. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: steam locomotive in roster photo

Northern Pacific steam locomotive 1632 at Brainerd, Minnesota, on May 02, 1950. Number 1632 is a class W built by Alco-Brooks in 1907. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: steam locomotive in roster photo

Northern Pacific steam locomotive 1583 at Brainerd, Minnesota, on May 27, 1954. Number 1583, a class W built by Alco-Brooks in 1906, is being dismantled. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: steam locomotive in roster photo

Northern Pacific steam locomotive 1557 at Brainerd, Minnesota, on May 27, 1954. Number 1557 is a class W built by Alco-Brooks in 1906. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: steam locomotive in roster photo

Northern Pacific steam locomotive 1557 at Brainerd, Minnesota, on May 27, 1954. Number 1557 is a class W built by Alco-Brooks in 1906. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: steam locomotive in roster photo

Northern Pacific steam locomotive 1557 at Brainerd, Minnesota, on May 27, 1954. Number 1557 is a class W built by Alco-Brooks in 1906. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: steam locomotive in roster photo

Three class W locomotives, 1556, 1557 and 1613 wait at the repair shops in Brainerd, Minnesota, on May 27, 1954. Northern Pacific 1556 has sustained significant damage to its cab, stack and steam dome and may be headed to the scrap yard. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: steam locomotive, locomotive shop, deadline.