Western Pacific (WP) diesel locomotive 767 at McCarver Street, Tacoma, Washington, on March 30, 1971. WP 767 leads Burlington Northern train number 137, Vancouver, BC to Los Angeles time freight. The train operated via Vancouver, Washington, Wishram and Bieber, California. WP took the train south from Bieber. Power includes WP 767, WP 751, WP 762 and WP 768. Crew on this train included conductor McCalib, and engineer T. C. Miller. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: freight train, diesel locomotive.

Western Pacific (WP) diesel locomotive 3537 at McCarver Street, Washington in September 1971. WP 3537 leads Burlington Northern train number 137, Vancouver, BC to Los Angeles time freight, past the Sperry Dock just north of McCarver Street in Tacoma. The train operated via Vancouver, Washington, Wishram and Bieber, California. WP took the train south from Bieber. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: freight train, diesel locomotive, dock.

Union Pacific 141C leads time freight, number 692 on the last day of operation at McCarver Street station in Tacoma, Washington, on April 06, 1962. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: diesel locomotive, freight train, telegraph station.

Northern Pacific passenger train number 408, Seattle-Portland, passes Top O' the Ocean restaurant on the waterfront near McCarver St. in Tacoma, Washington, on February 24, 1970. Diesel locomotive number 6707A leads baggage car, two coaches, cafeteria car, and parlor car, the short train revealing the effects of Interstate 5 on passenger train travel. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: passenger train, diesel locomotive, structure

Northern Pacific diesel locomotive number 6513C leads two other diesel locomotive units as it heads passenger train number 408, Seattle-Portland, at Tacoma, Washington, in May 1969. Other Subject Classes: diesel locomotive

Northern Pacific passenger train number 408, Seattle-Portland, departs Tacoma, Washington, in May 1968. diesel locomotive unit number 6507C passes an old mill crane on the waterfront east of McCarver Street. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: passenger train, diesel locomotive

Northern Pacific passenger train number 408, Seattle-Portland, departs Tacoma, Washington, on May 13, 1965. Led by diesel locomotive unit number 6503A, train is just east of McCarver Street, carries baggage car, coaches, dining car, parlor-lounge car, and Pullman sleeping car for Oakland, transferred to Southern Pacific at Portland. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: passenger train, diesel locomotive

Northern Pacific passenger train number 408, Seattle-Portland, passes wharves and industries as it departs Tacoma, Washington, on April 15, 1952, behind a three-unit 4500-hp diesel locomotive led by number 6502, a 1500-hp model F3 unit built by Electro-Motive Division of General Motors in 1947, train carries baggage car, coaches, restaurant-tavern car, parlor car, Pullman sleeping cars for Oakland transferred at Portland to Southern Pacific. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: passenger train, diesel locomotive, structure

Northern Pacific passenger train number 408, Seattle-Portland, passes McCarver Street telegraph station as it departs Tacoma, Washington, circa 1950. The train order signal on the station indicates orders waiting, and the engineer leans from the cab of diesel locomotive number 6503 to collect train orders from the train order stand. One of NP's top trains, consist includes baggage car, coaches, restaurant-tavern car, parlor car, Pullman sleeping cars for Oakland transferred at Portland to Southern Pacific. J.M. Fredrickson Collection. Other Subject Classes: passenger train, diesel locomotive, telegraph station, railroad crew, train order signal, train order stand

Northern Pacific 6502C leads the Morning Star, the Portland to Seattle connection with the Southern Pacific west coast freight traffic, east of McCarver Street in Tacoma, Washington, in May 1968. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: diesel locomotive, freight train.