Northern Pacific passenger train, board of directors special, at Elma, Washington, en route to Bangor, circa 1948. Class W-1 Mikado-type steam locomotive number 1697 leads four business cars for company officials. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: passenger train, steam locomotive, passenger car

Northern Pacific passenger train, board of directors special, at Elma, Washington, en route to Bangor, circa 1948. Class W-1 Mikado-type steam locomotive numbere 1697 leads four business cars for company officials. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: passenger train, steam locomotive, passenger car

Northern Pacific station at Elma, Washington, circa 1900. Frame one-story station with standing passenger train, man with pushcart crossing track. J.M. Fredrickson collection. Other Subject Classes: station, passenger train, people

Northern Pacific station at Elma, Washington, circa 1900. Frame one-story station with standing passenger train, man with pushcart crossing track. J.M. Fredrickson collection. Other Subject Classes: station, passenger train, people

Northern Pacific station at Elma, Washington, circa 1908. Interior of telegraph operator's room with operator, baggage agent. J.M. Fredrickson collection. Other Subject Classes: station, telegraph operator, railroad employee

Northern Pacific steam locomotive 1910 at Elma, Washington, on September 19, 1950. Number 1910 is a class W-2 built by Alco-Brooks in 1904. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: steam locomotive in roster photo

Northern Pacific 338, class E-3 4-6-0, near Elma, Washington, next to the Chehalis River. Note the smoke of a helper in the distance. J.M. Fredrickson collection. Other Subject Classes: steam locomotive, locomotive exhaust, railroad crew.

Northern Pacific steam locomotive 423 with a passenger train at Elma, Washington, circa 1900. Number 423 is a class D-3 built by Baldwin in 1891. J.M. Fredrickson collection. Other Subject Classes: steam locomotive, roster photo

Northern Pacific steam locomotive 783 at the waterfront passenger station in Seattle, Washington, circa 1890. Number 783 is a class C-6 built by Portland in 1883. J.M. Fredrickson collection. Other Subject Classes: steam locomotive, roster photo

Northern Pacific workers at Elma, Washington, circa 1889. Track construction gang doing excavation work, horse-drawn wagon. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson collection.. Other Subject Classes: railroad employee, wagon