Northern Pacific steam locomotive number 1096, Class L-9 0-6-0, switches passenger cars in the coach yard at Tacoma, Washington, circa 1935. Engine coupled to 1910-vintage reserved seat coach. Photo by Herman Hunt, J.M. Fredrickson collection. Other Subject Classes: steam locomotive, passenger car, railroad yard

Northern Pacific steam locomotive 1573 in a deadline at Jamestown, North Dakota, circa 1938. Number 1573 is sitting on a yard track. Photo by Herman Hunt, J.M. Fredrickson collection. Other Subject Classes: steam locomotive

Northern Pacific steam locomotive Number 1567 on break-in run at Tacoma, Washington, on November 21, 1935. Northern Pacific 2-8-2 is a class 1567 at work on the Tacoma Washington, Tide Flats. Photo by Herman Hunt, J.M. Fredrickson collection. Other Subject Classes: steam locomotive

Northern Pacific steam locomotive 1566 on a break-in run at South Tacoma, Washington, on October 1, 1935. Number 1566, a class W built by Alco-Brooks in 1906 is running light with no caboose. Photo by Herman Hunt, J.M. Fredrickson collection. Other Subject Classes: steam locomotive

Northern Pacific steam locomotive 1554 with a freight train, circa 1950. Number 1554 is a class W built by Alco-Brooks in 1906. Photo by Herman Hunt, J.M. Fredrickson collection. Other Subject Classes: steam locomotive

Northern Pacific steam locomotive Number 1549 on a break-in run at Tacoma, Washington, on January 21, 1936. Northern Pacific 1549 a 2-8-2 class locomotive under steam in front of the 21st street ramp in Tacoma. Albers mill is visible in the background. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: steam locomotive

Northern Pacific steam locomotive near Chehalis, Washington, on December 8, 1957. Class W-3 Mikado-type steam locomotive and Casey Jones Excursions special train ran Seattle to Centralia and return on December 7 and 8, last runs of steam power on the NP Tacoma Division. Photo by Jerry Hanson, J.M. Fredrickson collection. Other Subject Classes: steam locomotive

A Northern Pacific passenger train is silhouetted against an overcast sky near Black River, Washington, circa 1941. Judging by the puddle, it's been raining. Photo by J.A. Turner. Other Subject Classes: steam locomotive, passenger train

A Northern Pacific steam locomotive at the head of a local freight train steams across a country road near Seattle, Washington, circa 1935. An unusual scene for Turner; most of his work was done in urban or mountain settings. Photo by J.A. Turner. Other Subject Classes: steam locomotive , freight train

A Northern Pacific class Z-5 leading a freight train on the Yellowstone Division circa 1938. Photo by Herman Hunt, J.M. Fredrickson collection. Other Subject Classes: steam locomotive, freight train.