Southern Pacific 6387 leads Northern Pacific train number 685, a Seattle-Portland scheduled freight through Reservation in Tacoma, Washington, on October 22, 1967. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: diesel locomotive, freight train, trestle bridge.

Southern Pacific 6387 leads Northern Pacific train number 685, a Seattle-Portland scheduled freight by the Reservation tower in Tacoma, Washington, on October 22, 1967. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: diesel locomotive, freight train, telegraph station.

Northern Pacific troop train, Passenger Extra 2608 West, departs Tacoma, Washington, circa 1950. Class A Northern-type steam locomotive number 2608 leads express box cars and Pullman sleeping cars off the drawbridge line through the Tacoma tideflats. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: troop train, steam locomotive, freight car, passenger car, railroad yard

Northern Pacific passenger train 416, the East Auburn-Tacoma connection, at Tacoma-Reservation, Washington, in 1953.Class Q-4 Pacific-type steam locomotive number 2216 has led the baggage car, coach, and parlor on its roundtrip to connect with train 26 at East Auburn and returns empty to Tacoma before making another run in the evening to connect with train number 2. Employees nicknamed these connection trains the "vaudeville" for their repeated turns during the day. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: passenger train, steam locomotive, passenger car

Northern Pacific 6502C leads the Morning Star west (railroad north) at Reservation, Washington, on February 22, 1970. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: diesel locomotive, freight train.

Northern Pacific 6018A leads the second section of train number 679 through Reservation, Washington, consisting of a high-profile Boeing assembly car and caboose on March 11, 1969. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: diesel locomotive, freight train.

Burlington Northern diesel locomotive 9851 near Reservation, Washington, on May 05, 1971. Number 9851, an ex-Great Northern SDP45, leads train number bound for Portland, Oregon. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: passenger train, diesel locomotive.

Burlington Northern diesel locomotive 4250 at Reservation, Washington, on September 24, 1971. Numbers 4250, 2216, 702, and 3002 lead train number 148. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: diesel locomotive.

Burlington Northern diesel locomotive 4250 at Reservation, Washington, on September 24, 1971. Numbers 4250, 2216, 702, and 3002 lead train number 148. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: diesel locomotive.