Northern Pacific passenger train number 464, Houiam-Seattle, awaits departure at the station in Hoquiam, Washington, on February 14, 1956. Rear view of coach and baggage car headed by steam locomotive number 2261. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: passenger train, passenger car, passenger station, steam locomotive

Northern Pacific passenger train number 464, Hoquiam-Seattle, departs from the station in Hoquiam, Washington, on February 14, 1956, headed by steam locomotive number 2261, with baggage car and coach. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: passenger train, steam locomotive, passenger car, passenger station

Northern Pacific passenger train number 461, Seattle-Hoquiam, stands at the station in Olympia, Washington, on a snowy February 14, 1956. Class Q-6 Pacific-type steam locomotive number 2261 leads the baggage car and coach few days before the last run. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: passenger train, steam locomotive, passenger station, passenger car, train order signal

Northern Pacific passenger train number 461, Seattle-Hoquiam, stands at the station in Olympia, Washington, on a snowy February 14, 1956. Class Q-6 Pacific-type steam locomotive number 2261 leads the baggage car and coach few days before the last run. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: passenger train, steam locomotive, passenger station, passenger car, train order signal

Northern Pacific passenger train number 449, the Tacoma-East Auburn connection, leaves Tacoma at Head-of-Bay yard in 1953. Class Q-4 Pacific-type steam locomotive number 2216 leads a baggage car and coach to connect with train number 6, the Spokane local, at East Auburn. 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, railroad yard

Northern Pacific passenger train number 449, the Tacoma-East Auburn connection, departs Union Station at Tacoma, Washington, circa 1953. Class Q-4 Pacific-type steam locomotive number 2216 leads a baggage car and coach that will connect at East Auburn with train number 6. 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, passenger station

Northern Pacific passenger train number 449, the Tacoma-East Auburn connection, arrives at Auburn, Washington, circa 1953. Class W-1 Mikado-type steam locomotive leads a baggage car and coach that will meet train number 6, the Spokane local, at East Auburn. Employees nicknamed these connection trains the "vaudeville" for their repeated turns during the day. Photo by Albert Farrow, J.M. Fredrickson collection. Other Subject Classes: passenger train, steam locomotive, passenger car

Northern Pacific passenger train number 423, Hoquiam-Seattle, stops at Puyallup, Washington, circa 1954. Class Q-6 Pacific-type steam locomotive number 2250 leads the train past the station's unusual train order signal. J.M. Fredrickson Collection. Other Subject Classes: passenger train, steam locomotive, passenger station, signal equipment

Northern Pacific passenger train number 422, Seattle-Hoquiam, climbs upgrade through downtown Tacoma, Washington, on a snowy February 18, 1956--its final run. Rear view of train with Class W-3 Mikado-type locomotive number 1783 helping the train uphill past a semaphore signal. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: passenger train, steam locomotive, signal, semaphore

Northern Pacific passenger train number 422, Seattle-Hoquiam, arrives at Tacoma, Washington, on a foggy July 30, 1954, over the Foss Waterway drawbridge trestle. Baldwin diesel locomotive number 501 leads a railway post office car, baggage car, coach, and new vista-dome coach number 550 heading for display in Union Station. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: passenger train, diesel locomotive, bridge, passenger car

Northern Pacific passenger train number 422, Seattle-Hoquiam, arrives at Tacoma, Washington, circa 1954. Class Q-6 Pacific-type steam locomotive number 2250 leads a railway post office car, baggage car, and coach across the trestle approach to the Foss Wateway drawbridge and will descend the incline into Union Station. At right is a maintenance structure and a loudspeaker for making announcements at the station. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: passenger train, steam locomotive, passenger car, bridge, structure, passenger station

Northern Pacific passenger train number 422, Seattle-Hoquiam, runs upgrade through downtown Tacoma, Washington, passing 15th St. interlocking tower, circa 1954. Led by Class Q-6 Pacific-type steam locomotive number 2250, train consists of a railway post office car, baggage car, and coach. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: passenger train, steam locomotive, interlocking tower

Northern Pacific passenger train number 422 stands at the station at South Tacoma, Washington, circa 1954. Providing the service is gas-electric motor car number B-23, built by Electro-Motive Corp. and St. Louis Car Company in 1929. Train and station crew load mail, train conductor confers with employee. Copy negative, J.M. Fredrickson Collection. Other Subject Classes: passenger train, gas electric car, railroad crew, passenger station

Northern Pacific passenger train number 422, Seattle-Hoquiam, arrives at South Tacoma, Washington, circa 1951. Diesel locomotive number 500, a 1500-hp model DRS-4-4-1500 built by Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1948, leads a railway post office car, baggage car, and coach. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: passenger train, diesel locomotive, passenger car

Northern Pacific passenger train number 422, Seattle-Hoquiam, departs Auburn, Washington, on May 12, 1953. Led by Class A-1 Northern-type steam locomotive after breakdown of regular engine, Class Q-6 Pacific number 2261, train consists of a railway post office car, baggage car, and coach. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: passenger train, steam locomotive, passenger car

Northern Pacific passenger train number 422, Seattle-Hoquiam, stops at the station at Auburn, Washington, on May 12, 1953. Led by Class A-1 Northern-type steam locomotive after breakdown of regular engine, Class Q-6 Pacific number 2261, train consists of a railway post office car, baggage car, and coach. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: passenger train, steam locomotive, station, passenger car

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 passenger train number 416, the East Auburn-Tacoma connection, has just crossed the White River, formerly Stuck River, south of Auburn, Washington, in 1953. Steam locomotive number 2216 leads a baggage car, coach and parlor car to Tacoma after connecting with an eastbound train. 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

Northern Pacific passenger train number 416, East Auburn-Tacoma connection, leaves Auburn, Washington, circa 1953. Class Q-4 Pacific-type steam locomotive number 2216 leads a baggage car, coach, and parlor car back to Tacoma after connecting with trains at East Auburn. 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 passenger train number 415, the Tacoma-East Auburn connection for the North Coast Limited, departs Union Station at Tacoma, Washington, in 1953. Class Q-6 Pacific-type steam locomotive number 2250 leads a parlor car, coach, and baggage car. 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, passenger station, railroad yard

Northern Pacific passenger train number 415, the Tacoma-East Auburn connection for the North Coast Limited, departs Union Station at Tacoma, Washington, circa 1952. Class 4 Pacific steam locomotive number 2216 leads a baggage car, coach, and parlor car consist. Employees nicknamed these connection trains the "vaudeville" for their repeated turns during the day. J.M. Fredrickson Collection. Other Subject Classes: passenger train, steam locomotive, passenger station, passenger car, railroad yard

Northern Pacific passenger train number 415, Tacoma-East Auburn, departs Union Station at Tacoma, Washington, on a snowy day circa 1952. Class S-4 Ten-wheeler-type steam locomotive leads a baggage car, coach and parlor car. Employees nicknamed the Tacoma-East Auburn connection trains the "vaudeville" due to their repeated turns during the day. J.M. Fredrickson Collection. Other Subject Classes: passenger train, steam locomotive, station, passenger car

Northern Pacific passenger train number 408, Seattle-Portland, arrives at Tacoma, Washington, on April 25, 1949, passing the switch man and shanty at 21st and Dock streets, led by Class A-1 steam locomotive number 2626, built by American Locomotive Company in 1930. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: passenger train, railroad crew, structure, steam locomotive

Northern Pacific passenger train number 408, Seattle-Portland, at Woodland, Washington, on March 25, 1944, led by Class A Northern-type steam locomotive number 2610. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: passenger train, steam locomotive

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 passenger train number 408, Seattle-Portland, stands at Union Station in Tacoma, Washington, on a snowy day in January 1969. View from rear end shows snow-covered seven-car train of coaches, parlor-lounge car, cafeteria car, baggage car. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: passenger train, passenger station, passenger car

Northern Pacific passenger train number 408, Seattle-Portland, passes the Sperry Ocean Dock as it departs Tacoma, Washington, in May 1969, behind diesel locomotive number 6707C. Train carries baggage car, coaches, cafeteria car, and parlor-lounge car.J.M. Fredrickson Collection. Other Subject Classes: passenger train, diesel locomotive, dock

Northern Pacific passenger train number 408, Seattle-Portland, stands at Union Station in Tacoma, Washington, on a snowy day in January 1969, led by diesel locomotive number 6507A. Train carries baggage car, coaches, cafeteria car, and parlor-lounge car. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: passenger train, diesel locomotive, passenger station

Northern Pacific passenger train number 408, Seattle-Portland, passes through Half Moon yard as it departs Tacoma, Washington, in September 1969, led by diesel locomotive number 6702A, train carries baggage car, coaches, cafeteria car, and parlor-lounge car. On hill in back is the turreted former Northern Pacific Pacific Division headquarters building and the tall tower of old City Hall. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: passenger train, diesel locomotive, railroad yard