Burlington Northern diesel locomotive 4183, formerly Northern Pacific 903, at McCarver Street, Tacoma, Washington, on March 17, 1971. Number 4183 is an RS-11 built by American Locomotive Company (ALCO), builder's number 82882. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: diesel locomotive, structure, salt water.

Burlington Northern diesel locomotive 4183, formerly Northern Pacific 903, at McCarver Street, Washington, on March 17, 1971. Number 4183 is an RS-11 built by American Locomotive Company (ALCO), builder's number 82882. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: diesel locomotive, structure, salt water.

Burlington Northern diesel locomotive 4187, formerly Northern Pacific 907, at McCarver Street, Tacoma, Washington, on March 16, 1971. Number 4187 is an RS-11 built by American Locomotive Company (ALCO), builder's number 82951. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: diesel locomotive, salt water.

Burlington Northern diesel locomotive 4187, formerly Northern Pacific 907, at McCarver Street, Tacoma, Washington, on March 16, 1971. Number 4187 is an RS-11 built by American Locomotive Company (ALCO), builder's number 82951. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: diesel locomotive, structure, salt water.

Burlington Northern diesel locomotive 6309 at Tacoma, Washington, on January 1972. Seattle to Chicago time freight train number 88 is detouring on the Point Defiance line account a bridge washout on the ex-Great Northern Stevens Pass line at Scenic, Washington. The photo is at the Old Town Dock just south of McCarver Street in Tacoma. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: freight train, diesel locomotive, salt water.

Burlington Northern diesel locomotive 724 at McCarver Street, Tacoma, Washington, on March 16, 1971. Number 724, formerly a Northern Pacific F7A unit, is show with ex Northern Pacific RS-11 number 4183. Note the Top of the Ocean Restaurant in the background. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: diesel locomotive, salt water.

Burlington Northern locomotive 626 leads a freight train past the Top of the Ocean restaurant fire on April 03, 1977. The restaurant is on Commencement Bay near McCarver Street Station. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: fire, fire, fire trucks.

Burlington Northern passenger train number 199 at McCarver Street near Tacoma, Washington, on July 09, 1970. Ex-Great Northern diesel locomotive 9853, an SDP45, lead this southbound train bound for Portland, Oregon. The train is in charge of conductor Witt and engineer Carroll. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: passenger train, diesel locomotive.

Northern Pacific 239, a GP9 diesel, leads the Fort Lewis Local eastbound (railroad) between McCarver Street and Ruston in Tacoma, Washington, in May 1968. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: diesel locomotive, freight train.

Northern Pacific 255, a GP9 diesel, leads the Morning Star, the Portland to Seattle connection with the Southern Pacific west coast freight traffic westbound (railroad) between Ruston and McCarver Street in Tacoma, Washington, in May 1968. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: diesel locomotive, freight train.

The caboose crew of the Northern Pacific Portland time freight X335E picks up orders at the McCarver Street telegraph depot near Tacoma, Washington, on April 06, 1962. Great Northern FA number 301 is about to pass the depot on the other track. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: wood caboose, telegraph station, diesel locomotive.

The engineer of the Portland Time Freight, X335E, is the last train to pick orders at McCarver Street in Tacoma, Washington, on the last day of the station's operation on April 06, 1962. Duties were transferred to UP Junction after this point. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: diesel locomotive, freight train, telegraph station.

Northern Pacific 3623, an SD-45 diesel, leads eastbound detoured time freight number 606 by the Top Of The Ocean restaurant near the McCarver Street depot in Tacoma, Washington, in 1969. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: diesel locomotive, freight train.

Northern Pacific 5405D, an Electro-Motive Division FT, leads train number 600 by the McCarver Street station in Tacoma, Washington, on December 10, 1956. This train was rerouted due to a washout at Martin on the Stampede Pass line. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: diesel locomotive, freight train.

Northern Pacific 6019A leads train number 680 by McCaver Street in Tacoma, Washington, on October 30, 1969. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: diesel locomotive, freight train.

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.

Northern Pacific passenger train number 408, Seattle-Portland, departs Tacoma, Washington, circa 1948. Class A-1 Northern-type steam locomotive number 2626 leads the train along the waterfront. Washington. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: passenger train, steam locomotive

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 passenger train number 408, Seattle-Portland passes McCarver St. as it departs Tacoma, Washington, in 1943, led by Class A Northern-type steam locomotive number 2603, built by American Locomotive Company in 1926. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: passenger train, steam 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, 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, departs Tacoma, Washington, on May 13, 1965, approaching McCarver Street. On the rear of the train is Union Pacific 10-roomette, 6-double bedroom sleeping car "Pacific Beach," through Seattle sleeper to be transferred at Portland to Southern Pacific train number 11, the Cascade, to Oakland, California, a service soon to be discontinued. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: passenger train, passenger car

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 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, 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 1549, a class W, leads an eastbound extra freight at McCarver Street in Tacoma, Washington, circa 1945. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: steam locomotive, freight train, grade crossing.

Northern Pacific 1549, a class W, leads an eastbound extra freight at McCarver Street in Tacoma, Washington, circa 1945. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: steam locomotive, freight train.

Northern Pacific 1587, a class W 2-8-2, leads the eastbound Fort Lewis local freight across McCarver Street in Tacoma, Washington, in 1942. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: steam locomotive, freight train, grade crossing.

Northern Pacific 1612, a class W, leads an eastbound extra freight at McCarver Street in Tacoma, Washington, in 1943. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: steam locomotive, freight train, grade crossing.

Northern Pacific 1812, a class W-3 leads an eastbound extra freight at McCarver Street in Tacoma, Washington, in 1953. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: steam locomotive, freight train.