Union Pacific type GP9 297 at depot track at Butte with Union Pacific "Butte Special" passenger train in 1964. Photograph by Alden Raney. Other subject classes: Locomotive-Diesel.

Northern Pacific steam locomotive 4501 at Butte, Montana, on August 19, 1949. Number 4501 is a class Z-4 built by Alco-Richmond in 1923. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: steam locomotive, roster photo

Northern Pacific steam locomotive 4501 at Butte, Montana, on August 19, 1949. Number 4501 is a class Z-4 built by Alco-Richmond in 1923. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: steam locomotive, roster photo

Northern Pacific steam locomotive 4500 at Butte, Montana, on August 19, 1949. Number 4500 is a class Z-4 built by Alco-Richmond in 1923. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: steam locomotive, roster photo

Northern Pacific steam locomotive 4500 at Butte, Montana, on August 19, 1949. Number 4500 is a class Z-4 built by Alco-Richmond in 1923. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: steam locomotive, roster photo

Northern Pacific steam locomotive 402 at Butte, Montana, circa 1902. A crew member poses on Number 402, a class D-6 built by Rogers in 1899, at the engine facility. She was formerly St. Paul & Duluth Railroad No. 65. Photo by R.C. Lean, J.M. Fredrickson collection. Other Subject Classes: steam locomotive, roster photo

Northern Pacific steam locomotive 36 at Butte, Montana, on August 19, 1949. Number 36, a class Y built by Schenectady in 1898, poses with its rods down at the roundhouse. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: steam locomotive, roundhouse

Northern Pacific steam locomotive 36 at Butte, Montana, on August 19, 1949. Number 36, a class Y built by Schenectady in 1898, poses with its rods down at the roundhouse. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: steam locomotive, roundhouse

Northern Pacific steam locomotive 35 at Butte, Montana, on August 19, 1949. Number 35, a class Y built by Schenectady in 1898, is coupled to a Burlington Route stock car in the yard. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: steam locomotive, freight yard, stock car

Northern Pacific steam locomotive 35 at Butte, Montana, on August 19, 1949. Number 35, a class Y built by Schenectady in 1898, is coupled to a Burlington Route stock car in the yard. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: steam locomotive, freight yard, stock car

Northern Pacific steam locomotive 29 at Butte, Montana, on August 19, 1949. Number 29 was built as a class Y-1 by Schenectady in 1899. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: steam locomotive, wood box car, freight yard

Northern Pacific steam locomotive 29 at Butte, Montana, on August 19, 1949. Number 29 was built as a class Y-1 by Schenectady in 1899. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: steam locomotive, wood box car, freight yard

Northern Pacific steam locomotive 28 at Butte, Montana, on August 16, 1949. Number 28, a class Y-1 built by Schenectady in 1899, switches a passenger consist. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: steam locomotive, passenger car, railroad crew

Northern Pacific steam locomotive 25 at Butte, Montana, on May 09, 1958. Number 25, a class Y-1 built by Schenectady in 1899, is being moved into place on its display track at Butte. Photo by Ron V. Nixon, J.M. Fredrickson collection. Other Subject Classes: steam locomotive, display

Northern Pacific steam locomotive 25 at Butte, Montana, on May 09, 1958. Number 25, a class Y-1 built by Schenectady in 1899, is being moved into place on its display track at Butte. Photo by Ron V. Nixon, J.M. Fredrickson collection. Other Subject Classes: steam locomotive, display

Northern Pacific steam locomotive 23 at Butte, Montana, on August 19, 1949. Number 23, a class Y-1 built by Schenectady in 1899, passes through the yard. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: steam locomotive, freight yard

Northern Pacific steam locomotive 1814 at Butte, Montana, on August 19, 1949. Number 1814 is a class W-3 built by Alco-Brooks in 1920. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: steam locomotive in roster photo

Northern Pacific type GP9 211 and former Northern Pacific steam locomotive tender being used as water car at Butte, Montana in 1964. Photograph by Alden Raney. Other subject classes: Locomotive-Diesel, Car-Water.

Northern Pacific wood caboose 1209 at Butte, Montana with Union Pacific passenger train in the background in 1964. Photograph by Alden Raney. Other subject classes: Caboose-Wood, Train-Passenger.

Northern Pacific diesel locomotive number 6501 in the yard at Butte, Montana, on August 20, 1949. NP 6501 is an F-7 built by Electro Motive Division of General Motors Company in 1949. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: diesel locomotive,

On board Northern Pacific passenger train number 4, the eastbound Alaskan, in the Rocky Mountains on August 19, 1949. Looking from rear of train forward to mail cars and steam locomotive, crossing viaduct, the train has been detoured off its normal route via Helena and is running via Butte and Homestake Pass. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: passenger train, steam locomotive, bridge, mountains

On board Northern Pacific passenger train number 4, the eastbound Alaskan, in the Rocky Mountains on August 19, 1949. Looking from rear of train forward to mail cars and steam locomotive, the train has been detoured off its normal route via Helena and is running via Butte and Homestake Pass. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: passenger train, passenger car, steam locomotive, mountains

Milwaukee Road electric locomotive E81 at Butte, Montana in 1964. Photograph by Alden Raney. Other subject classes: Locomotive-Electric.

Milwaukee Road electric locomotive E81 at Butte, Montana in 1964. Photograph by Alden Raney. Other subject classes: Locomotive-Electric.

Milwaukee Road electric locomotive E81 with bay window caboose at Butte, Montana in 1964. Photograph by Alden Raney. Other subject classes: Locomotive-Electric, Caboose-Steel.

Milwaukee Road electric locomotive E81 at Butte, Montana in 1964. Photograph by Alden Raney. Other subject classes: Locomotive-Electric.

Milwaukee Road electric locomotive E49A at Butte, Montana in 1964. Photograph by Alden Raney. Other subject classes: Locomotive-Electric.

Milwaukee Road electric locomotive E49A with three other locomotives at Butte, Montana in 1964. Photograph by Alden Raney. Other subject classes: Locomotive-Electric.

Milwaukee Road electric locomotive E49A at Butte, Montana in 1964. Photograph by Alden Raney. Other subject classes: Locomotive-Electric, Catenary.

Milwaukee Road electric locomotive E49A at Butte, Montana in 1964. Photograph by Alden Raney. Other subject classes: Locomotive-Electric.