Northern Pacific mail train passes the station at Lester, Washington, on a snowy December 13, 1955. Nicknamed "Santa Claus special" by employees, led by Class A-1 Northern-type steam locomotive number 2626, followed by Class A number 2601, are five baggage cars filled with parcels and a coach for the train crew. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: mail train, steam locomotive, station, mountains

Northern Pacific mail train at Lester, Washington, on a snowy December 13, 1955. Nicknamed "Santa Claus special" by employees, rear view of train crew rider coach behind five baggage cars filled with parcels. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: mail train, passenger car, mail car, mountains

Northern Pacific passenger train number 4 departs Lester, Washington, circa 1912. Looking down from the coal dock, steam locomotives on front and rear get a vigorous start on the long train, heading for the grade up Stampede Pass. Copy negative, J.M. Fredrickson Collection. Other Subject Classes: passenger train, steam locomotive, coal dock, mountains

Northern Pacific passenger train number 4 departs Lester, Washington, circa 1912. Looking down from the coal dock, steam locomotives on front and rear get a vigorous start on the long train, heading for the grade up Stampede Pass. Copy negative, J.M. Fredrickson Collection. Other Subject Classes: passenger train, steam locomotive, coal dock, mountains

Northern Pacific passenger train number 5, the Spokane-Seattle local, arrives at Lester, Washington, circa 1945, with a new model FT diesel freight locomotive leading the steam road engine past a semaphore signal. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: passenger train, diesel locomotive, steam locomotive, semaphore signal, railroad yard

Northern Pacific railroad crew stands on flatcar in front of Class W Mikado-type steam locomotive number 1621 at Lester, Washington, circa 1925. Conductor Ralph Parsons, Heinie Goldman, Art Westborg, and others gather around a camera used for a movie shoot. J.M. Fredrickson Collection. Other Subject Classes: railroad crew, steam locomotive

Northern Pacific railroad crew stands on flatcar in front of Class W Mikado-type steam locomotive number 1621 at Lester, Washington, circa 1925. Conductor Ralph Parsons, Heinie Goldman, Art Westborg, and others gather around a camera used for a movie shoot.

Northern Pacific rotary snow plow number 42 at Lester, Washington, on January 19, 1972. Number 42 is assigned snow clearing duty between Eagle Gorge and Stampede with assistance from diesel locomotive 9758 (ex-Spokane, Portland, and Seattle F9), number 1921 and caboose number 10432. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: diesel locomotive, rotary snow plow, caboose.

Northern Pacific roundhouse at Lester, Washington, circa 1900. View of brick engine house and turntable, one Class F-1-type steam locomotive in stall, employees. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson collection.. Other Subject Classes: roundhouse, steam locomotive, railroad employee

Northern Pacific roundhouse at Lester, Washington, circa 1900. View of brick engine house and turntable, one Class F-1 Consolidation type steam locomotive in stall, employees. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson collection.. Other Subject Classes: roundhouse, steam locomotive, railroad employee