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

Northern Pacific roundhouse at Lester, Washington, circa 1914. Brick engine house with six Class Y Consolidation-type steam locomotives in stalls, roundhouse workers. J.M. Fredrickson collection. Other Subject Classes: roundhouse, steam locomotive, railroad employee

Northern Pacific roundhouse at Lester, Washington, circa 1914. Brick engine house, turntable, steam locomotives, roundhouse worker. Copy of Ruth Eckes original, J.M. Fredrickson collection. Other Subject Classes: roundhouse, steam locomotive, railroad employee

Northern Pacific station at Lester, Washington, circa 1914. Looking down from coal dock at station building, water tank, passenger train stopped with passengers on platform, freight trains occupying all yard tracks. Lester WA. Copy from Ruth Eckes original, J.M. Fredrickson collection. Other Subject Classes: station, water tank, passenger train, freight train, people

Northern Pacific station at Lester, Washington, circa 1914. South/track side of depot with railroad employees. J.M. Fredrickson collection. Other Subject Classes: station, railroad employee