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 diesel locomotive number 6006 in the engine facility at Lester, Washington, circa 1950. NP 6006 is an F-5 built by Electro Motive Division of General Motors Company in 1948. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: diesel locomotive,

Northern Pacific diesel locomotive number 6004 in engine facility at Lester, Washington, on May 11, 1945. NP 6004 is an FT built by Electro Motive Division of General Motors Company in 1944. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: diesel locomotive, freight locomotive

Northern Pacific diesel locomotive number 5404 in the engine facility at Lester, Washington. NP 5404 is an FT built by Electro Motive Division of General Motors Company in 1944. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: diesel locomotive, freight locomotive

Northern Pacific diesel locomotive number 5402 at the engine facility in Lester, Washington. NP 5402 is an FT built by Electro Motive Division of General Motors Company in 1944. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: diesel locomotive, freight locomotive

An F9 diesel trails two GE U-boats and an SD-45 on eastbound train number 606 going up the hill between Lester and Stampede, Washington, on December 02, 1967. J.M. Fredrickson collection. Other Subject Classes: freight train, diesel locomotive.

Northern Pacific 7004A leads two GE U-boats and an SD-45 with eastbound train number 606 through the yard at Lester, Washington, on July 09, 1967. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: freight train, diesel locomotive, freight yard.

Track Inspection vehicle, B91, waits for Northern Pacific 5402D to move eastbound freight train number 640 on to the double track at Lester, Washington, on December 13, 1955. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: motor car, freight train, diesel locomotive.

Burlington Northern diesel locomotive 844 at Lester, Washington in 1980. F units 844 and 840 are a helper set this day on Stampede Pass as they run light across the Green River Viaduct east of Lester. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: diesel locomotive, helper locomotive.

Burlington Northern diesel locomotive 824 at Lester, Washington in 1979. Train number 176, the Auburn to Pasco service led by a seven F-unit consist made up of numbers 824,825,735,229,725 and 847, is crossing the Green River viaduct on bridge 58 east of Lester. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: freight train, diesel locomotive.