Northern Pacific passenger train number 5, Spokane-Seattle local, arrives at Martin, Washington, on a snowy day in March 1945. New diesel freight locomotive number 6006, a 5400-hp model FT built by Electro-Motive Division in 1944, has helped the Pacific-type steam locomotive up the long 2.2% grade from Easton. Track workers shovel snow out of the switches. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: passenger train, diesel locomotive, steam locomotive, railroad crew, mountains

Northern Pacific passenger train number 4 emerges from Stampede Tunnel and prepares to stop at the station at Martin, Washington, circa 1930. Leading the train is Class Q-3 4-6-2 Pacific-type steam locomotive number 2259, built by American Locomotive Company in 1923. The train order signal is set at Stop, the telegraph operator is on the "pulpit" ready to hand train orders to the engineer, and passengers wait to board. Photo by G.W. McKulla, J.M. Fredrickson collection. Other Subject Classes: passenger train, steam locomotive, station, train order signal, railroad crew, mountains

Northern Pacific outhouse at Martin, Washington, in April 1945. Small frame structure in heavy snow. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson . Other Subject Classes: toilet facility

Northern Pacific passenger train (first) number 1, the coach section of the westbound North Coast Limited, climbs toward the summit of Stampede Pass at Martin, Washington, in 1945. Leading the steam locomotive is new diesel freight locomotive number 6001, 5400-hp model FT built by the Electro-Motive Division of General Motors in 1944. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: passenger train, diesel locomotive, mountains

Northern Pacific track east of Martin, Washington, in 1952. Mainline looking east from locomotive cab, new line bypassing old Tunnel 2. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson . Other Subject Classes: track, tunnel, mountains,

Northern Pacific living quarters at Martin, Washington, on January 21, 1959. Company living quarters, signal bridge in snow. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: living quarters, signal equipment

Northern Pacific living quarters at Martin, Washington, in 1945. Frame building for first and second trick telegraph operators, in heavy snow. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson . Other Subject Classes: living quarters

Northern Pacific living quarters at Martin, Washington, in 1945. Frame building for first and second trick telegraph operators, in heavy snow. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson . Other Subject Classes: living quarters