Northern Pacific passenger train, Casey Jones Excursions special, crosses the bridge over the Nisqually River near Nisqually, Washington, on December 8, 1957. Class W-3 Mikado-type steam locomotive and train ran Seattle to Centralia and return on December 7 and 8, last runs of steam power on the NP Tacoma Division. Photo by Jerry Hanson, J.M. Fredrickson collection. Other Subject Classes: passenger train, steam locomotive, bridge

Northern Pacific passenger train number 408, Seattle-Portland, crosses Highway 99 at Nisqually, Washington, circa 1954, led by Class A Northern-type steam locomotive number 2601, built by American Locomotive Company in 1926 and entering its last year in service. In 1959 it will be among the last NP steam locomotives scrapped at South Tacoma shops. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: passenger train, steam locomotive

Northern Pacific passenger train number 408, Seattle-Portland, at Nisqually, Washington, in 1944, led by Class A Northern-type steam locomotive number 2602, passing telegraph station at 50 mph. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: passenger train, steam locomotive, telegraph station

Northern Pacific station at Nisqually, Washington, circa 1926. Looking north at frame station, train order signal, mainline, man dozing in chair, milk cans awaiting pickup, road bridge. Photo by Virgil Holloway, J.M. Fredrickson collection. Other Subject Classes: station, signal, track, people, bridge

Northern Pacific station at Nisqually, Washington, in 1944. Track side view of frame station, train order signal, baggage cart, man standing by signal. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson . Other Subject Classes: station, signal, baggage cart, people

Northern Pacific steam locomotive 1648 at Nisqually, Washington, in 1945. Number 1648 is a class W built by Alco-Brooks in 1907. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: steam locomotive, roster photo

Northern Pacific steam locomotive 1655 at Nisqually, Washington, in 1944. Number 1655 is a class W built by Alco-Brooks in 1907. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: steam locomotive, roster photo

Northern Pacific tracks at Nisqually, Washington, in June 1967. Looking south from locomotive cab down mainline, temporary "shoo-fly" to accommodate new I-5 overpass construction. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson . Other Subject Classes: track, detour

Plat Map of Northern Pacific facilities at Nisqually, Washington, December 15, 1914, Sheet Number 1, Line Segment 52, showing the Tacoma-Vancouver line.

Plat Map of Northern Pacific facilities at Nisqually, Washington, December 15, 1914, Sheet Number 2, Line Segment 52, showing the Tacoma-Vancouver line.