Burlington Northern track washout at Tacoma, Washington, on February 19, 1972. The rain-soaked ground caused a slide under the Prairie Line between Tacoma and South Tacoma leaving a portion of track including a switch dangling. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: maintenance of way, track damage.

Burlington Northern track washout at Tacoma, Washington, on February 19, 1972. The rain-soaked ground caused a slide under the Prairie Line between Tacoma and South Tacoma leaving a portion of track including a switch dangling. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: maintenance of way, track damage.

Burlington Northern track washout at Tacoma, Washington, on February 19, 1972. The rain-soaked ground caused a slide under the Prairie Line between Tacoma and South Tacoma leaving a portion of track including a switch dangling. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: maintenance of way, track damage.

Burlington Northern track washout at Tacoma, Washington, on February 19, 1972. The rain-soaked ground caused a slide under the Prairie Line between Tacoma and South Tacoma leaving a portion of track including a switch dangling. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: maintenance of way, track damage.

Burlington Northern track washout at Tacoma, Washington, on February 19, 1972. The rain-soaked ground caused a slide under the Prairie Line between Tacoma and South Tacoma leaving a portion of track including a switch dangling. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: maintenance of way, track damage.

Burlington Northern track washout at Tacoma, Washington, on February 19, 1972. The rain-soaked ground caused a slide under the Prairie Line between Tacoma and South Tacoma leaving a portion of track including a switch dangling. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: maintenance of way, track damage.

Burlington Northern track washout at Tacoma, Washington, on February 19, 1972. The rain-soaked ground caused a slide under the Prairie Line between Tacoma and South Tacoma leaving a portion of track including a switch dangling. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: maintenance of way, track damage.

Burlington Northern track at Kanaskat, Washington, on June 5, 1975. Partly dismantled track, right of way between Kanaskat and Kanaskat Jct. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: track

Burlington Northern track at Kanaskat, Washington, on June 5, 1975. Overgrown right of way between Kanaskat and Kanaskat Jct. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: track

Spokane, Portland & Seattle (SP&S) Junction in Kennewick, Washington, on February 14, 1981, where the SP&S joins the Northern Pacific mainline. This track is in the 3rd subdivision of the Idaho division. Photo by GJ Werkema. Other subject classes: track