Northern Pacific Railroad sleeping car, in November 1954. Jim Fredrickson peeks out of the lower berth on train number 2. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: passenger car, sleeping car, passengers

Northern Pacific Railroad dining car, number 450 series at Seattle, Washington, circa 1954. Waiter serving customers in passenger car 450, an 85-foot lightweight Pullman full service diner built by Pullman Standard in 1947. Photo by Northern Pacific Railroad, J.M. Fredrickson Collection. Other Subject Classes: passenger car, dining car, railroad staff, passengers

Northern Pacific Railroad dining car, 450 series, circa 1954. Cook filling baby bottle with stewardess-nurse watching on. Passenger car 450 series, an 85-foot lightweight Pullman full service diner built by Pullman Standard in 1947. Photo by Northern Pacific Railroad, J.M. Fredrickson Collection. Other Subject Classes: passenger car, dining car, railroad staff, passengers

Northern Pacific Railroad dining car, 450 series, circa 1969. Interior of Northern Pacific dining car, an 85-foot full service diner built by Budd in 1957-8. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: passenger car, dining car.

Northern Pacific Railroad dining car, number 456 at Seattle, Washington, circa 1955. Passenger car 456, an 85-foot lightweight Pullman full service diner built by Pullman Standard in 1953. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: passenger car, dining car.

Northern Pacific Railroad dining car, number 454 at Seattle, Washington, circa 1955. Radio and tape music equipment in passenger car 454, an 85-foot lightweight Pullman full service diner built by Pullman Standard in 1947. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: passenger car, diner car.

Northern Pacific Railroad dining car, number 454 at Seattle, Washington, circa 1955. Lumberjack wall art from passenger car 454, an 85-foot lightweight Pullman full service diner built by Pullman Standard in 1947. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: passenger car, dining car.

Northern Pacific Railroad dome coach at Tacoma, Washington, on July 30, 1954. Wall decoration showing early Northern Pacific engine Minnetonka in passenger car 550, an 85-foot dome coach built by Budd in 1954. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: passenger car, dome-coach car.

Northern Pacific Railroad dome coach at Tacoma, Washington, on July 30, 1954. Passenger Representative Earl Smith and Porter Clyde Williams in front of stairs to dome during an exhibition of the new car at Tacoma Union Depot. Passenger car 550, an 85-foot dome coach built by Budd in 1954. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: passenger car, dome-coach car, railraod staff

Northern Pacific Railroad dome coach at Tacoma, Washington, on July 30, 1954 during an exhibition of the new car at Tacoma Union Depot. Passenger car 550, an 85-foot dome coach built by Budd in 1954. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: passenger car, dome-coach car.