Northern Pacific Railroad dome coach at Tacoma, Washington, on July 30, 1954. Northern Pacific 421 switches Dome Coach 550 off train number 422 and into Tacoma Union Depot for an exhibition of the new car. 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. Wall decorations 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 Ellensburg, Washington, on July 29, 1954. NP1905 adding dome coach 550 to train number 5 at Ellensburg, Washington for a deadhead trip to Seattle, Washington for an exhibition of the new car. 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 number 552 at Puyallup, Washington, on July 28, 1954. View from train number 408 between Puyallup and Tacoma during dome coach exhibition. Passenger car 552, an 85-foot lightweight dome coach built by Budd in 1954. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: passenger car, dome-coach car, lightweight.

Northern Pacific Railroad dome coach number 552 at Tacoma, Washington, on July 28, 1954. View of Tacoma Union Station from dome on train number 408 during exhibition. Passenger car 552, an 85-foot lightweight dome coach built by Budd in 1954. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: passenger car, dome coach car, lightweight.

Northern Pacific Railroad dome coach at Tacoma, Washington, on July 30, 1954. Passenger Representative Earl Smith and Porter Clyde Williams in front of Minnetonka wall decoration 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, railroad staff

Northern Pacific Railroad dome coach at East Auburn, Washington, on August 16, 1954. Eastbound North Coast Limited train number 26 at Auburn WA with dome coach 550 in the consist for the first time. Passenger car 550, an 85-foot dome coach built by Budd in 1956. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: passenger car, dome-coach car.

Northern Pacific Railroad dome coach number 552 at Tacoma, Washington, on July 28, 1954. Dome coach 552 being deadheaded on train number 408 at Tacoma Union Depot for an exhibition of the new car, an 85-foot dome coach built by Budd in 1956. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: passenger car, dome-coach car.

Northern Pacific Railroad combination car, number 482 at Tacoma, Washington, in June 1935. Shown in the consist of a passenger train, but normally used on branch line mixed freights. Passenger car 482, a 70-foot baggage-smoker combination built by American Car & Foundry in 1910. Photo by Herman Hunt, J.M. Fredrickson Collection. Other Subject Classes: passenger car, combination car.

Northern Pacific Railroad lounge car, number 496 at Portland, Oregon, in 1990. Owned by Dave Duncan and painted for Southern Pacific for use in a movie at Portland, Oregon. Passenger car 496, an 85-foot Travelers' Rest coach lounge built by Pullman Standard in 1947. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: passenger car, coach-lounge car, Travellers Rest.