Great Northern Railway cake, circa 1927. Bakers prepare a cake celebrating the GN's Cascade Tunnel. J.M. Fredrickson collection. Other Subject Classes: cake.

Burlington Northern Railroad dispatcher Don Vernor at Maple Valley, Washington, in 1977. Vernon at retirement party, worked at Maple Valley station 1945 to 1977. Other Subject Classes: railroad employees.

Burlington Northern Railroad employees at Maple Valley, Washington, on April 3, 1980. Maple Valley dispatchers at station on next to last day of operation of Chicago Milwaukee St. Paul and Pacific Railroad and Maple Valley station. L-R: Don Vernor (retired), A.J.McFarland, David Sprau, Ralph Ozura, John Goodman, Wayne Haug. Other Subject Classes: railroad employees, railroad stations.

Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Company passengers on car "Lucerne" at at Morton, Washington, on June 08, 1941. Jim Fredrickson and other passengers lean out of the open observation car, Lucerne, on the rear of a Milwaukee Road excursion on the Tacoma Eastern branch of the Milwaukee Road Road. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: passengers, observation car, excursion.

Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Company railroad crew, circa 1908. A survey crew working on a newly laid section of Milwaukee Road track pose with a velocipede hand car circa 1908. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: railroad crew, hand car.

Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad diesel locomotive at Maple Valley, Washington on March 15, 1980. Looking west at approaching freight train, next-to-last train, nearing Maple Valley Depot from Renton. Dispatchers David Sprau and Ralph Ozura on platform. Other Subject Classes: diesel locomotives, railroad mainline, railroad employees.

Cub Scout group at Lizard Lake, Washington, May 30, 1958. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson . Other Subject Classes: people, mountains, lake

Fireman William Woody alongside Oregon-Washington Railroad & Navigation Company (OWR&N) steam locomotive 2151 circa 1945 at The Dalles, Oregon. Locomotive 2151 was a 2-8-2 Mikado class built by Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1912. Photographer, Jack Woody

Engineer William Woody on Oregon-Washington Railroad & Navigation Company (OWR&N) steam locomotive 2151 circa 1950 at The Dalles, Oregon. Locomotive 2151 was a 2-8-2 Mikado class built by Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1912. Photographer, Jack Woody

Engineer William Woody on Oregon-Washington Railroad & Navigation Company (OWR&N) steam locomotive 2151 circa 1950 at The Dalles, Oregon. Locomotive 2151 was a 2-8-2 Mikado class built by Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1912. Photographer, Jack Woody