Portland Terminal Railroad tie tamper and track crew at Portland near Union Station in 1984. Photograph by Alden Raney. Other subject classes: Track-Maintenance.

Passengers Jim and Tim Fredrickson and David and Ricky Cratsenberg with waiter in Traveller's Rest car on Northern Pacific train number 26, the eastbound Vista-Dome North Coast Limited, between Seattle and East Auburn, Washington, in 1955. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: passengers, railroad crew, passenger car, passenger train

Passengers Tim Fredrickson and Ricky Cratsenberg in coach on Northern Pacific train number 26, the eastbound Vista-Dome North Coast Limited, between Seattle and East Auburn, Washington, in 1955. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: passengers, passenger car, passenger train

Pacific Coast Railroad railroad employees at Seattle, Washington on December 31, 1947. Railroad crewmen sign on duty, from left Tommy Wieltschnig, hostler; Charles Newman, shop foreman; Fritz Soderback, engineer. Photo by Seattle Times, Maple Valley Historical Society Collection. Other Subject Classes: railroad employees.

Pacific Coast Railroad conductor Joseph F. Bow in Washington in February 1948. Conductor Bow at desk in caboose during Seattle-Black Diamond run. Photo by Seattle Times, Maple Valley Historical Society Collection. Other Subject Classes: railroad employees, cabooses.

Bridge crew at work on rebuilding Oregon Trunk Railway bridge T-149-6 at Bend, Oregon in circa 1956. Lumber storage buildings of the Shevlin-Hixon Company in the background.

Bridge crew at work on rebuilding Oregon Trunk Railway bridge T-149-6 at Bend, Oregon in circa 1956. Lumber storage buildings of the Shevlin-Hixon Company in the background.

Northern Pacific workers at South Tacoma, Washington, circa 1900. Workers at car repair/building shops pose in front of one of the shop buildings. J.M. Fredrickson collection. Other Subject Classes: railroad employee, repair shop

Northern Pacific workers at Elma, Washington, circa 1889. Track construction gang doing excavation work, horse-drawn wagon. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson collection.. Other Subject Classes: railroad employee, wagon

Helper Northern Pacific locomotive number 4025 picks up a staff and respirator at Stampede, Washington, to proceed through Tunnel 4 and then Tunnel 3, the Stampede Tunnel, circa 1927. J.M. Fredrickson collection. Other Subject Classes: steam locomotive, telegraph station, railroad crew.