Northern Pacific passenger train number 6, the Seattle-Spokane local, departs King Street Station in Seattle, Washington. Class A Northern-type steam locomotive number 2608 leads several express box cars carrying perishables, followed by mail cars and coaches, under the control of engineer Nick Jacobs. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: passenger train, steam locomotive, passenger station, passenger car

Northern Pacific passenger train number 408, Seattle-Portland, departs Seattle, Washington, on February 16, 1947, led by Class A-1 Northern-type steam locomotive number 2626, built by American Locomotive Company in 1930, making an abundant smoke display as it passes King Street Station coach yard. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: passenger train, steam locomotive, railroad yard

Northern Pacific passenger train number 408, Seattle-Portland, departs Seattle, Washington, circa 1953, behind an unusual power combination of diesel locomotive number 6510 followed by Class A-1 Northern-type steam locomotive number 2626. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: passenger train, diesel locomotive, steam locomotive

Northern Pacific passenger train number 408, Seattle-Portland, departs Seattle, Washington, circa 1953, lead by diesel locomotive number 6510, newly painted in Raymond Loewy-designed colors. One of NP's top trains, consist includes baggage car, coaches, dining car, parlor car, Pullman sleeping cars transferred at Portland to Southern Pacific for Oakland. Other Subject Classes: passenger train, diesel locomotive

An open-platform observation car brings up the rear of a passenger train at Georgetown in Seattle, Washington, circa 1935. The catenary for the Milwaukee Road electrification is at right. Photo by J.A. Turner. Other Subject Classes: steam locomotive, passenger train

Northern Pacific Budd observation car on the North Coast Limited at Seattle, Washington, August 15, 1962.

Northern Pacific Budd Dome 558 at Seattle, Washington, August 15, 1962.

Northern Pacific passenger car at Seattle, Washington. Sleeper 1370 with other passenger cars and Great Northern SW8 switcher at King Street Station; photograph sequence TRWahl0437-0436. Other subject categories: Car-Passenger, Locomotive-Diesel, Passenger, Station-Passenger

Northern Pacific passenger train number 2, the eastbound North Coast Limited, departs King Street Station at Seattle, Washington, circa 1930, led by Class Q-6 Pacific-type steam locomotive number 2248. Asahel Curtis photo, J.M. Fredrickson collection. Other Subject Classes: passenger train, steam locomotive, passenger station, railroad yard

Gate sign for Northern Pacific passenger train The Mainstreeter at King Street Station, Seattle, Washington, May 15, 1955. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: sign, passenger station