Northern Pacific 89 pulls a mixed freight across bridge 4.2 near the coal mine at Blue Canyon, Washington, near Lake Whatcom, circa 1910. Photo by Louis Butt, J.M. Fredrickson collection. Other Subject Classes: steam locomotive, freight train, trestle bridge.

Northern Pacific steam locomotive 917 at South Tacoma, Washington, circa 1928. Number 917 is a class L-6 built by Schenectady in 1901 J.M. Fredrickson collection. Other Subject Classes: steam locomotive in roster photo

Northern Pacific 1677 backs a work extra with a wrecker and outfit cars near Snohomish, Washington, circa 1953. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: steam locomotive, work train, wrecker.

Northern Pacific 1677 backs a work extra with a wrecker and outfit cars near Snohomish, Washington, circa 1953. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: steam locomotive, work train, wrecker.

Northern Pacific station at Snohomish, Washington, on September 26, 1967. Southeast side of small frame station, semaphore train order signal, express agency sign. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson . Other Subject Classes: station, signal, sign

Northern Pacific 5407, an Electro-Motive Division FT, leads scheduled freight number 675 through Snohomish, Washington, in 1955. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: diesel locomotive, freight train.

Great Northern Railway steam locomotive 3307 at Snohomish, Washington, undated. A view of steam locomotive 3307, Class O-5, with freight cars approaching the Snohomish depot. In view are the train order signal and log cars. A crew member is leaning out of the window of the locomotive cab, which is displaying white flags. Photograph by James Turner. Other subject classes: Locomotive-Steam, Train-Freight.

Great Northern Railway employees near Snohomish, Washington in 1938. Two railroad crew members sitting on a velocipede. Two semaphores are visible. A mile marker is posted on semaphore: 17766 Photograph by James Turner. Other subject classes: People-Railroad Crew, Velocipede.