Northern Pacific passenger car number 636 at South Tacoma, Washington, on December 8, 1957. A heavyweight non-air-conditioned coach built by Pullman circa 1915, the 614 was one of several on this Casey Jones Excursions special Seattle to Centralia and return, last run of steam power on the NP's Tacoma Division, and is decorated with "Last Steam Choo Choo Dec. 8 1957" on the side. Passengers line the windows, onlookers watch from trackside. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: passenger car, passenger train, steam locomotive, people

Northern Pacific passenger car number 614 at South Tacoma, Washington, on December 8, 1957. A heavyweight non-air-conditioned coach built by Pullman circa 1915, the 614 was one of several on this Casey Jones Excursions special Seattle to Centralia and return, last run of steam power on the NP's Tacoma Division. Passengers line the windows, onlookers watch from trackside. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: passenger car, passenger train, steam locomotive, people

Northern Pacific passenger car number 606 at South Tacoma, Washington, on December 08, 1957. Heavyweight, non-air-conditioned coach was in the consist of the last steam train on Tacoma Division, a Casey Jones Excursions special Seattle to Centralia and return. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: passenger car, passenger train

Northern Pacific passenger train number 422, Seattle-Hoquiam, arrives at South Tacoma, Washington, circa 1951. Diesel locomotive number 500, a 1500-hp model DRS-4-4-1500 built by Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1948, leads a railway post office car, baggage car, and coach. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: passenger train, diesel locomotive, passenger car

Northern Pacific passenger train number 422 stands at the station at South Tacoma, Washington, circa 1954. Providing the service is gas-electric motor car number B-23, built by Electro-Motive Corp. and St. Louis Car Company in 1929. Train and station crew load mail, train conductor confers with employee. Copy negative, J.M. Fredrickson Collection. Other Subject Classes: passenger train, gas electric car, railroad crew, passenger station

Northern Pacific reclamation yard at South Tacoma, Washington, circa 1936. Scrap yard with derelict equipment and steam locomotives including old shop switcher number 12 and Ten-wheeler number 247. J.M. Fredrickson collection. Other Subject Classes: reclamation yard

Northern Pacific reclamation yard at South Tacoma, Washington, circa 1938. Looking east down onto scrap yard with derelict equipment, steam locomotives, salvage parts. Photo by Herman Hunt, J.M. Fredrickson collection. Other Subject Classes: reclamation yard

Northern Pacific shops at South Tacoma Washington, circa 1935. Brick shops buildings, Class Q-5 Pacific-type steam locomotive number 2238 parked in front after overhaul. Overhead view. J.M. Fredrickson collection. Other Subject Classes: repair shop, steam locomotive

Northern Pacific shops at South Tacoma, Washington, circa 1935. Interior of machine shop showing machinery and belts used for repair work. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson collection. Other Subject Classes: repair shop, railroad equipment