Northern Pacific and Great Northern corporate headquarters building in downtown Saint Paul, Minnesota. Located at Milepost 0, from the Ron Fredrickson Collection, photograph by Haynes Photo.

The second Saint Paul, Minnesota depot. The second depot is pictured.

The Northern Pacific Depot at Saint Paul, Minnesota, circa 2000. The second depot is pictured.

Northern Pacific diesel control center at St. Paul, Minnesota, on August 21, 1969. Dispatch office with peg board showing locomotive locations, employees Bill Walters and Dick Noble. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: dispatching equipment, railroad employee

Northern Pacific diesel control center at St. Paul, Minnesota, on August 21, 1969. Dispatch office with peg board showing locomotive locations, employees Bill Walters and Dick Noble, one unidentified. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: dispatching equipment, railroad employee

Northern Pacific diesel control center panel at St. Paul, Minnesota, on August 21, 1969. Peg board showing locations of diesel locomotives on east end of railroad. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: dispatching equipment

Northern Pacific diesel control center at St. Paul, Minnesota, on August 21, 1969. Dispatch office with peg board showing locomotive locations, employee Bill Walters. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: dispatching equipment, railroad employee

Northern Pacific diesel control center panel at St. Paul, Minnesota, on August 21, 1969. Peg board showing locations of diesel locomotives on Tacoma Division. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: dispatching equipment

Northern Pacific diesel control center panel at St. Paul, Minnesota, on August 21, 1969. Peg board showing locations of diesel locomotives on Tacoma Division. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: dispatching equipment

Northern Pacific passenger train number 1, the North Coast Limited, departs St. Paul, Minnesota, westbound, led by Class A-4 Northern-type steam locomotive number 2675, in September 1946. The Class A-4 were built by Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1941 and were among the last and finest steam locomotives built for the Northern Pacific. J. M. Fredrickson collection. Other Subject Classes: passenger train, steam locomotive, railroad yard

Diagram of Northern Pacific Railroad dining car, number 1690-98 at St. Paul, Minnesota, in 1934. Cars 1690-98, 80-foot, 2-inch heavyweight diners built by Pullman in 1930. J.M. Fredrickson Collection. Other Subject Classes: passenger car, diner car, heavyweight.

Diagram of Northern Pacific Railroad coach number 1300-03 at St. Paul, Minnesota, on October 1, 1938. Passenger car 1300-03, a 74-foot, 6-inch deluxe coach built by Pullman Standard in 1935. J.M. Fredrickson Collection. Other Subject Classes: passenger car, coach car.

Northern Pacific Railroad Day/nite coach number 593 in the Third Street coach yard in St. Paul, Minnesota, circa 1954. Passenger car 593, an 85-foot 56-seat coach built by Pullman Standard in 1946. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: passenger car, coach car.

Northern Pacific Railroad parlor car, number 1733 at the Como Shops at St. Paul, Minnesota, circa 1962, awaiting retirement. This car was formerly Pullman parlor, Columbian, purchased by the Northern Pacific in April, 1946 and retired in April, 1962. Car 1733, a 73-foot, 6-inch heavyweight parlor built by Pullman in September, 1930. Photo by Norm Priebe, J.M. Fredrickson Collection. Other Subject Classes: passenger car, parlor car, heavyweight.

Northern Pacific Railroad parlor cars, number 1730 and 1734 at the Como Shops at St. Paul, Minnesota, circa 1962, awaiting retirement. Cars 1730, 1734, 73-foot, 6-inch heavyweight parlors built by Pullman in September, 1930. Photo by Norm Priebe, J.M. Fredrickson Collection. Other Subject Classes: passenger car, parlor car, heavyweight.

Diagram of Northern Pacific Railroad observation car, number 1710-19 at St. Paul, Minnesota, in 1938. Cars 1710-19, 77-foot, 3-inch heavyweight observation cars built by Pullman in March 1926. J.M. Fredrickson Collection. Other Subject Classes: passenger car, observation car, heavyweight.

Northern Pacific steam locomotive 1, also know as the Minnetonka, at St. Paul, Minnesota, circa 1935. The Minnetonka, was built by Smith & Porter in 1870 and is shown parked after restoration at the Mississippi Street engine terminal. Photo by Northern Pacific Railway, J.M. Fredrickson collection. Other Subject Classes: steam locomotive, roster photo

Northern Pacific steam locomotive 1, also know as the Minnetonka, at St. Paul, Minnesota, circa 1935. The Minnetonka, was built by Smith & Porter in 1870 and is shown parked after restoration at the Mississippi Street engine terminal. Photo by Northern Pacific Railway, J.M. Fredrickson collection. Other Subject Classes: steam locomotive, roster photo

Northern Pacific steam locomotive 1558 at St. Paul, Minnesota, on July 29, 1934. Number 1558, a class W built by Alco-Brooks in 1906, is parked out of service at St. Paul. Photo by Herman Hunt, J.M. Fredrickson collection. Other Subject Classes: steam locomotive, roster photo

Northern Pacific steam locomotive 2151 at St. Paul, Minnesota, on September 15, 1946. Number 2151 is a class Q-3 built by Baldwin in 1909. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: steam locomotive in roster photo

Northern Pacific steam locomotive 2168 at St. Paul, Minnesota, on September 16, 1946. Number 2168 is a class Q-3 built by Baldwin in 1909. The locomotive is shown out of service. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: steam locomotive in roster photo

Northern Pacific steam locomotive 2223 at St. Paul, Minnesota, in September 1946. Number 2223 is a class Q-4 built by Alco-Schenectady in 1910. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: steam locomotive in roster photo

Northern Pacific steam locomotive 2325 at St. Paul, Minnesota, on July 29, 1934. Number 2325, a class T built by Alco-Brooks in 1906, is parked in the deadline. Photo by Herman Hunt, J.M. Fredrickson collection. Other Subject Classes: steam locomotive, deadline

Northern Pacific steam locomotive 2456 at St. Paul, Minnesota, on July 29, 1934. Number 2456, a class T-1 built by Alco-Brooks in 1907, switches the coach yard in St. Paul Photo by Herman Hunt, J.M. Fredrickson collection. Other Subject Classes: steam locomotive, switcher locomotive

Northern Pacific steam locomotive 2675 at St. Paul, Minnesota, in September 1946. Number 2675 is a class A-4 built by Baldwin in 1941. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: steam locomotive in roster photo

Northern Pacific steam locomotive 328 at St. Paul, Minnesota, on July 29, 1934. Number 328, a class S-10 built by Alco-Rogers in 1907, snuck up on Herman as he was walking out of a St. Paul tunnel. Photo by Herman Hunt, J.M. Fredrickson collection. Other Subject Classes: steam locomotive, roster photo

Northern Pacific steam locomotive 558 at St. Paul, Minnesota, circa 1939. Number 558 is a class D-2 built by Baldwin in 1888. Photo by Robert Graham, J.M. Fredrickson collection. Other Subject Classes: steam locomotive, roster photo

Northern Pacific steam locomotive 659 at St. Paul, Minnesota, on July 29, 1934. Number 659, a class B built by Baldwin in 1887, is in storage. Photo by Herman Hunt, J.M. Fredrickson collection. Other Subject Classes: steam locomotive, roster photo

Northern Pacific steam locomotive 75 at St. Paul, Minnesota, on July 29, 1934. Number 75, a class F-1 built by Baldwin in 1888, is in storage at St. Paul. Photo by Herman Hunt, J.M. Fredrickson collection. Other Subject Classes: steam locomotive, roster photo

Northern Pacific steam locomotive 924 at South Tacoma, Washington, circa 1915. Number 924 is a class L-5 built by Rogers in 1899. J.M. Fredrickson collection. Other Subject Classes: steam locomotive, roster photo