Great Northern Steam Locomotive 2033, Class R1 in Hillyard, Washington, undated. Photograph by Wade Stevenson.

Great Northern Steam Locomotive 2033, Class R1, undated. Photograph by Wade Stevenson.

Great Northern Steam Locomotive 2033, Class R1, undated. Photograph by Wade Stevenson.

The first locomotive to be completely built in an American railroad shop came rolling out of the Hillyard Shops. This picture, taken on June 19, 1929, shows Great Northern Class R-1 Mallet. In all, 16 mallets were produced in Hillyard between 1927 and 1930. At that time they were the largest, most powerfull steam locomotives ever built.

Great Northern Steam Locomotive 2034, a Class R-1, a 2-8-8-2, built by Great Northern Hillyard Shops in 1929 series 2034-2043, boilers built in Seattle, 28"x32" cylinders, 63" drivers, 225 psi steam pressure, 599,940 pounds weight, 143,500 pounds tractive effort, Hillyard, Washington. A David Emerson photo, undated.

Great Northern Steam Locomotive Number 2034 at Spokane, Washington, 1947.

Great Northern steam locomotive 2034 at Superior, Wisconsin on July 21, 1956. Class R-1. Norm Priebe Collection. Photograph by Vierkant. Black & white negative, 2 7/8 inch x 4 3/4 inch. Other Subject classes: Steam locomotive

Great Northern Steam Locomotive 2034, Class R1 in Washington State, undated. Photograph by Wade Stevenson.

Great Northern Steam Locomotive 2034, Class R1, undated. Photograph by Wade Stevenson.

Great Northern Steam Locomotive Number 2035 at Grand Forks, North Dakota, 1952.