Northern Pacific steam locomotive 1682 leads a freight train past a semaphore signal near Black River, Washington, circa 1925. The W-1 Mikado was built in 1910. Photo by J.A. Turner. Other Subject Classes: steam locomotive , freight train

Northern Pacific steam locomotive 1840 leads a freight train at Auburn, Washington, circa 1925. The W-5 Mikado was built in 1923 and scrapped in 1956. Photo by J.A. Turner. Other Subject Classes: steam locomotive , freight train

Northern Pacific steam locomotive 1841 leads a freight train at Auburn, Washington, circa 1925. The W-5 Mikado was built in 1923 and scrapped at Brainerd, Minnesota, in 1957. Photo by J.A. Turner. Other Subject Classes: steam locomotive , freight train

Northern Pacific steam locomotive 1841 leads a freight train at Auburn, Washington, on May 13, 1924. The W-5 Mikado was built in 1923 and scrapped at Brainerd, Minnesota, in 1957. Photo by J.A. Turner. Other Subject Classes: steam locomotive , freight train

Northern Pacific steam locomotive 1843 leads a freight train at Auburn, Washington, circa 1925. The W-5 Mikado was built in 1923 and scrapped at Brainerd, Minnesota, in 1955. Photo by J.A. Turner. Other Subject Classes: steam locomotive , freight train

Northern Pacific steam locomotive 4008 helps a long freight over Stampede Pass near Martin, Washington, on June 26, 1926. The Z-3 Mallet is pushing caboose 1701. Photo by J.A. Turner. Other Subject Classes: steam locomotive , freight train

Northern Pacific steam locomotive 4009 leads an eastbound freight train at New Stampede, Washington, on June 22, 1924. The Z-3 Mallet was built by the American Locomotive Company in Schenectady, New York, in 1913, and scrapped in Brainerd, Minnesota, in 1949. Photo by J.A. Turner. Other Subject Classes: steam locomotive , freight train

Northern Pacific steam locomotive number 1772, a W-3 Mikado, approaches Spokane Street at the head of a northbound freight train on May 24, 1941. That may be the Sears building tower visible in the background. Photo by J.A. Turner. Other Subject Classes: steam locomotive, freight train

Northern Pacific steam locomotive 1097 with a cut of freight cars in Seattle, Washington, on August 17, 1948. Crewmen pose on the L-9 Switcher 1097 at the head of a freight train. Photo by J.A. Turner. Other Subject Classes: steam locomotive, freight train

Northern Pacific steam locomotive 1263 leads a freight train at Seattle, Washington, on October 11, 1924. The Y-2 Consolidation was built in 1902 and scrapped at South Tacoma, Washington, in 1945. Photo by J.A. Turner. Other Subject Classes: steam locomotive , freight train