Northern Pacific passenger train Extra 1782 East arrives at Tacoma Union Station off the drawbridge line in January 1954. Class W-3 Mikado-type steam locomotive number 1782 has led two baggage cars and coach on a round trip to connect with trains 1 and 25 at East Auburn. Employees nicknamed these connection trains the "vaudeville" for their repeated turns during the day. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: passenger train, steam locomotive, passenger car, bridge, passenger station

Northern Pacific train of deadheading passenger equipment arrives at Tacoma, Washington, in 1953. Led by Q-4 Pacific-type steam locomotive number 2216, the coach and baggage car ran from Tacoma to East Auburn to connect with train number 6, now return empty over the drawbridge line into Tacoma Union Station. Employees nicknamed these connection trains the "vaudeville" for their repeated turns during the day. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: passenger train, passenger car, steam locomotive, bridge

Northern Pacific passenger train 415, Tacoma-East Auburn connection, passes a semaphore signal and arrives at East Auburn, Washington, on August 24, 1954, led by Class W-2 Mikado-type steam locomotive number 1675, on final day of operation for the connection trains that employees nicknamed "vaudeville" due to repeated turns during the day. The train of baggage car, coach, and parlor car will deliver passengers for train 26, the eastbound North Coast Limited, then deadhead back to Tacoma as a "DHE." Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: passenger train, steam locomotive, semaphore signal

Northern Pacific passenger train DHE, deadhead equipment for connection train, arrives at East Auburn, Washington, in 1947, led by Class Q-6 steam locomotive number 2262, built by American Locomotive Company in 1923. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: passenger train, steam locomotive

Northern Pacific passenger train DHE, deadhead equipment for connection train, passes semaphore signal and arrives at East Auburn, Washington, in 1942, led by Class Q-4 steam locomotive number 2185, built by Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1909. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: passenger train, steam locomotive, signal, semaphore signal

Northern Pacific passenger train at Weston, Washington, circa 1914. Class S-4 Ten-wheeler-type steam locomotive number 1384 leads a Class Q-3 Pacific locomotive and train under new Green River viaduct, bridge 56, under construction. Copy from Ruth Eckes, photo by Alma Floberg, J.M. Fredrickson collection. Other Subject Classes: passenger train, steam locomotive, bridge