Great Northern Steam Locomotive 2056 between Ballard and Richmond Beach, Washington in 1947. Steam Locomotive 2056, a Class R-2, at the Carkeek Park bend with smoke. Photographer Hal Will. Other subject classes: Stm Loco

Great Northern steam locomotive 2056 at Superior, Wisconsin on May 17, 1956. Class R-2. 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 2056 at Superior, Wisconsin on August 21, 1957. Class R-2. Norm Priebe Collection. Photograph by Guernsey. Black & white negative, 2 1/2 inch x 4 1/4 inch. Other Subject classes: Steam locomotive

Great Northern Steam Locomotive 2056 at Interbay, Washington in 1947. Steam Locomotive 2056, a Class R-2, filling oil & water. Notes by photographer Hal Will: 'The huge tender is receiving oil and water simultaneously near the Interbay roundhouse. The Great Northern goat "Rocky" first appeared on the 1923 herald design seen on this tender [HW]'. Other subject classes: Stm Loco

Great Northern Steam Locomotive 2056 at Interbay, Washington in 1947. Two sand reservoirs are filled simultaneously near the Interbay roundhouse. Steam Locomotive, filling front sand boxes. Photographer Hal Will. Other subject classes: Stm Loco

Great Northern Steam Locomotive 2055, Class R2, undated. Photograph by Wade Stevenson.

Great Northern steam locomotive 2055 at Superior, Wisconsin on May 17, 1959. Class R-2. Norm Priebe Collection. Photograph by Vierkant. Black & white negative, 2 7/8 inch x 4 3/4 inch. Other Subject classes: Steam locomotive

A March, 1950 news story about last Great Northern "Mallet" locomotive (actually a simple articulated locomotive) on its last run out of Seattle. It is in the form of an open letter to Great Northern management. From the George Leu Collection.

Great Northern steam locomotive 2054 at Superior, Wisconsin on May 17, 1959. Class R-2. 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 2054, Class R2 in Skykomish, Washington, undated. Photograph by Wade Stevenson.