Northern Pacific Terminal 30 prepares to leave with coach es 627 and 634 while Northern Pacific 1070 waits in the engine house on the Lake Whatcom Railway at Wickersham, Washington, on October 18, 2008. Northern Pacific Terminal 30 is an American Locomotive Company model S-1 in 1940. Northern Pacific 1070, a class L-9 0-6-0 switcher, built by American Locomotive Company in 1907. Photo by GJ Werkema. Other subject classes: steam locomotive, switcher locomotive, L-9

Northern Pacific steam tender used for storing diesel oil at Pasco, Washington, on October 4, 1971. Photo by GJ Werkema Other subject classes: Steam locomotive Tender.

Northern Pacific steam tender used for storing diesel oil at Pasco, Washington, on October 4, 1971. Photo by GJ Werkema Other subject classes: Steam locomotive Tender.

Four helper engines push a train past the depot and water tank at Weston, Washington, circa 1911. J.M. Fredrickson collection. Other Subject Classes: steam locomotive, water tank.

Two Northern Pacific class W-3 locomotives help a freight train up the South Tacoma Hill on the Prairie Line in Tacoma, Washington, circa 1953. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: steam locomotive, helper locomotive, freight train.

Northern Pacific Class A-1 Northern-type steam locomotive number 2626, followed by Class A number 2601, westbound at Lester, Washington, on December 13, 1955, heading a "Santa Claus special" of cars loaded with Holiday packages. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: steam locomotive, mail train, mountains

Northern Pacific steam locomotives 120 and 160 parked at a logging camp in western Washington, circa 1915. Number 120 and 160 are class S compound locomotives built by American Locomotive Company at Schenectady, New York in 1900 and 1898 respectively. J.M. Fredrickson collection. Other Subject Classes: steam locomotive

Northern Pacific steam locomotive 2-6-0 poses with its crew, circa 1888. J.M. Fredrickson collection. Other Subject Classes: steam locomotive, roster photo

Northern Pacific steam locomotive at Larson, Washington with train on Silver Beach trestle. Other subject categories: Train-Freight, Locomotive-Steam, W-x, Bridge-Trestle

A Northern Pacific engine, flat car and box car on a bridge on the South Bend Branch, Washington, circa 1894. J.M. Fredrickson collection. Other Subject Classes: freight train.