Northern Pacific passenger train number 449, the Tacoma-East Auburn connection, leaves Tacoma at Head-of-Bay yard in 1953. Class Q-4 Pacific-type steam locomotive number 2216 leads a baggage car and coach to connect with train number 6, the Spokane local, 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, railroad yard

Northern Pacific passenger train number 449, the Tacoma-East Auburn connection, departs Union Station at Tacoma, Washington, circa 1953. Class Q-4 Pacific-type steam locomotive number 2216 leads a baggage car and coach that will connect at East Auburn with train number 6. 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, passenger station

Northern Pacific passenger train number 422, Seattle-Hoquiam, climbs upgrade through downtown Tacoma, Washington, on a snowy February 18, 1956--its final run. Rear view of train with Class W-3 Mikado-type locomotive number 1783 helping the train uphill past a semaphore signal. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: passenger train, steam locomotive, signal, semaphore

Northern Pacific passenger train number 422, Seattle-Hoquiam, arrives at Tacoma, Washington, on a foggy July 30, 1954, over the Foss Waterway drawbridge trestle. Baldwin diesel locomotive number 501 leads a railway post office car, baggage car, coach, and new vista-dome coach number 550 heading for display in Union Station. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: passenger train, diesel locomotive, bridge, passenger car

Northern Pacific passenger train number 422, Seattle-Hoquiam, runs upgrade through downtown Tacoma, Washington, passing 15th St. interlocking tower, circa 1954. Led by Class Q-6 Pacific-type steam locomotive number 2250, train consists of a railway post office car, baggage car, and coach. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: passenger train, steam locomotive, interlocking tower

Northern Pacific passenger train number 422, Seattle-Hoquiam, arrives at Tacoma, Washington, circa 1954. Class Q-6 Pacific-type steam locomotive number 2250 leads a railway post office car, baggage car, and coach across the trestle approach to the Foss Wateway drawbridge and will descend the incline into Union Station. At right is a maintenance structure and a loudspeaker for making announcements at the station. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: passenger train, steam locomotive, passenger car, bridge, structure, passenger station

Northern Pacific passenger train 416, the East Auburn-Tacoma connection, at Tacoma-Reservation, Washington, in 1953.Class Q-4 Pacific-type steam locomotive number 2216 has led the baggage car, coach, and parlor on its roundtrip to connect with train 26 at East Auburn and returns empty to Tacoma before making another run in the evening to connect with train number 2. 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

Northern Pacific passenger train number 415, the Tacoma-East Auburn connection for the North Coast Limited, departs Union Station at Tacoma, Washington, in 1953. Class Q-6 Pacific-type steam locomotive number 2250 leads a parlor car, coach, and baggage car. 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, passenger station, railroad yard

Northern Pacific passenger train number 415, Tacoma-East Auburn, departs Union Station at Tacoma, Washington, on a snowy day circa 1952. Class S-4 Ten-wheeler-type steam locomotive leads a baggage car, coach and parlor car. Employees nicknamed the Tacoma-East Auburn connection trains the "vaudeville" due to their repeated turns during the day. J.M. Fredrickson Collection. Other Subject Classes: passenger train, steam locomotive, station, passenger car

Northern Pacific passenger train number 415, the Tacoma-East Auburn connection for the North Coast Limited, departs Union Station at Tacoma, Washington, circa 1952. Class 4 Pacific steam locomotive number 2216 leads a baggage car, coach, and parlor car consist. Employees nicknamed these connection trains the "vaudeville" for their repeated turns during the day. J.M. Fredrickson Collection. Other Subject Classes: passenger train, steam locomotive, passenger station, passenger car, railroad yard