Northern Pacific Railroad dome coach number 552 at Tacoma, Washington, on July 28, 1954. View of Tacoma Union Station from dome on train number 408 during exhibition. Passenger car 552, an 85-foot lightweight dome coach built by Budd in 1954. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: passenger car, dome coach car, lightweight.

Northern Pacific Railroad dome coach at Tacoma, Washington, on July 30, 1954. Northern Pacific 421 switches Dome Coach 550 off train number 422 and into Tacoma Union Depot for an exhibition of the new car. Passenger car 550, an 85-foot dome coach built by Budd in 1954. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: passenger car, dome-coach car.

Northern Pacific Railroad dome coach at Tacoma, Washington, on July 30, 1954. Wall decorations in passenger car 550, an 85-foot dome coach built by Budd in 1954. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: passenger car, dome-coach car.

Northern Pacific Railroad dome coach at Tacoma, Washington, on July 30, 1954. Northern Pacific 421 switches Dome Coach 550 off train number 422 and into Tacoma Union Depot for an exhibition of the new car. Passenger car 550, an 85-foot dome coach built by Budd in 1954. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: passenger car, dome-coach car.

Northern Pacific Railroad dome coach at Tacoma, Washington, on July 30, 1954, during an exhibition of the new car at Tacoma Union Depot. Passenger car 550, an 85-foot dome coach built by Budd in 1954. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: passenger car, dome-coach car.

Northern Pacific Railroad dome coach at Tacoma, Washington, on July 30, 1954. Passenger Representative Earl Smith and Porter Clyde Williams seated on stairs to dome during an exhibition of the new car at Tacoma Union Depot.; Passenger car 550, an 85-foot dome coach built by Budd in 1954. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: passenger car, dome-coach car, railroad staff

Northern Pacific Railroad dining car, number 1658 at Tacoma, Washington, circa 1935. This car was converted to a cafe.

Northern Pacific Railroad dining car, number 1657 at Tacoma, Washington, circa 1935. This car was converted to supply car 586 in June 1938. Passenger car 1657, a 72-foot heavyweight diner built by Barney & Smith in July 1907. Photo by Herman Hunt, J.M. Fredrickson Collection. Other Subject Classes: passenger car, diner car, heavyweight.

Northern Pacific Railroad dining car, number 1653 at Tacoma, Washington, circa 1935. This car was converted to baggage car 1564 in August, 1939 and retired in December, 1961. Passenger car 1653, a 72-foot heavyweight diner built by Barney & Smith in July 1907. Photo by Herman Hunt, J.M. Fredrickson Collection. Other Subject Classes: passenger car, diner car, heavyweight.

Northern Pacific Railroad dining car, number 1636 at Tacoma, Washington, circa 1935. This car was converted to Outfit Car X-119 in January, 1936 and retired in May, 1947. Passenger Car 1636, a 72-foot heavyweight diner built by Barney & Smith in May 1905. Photo by Herman Hunt, J.M. Fredrickson Collection. Other Subject Classes: passenger car, diner car, heavyweight.