Northern Pacific Railroad box car, number 44262 at Tacoma, Washington, on September 05, 1969. Car 44262, a steel, single 6-ft door, 42-foot, 2-inch, 110000 lb. capacity box car with light green paint scheme, jumbo Northern Pacific and monad. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: box car.

Northern Pacific Railroad box car, number 39561 at Tacoma, Washington, in September 1969. Car 39561, a steel, double door, 51-foot, 8-inch, 100000 lb. capacity box car. Purchased from Detroit Toledo & Ironton in 1961. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: box car.

Northern Pacific Railroad box car, number 37132 at Tacoma, Washington, in September 1969. Car 37132, a steel, single door, 41-foot, 9-inch, 100000 lb. capacity box car. Purchased in 1962 from Delaware Lackawanna & Western and Erie Lackawanna. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: box car.

Northern Pacific Railroad "Share in Freedom" box car, number 31512 at Tacoma, Washington, on May 25, 1970. Car 31512, a steel, single door, 51-foot, 11-inch, 110000 lb. capacity box car. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: box car.

Northern Pacific Railroad "Share in Freedom" box car, number 31187 at Tacoma, Washington, on May 25, 1970. Car 31187, a steel, single door, 51-foot, 11-inch 110000 lb. capacity box car. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: box car.

Northern Pacific Railroad red box car, number 28481 at Tacoma, Washington, in September 1969. Car 28481, a wood single sheath, 41-foot, 9-inch 110000 lb. capacity box car with 3-foot monad. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: box car.

Northern Pacific Railroad box car, number 119097 at Tacoma, Washington, in September 1969. Car 119097, a wood single sheath, 51-foot, 7-inch, 100000 lb. capacity box car, converted from series 30000 box cars. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: box car.

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