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, 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 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 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, 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

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 408, Seattle-Portland, arrives at Tacoma, Washington, on April 25, 1949, passing the switch man and shanty at 21st and Dock streets, led by Class A-1 steam locomotive number 2626, built by American Locomotive Company in 1930. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: passenger train, railroad crew, structure, steam locomotive

Northern Pacific passenger train number 408, Seattle-Portland, passes Top O' the Ocean restaurant on the waterfront near McCarver St. in Tacoma, Washington, on February 24, 1970. Diesel locomotive number 6707A leads baggage car, two coaches, cafeteria car, and parlor car, the short train revealing the effects of Interstate 5 on passenger train travel. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: passenger train, diesel locomotive, structure

Northern Pacific passenger train number 408, Seattle-Portland, stands at Union Station in Tacoma, Washington, on a snowy day in January 1969. View from rear end shows snow-covered seven-car train of coaches, parlor-lounge car, cafeteria car, baggage car. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: passenger train, passenger station, passenger car