Northern Pacific passenger train number 408, Seattle-Portland, approaches the grade crossing at 19th Street in Tacoma, Washington, circa 1950. One of NP's top trains, consist includes baggage car, coaches, restaurant-tavern car, parlor car, Pullman sleeping cars for Oakland, transfered at Portland to Southern Pacific. A wigwag signal warns motorists of the approaching train. Photo by Marvin Fredrickson, J.M. Fredrickson collection. Other Subject Classes: passenger train, diesel locomotive, signal

Northern Pacific passenger train number 408, Seattle-Portland, emerges from the short tunnel under the smelter at Ruston, Washington, west of Tacoma, circa 1960, led by model F3 diesel locomotive unit number 6500A, built by Electro-Motive Division of General Motors in 1947, first NP passenger diesel. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: passenger train, diesel locomotive, tunnel, structure

Northern Pacific passenger train number 408, Seattle-Portland passes McCarver St. as it departs Tacoma, Washington, in 1943, led by Class A Northern-type steam locomotive number 2603, built by American Locomotive Company in 1926. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: passenger train, steam locomotive

Northern Pacific passenger train number 408, Seattle-Portland, at 6th Avenue in Tacoma, Washington, in 1948, led by Class A Northern-type steam locomotive number 2602. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: passenger train, steam locomotive

Northern Pacific passenger train number 408, Seattle-Portland, climbs upgrade out of Tacoma, Washington, on April 13, 1949. Led by Class A Northern-type steam locomotive number 2608, train is on unusual detour via Prairie line due to earthquake damage on normal Point Defiance line. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: passenger train, steam locomotive, detour

Northern Pacific passenger train number 408, Seattle-Portland, climbs grade at South Tacoma, Washington, on April 13, 1949. Rear view from high angle shows Class W-3 Mikado-type helper engine pushing train on unusual detour over Prairie line due to earthquake damage on normal Point Defiance line. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: passenger train, steam locomotive, detour

Northern Pacific passenger train number 408, Seattle-Portland, at Tacoma, Washington, on April 13, 1949. Led by Class A Northern-type steam locomotive number 2608 and on an unusual detour route due to earthquake damage on the normal Point Defiance line, train has crossed Foss Waterway drawbridge before heading down the incline into Union Station, and after its stop will back out of the station and continue its trip on the Prairie line through South Tacoma and Lakeview, and rejoin the mainline at Nisqually. J.M. Fredrickson Collection. Other Subject Classes: passenger train, diesel locomotive, bridge, detour

Northern Pacific passenger train number 408, Seattle-Portland, passes wharves and industries as it departs Tacoma, Washington, on April 15, 1952, behind a three-unit 4500-hp diesel locomotive led by number 6502, a 1500-hp model F3 unit built by Electro-Motive Division of General Motors in 1947, train carries baggage car, coaches, restaurant-tavern car, parlor car, Pullman sleeping cars for Oakland transferred at Portland to Southern Pacific. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: passenger train, diesel locomotive, structure

Northern Pacific passenger train number 408, Seattle-Portland, emerges from the short tunnel under the smelter at Ruston, Washington, west of Tacoma, in 1963, led by diesel locomotive unit number 6504A. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: passenger train, diesel locomotive, tunnel, structure

Northern Pacific passenger train number 408, Seattle-Portland, emerges from short tunnel under the smelter at Ruston, Washington, west of Tacoma, in 1963. Diesel locomotive unit number 6510A leads the train, with crew including conductor Hodges and engineer Hyllengren. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: passenger train, diesel locomotive, tunnel, structure