Two Northern Pacific class W-3 locomotives help a freight train up the South Tacoma Hill on the Prairie Line in Tacoma, Washington, circa 1953. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: steam locomotive, helper locomotive, freight train.

Northern Pacific telegraph operator Miriam Watson at teletype machine in dispatchers office at Tacoma, Washington, circa 1950. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson . Other Subject Classes: railroad employee, dispatchers office, communications equipment

Northern Pacific telegraph operator Miriam Watson at desk in dispatchers office at Tacoma, Washington, circa 1950. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson . Other Subject Classes: railroad employee, dispatchers office, telegraph

Northern Pacific ticket office at Tacoma, Washington, circa 1890. Corner of 10th and Pacific, with Provident Building. J.M. Fredrickson collection. Other Subject Classes: ticket office, office building, street scene

Northern Pacific ticket office at Tacoma, Washington, circa 1948. J.M. Fredrickson collection. Other Subject Classes: ticket office

Northern Pacific ticket office at Tacoma, Washington, circa 1948. Interior, with ticket counter, clerks in back. J.M. Fredrickson collection. Other Subject Classes: ticket office, railroad employee

Northern Pacific Transport bus, number B41-20 at Tacoma, Washington, in 1960, being repaired at the Tacoma bus garage. Photo from J.M. Fredrickson Collection. Other Subject Classes: bus, company equipment .

Northern Pacific troop train, Passenger Extra 2608 West, departs Tacoma, Washington, circa 1950. Class A Northern-type steam locomotive number 2608 leads express box cars and Pullman sleeping cars off the drawbridge line through the Tacoma tideflats. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: troop train, steam locomotive, freight car, passenger car, railroad yard

Northern Pacific troop train, Passenger Extra 2608 West, departs Tacoma, Washington, circa 1950. Class A Northern-type steam locomotive number 2608 leads express box cars and Pullman sleeping cars off the drawbridge line through the Tacoma tideflats. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: troop train, steam locomotive, freight car, passenger car, railroad yard

Northern Pacific troop train, Passenger Extra 1706 East, at Tacoma, Washington, in 1953. Class W-3 Mikado-type steam locomotive number 1706 leads Pullman sleeping cars and army kitchen cars across Pacific Avenue en route to Fort Lewis. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: troop train, steam locomotive, passenger car