Northern Pacific steam locomotive number 2265 leads passenger train number 408, Seattle-Portland, at Tacoma, Washington, circa 1935. Viewed from a nearby building, the engineer in the locomotive cab accelerates his train along the Tacoma waterfront. J.M. Fredrickson Collection. Other Subject Classes: steam locomotive, railroad crew, passenger train

Northern Pacific steam locomotive number 2608, Class A Northern-type, leads passenger train number 408, Seattle-Portland, upgrade at Tacoma-15th St. Tower, Washington, on April 13, 1949. Train is detouring over drawbridge-Prairie line due to earthquake damage on normal Point Defiance line. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: steam locomotive, passenger train, detour

Northern Pacific steam locomotive number 2626, Class A-1 Northern-type, leads a single coach deadheading to Portland to pick up Richard Nixon special in 1952. Special train subsequently canceled, pre-empted by Checkers speech. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: steam locomotive, passenger car

Northern Pacific steam locomotive number 2626, Class A-1 Northern-type, leads a single coach deadheading to Portland to pick up Richard Nixon special in 1952. Special train subsequently canceled, pre-empted by Checkers speech. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: steam locomotive, passenger car

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