Great Northern Railway steam locomotive number 2587 at East Auburn, Washington, on May 30, 1948. Great Northern Railway 2587 heads onto the Seattle leg of the wye at East Auburn with the detouring Fast Mail in 1948. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: steam locomotive, freight train, detour.

Northern Pacific passenger train number 4, the eastbound Alaskan, stops at the station at East Auburn, Washington, in June 20, 1946. Class Q-6 Pacific-type steam passenger locomotive leads a railway post office car, baggage car, cafe car, and two coaches, on the right is the Tacoma-Auburn connecting train with Q-4 Pacific locomotive number 2185. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: passenger train, steam locomotive, passenger car, passenger station

Northern Pacific passenger train DHE, deadhead equipment for connection train, passes semaphore signal and arrives at East Auburn, Washington, in 1942, led by Class Q-4 steam locomotive number 2185, built by Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1909. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: passenger train, steam locomotive, signal, semaphore signal

Northern Pacific passenger train DHE, deadhead equipment for connection train, arrives at East Auburn, Washington, in 1947, led by Class Q-6 steam locomotive number 2262, built by American Locomotive Company in 1923. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: passenger train, steam locomotive

Northern Pacific passenger train 415, Tacoma-East Auburn connection, passes a semaphore signal and arrives at East Auburn, Washington, on August 24, 1954, led by Class W-2 Mikado-type steam locomotive number 1675, on final day of operation for the connection trains that employees nicknamed "vaudeville" due to repeated turns during the day. The train of baggage car, coach, and parlor car will deliver passengers for train 26, the eastbound North Coast Limited, then deadhead back to Tacoma as a "DHE." Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: passenger train, steam locomotive, semaphore signal

Northern Pacific Class Q-1 Pacific-type steam locomotive number 2211 at the station at East Auburn, Washington, in 1938. Front view of locomotive after arriving with connecting train from Tacoma. Herman Hunt, J.M. Fredrickson collection. Other Subject Classes: steam locomotive, passenger station

Northern Pacific steam locomotive 2247 at East Auburn, Washington, in 1946. Number 2247 is a class Q-6 built by Alco-Schenectady in 1923. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: steam locomotive, roster photo

Northern Pacific steam locomotive 2248 at East Auburn, Washington, in July 1944. Number 2248 is a class Q-6 built by Alco-Schenectady in 1923. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: steam locomotive in roster photo

Northern Pacific steam locomotive 2251 at East Auburn, Washington, on April 09, 1943. Number 2251 is a class Q-6 built by Alco-Schenectady in 1923. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: steam locomotive in roster photo