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The Northern Pacific, double track mainline between Seattle, Washington and Portland Oregon, is shared with the Union Pacific and the
Great Northern. It has been a very busy chunk of railroad for over a hundred years, with several passenger trains, scheduled freights,
extras, and the many local jobs, switching industry and handling forest products. Tom (TC) Miller, was an engineer on the NP, and took
quite a few photos while working these jobs in the early 1960's. A few are a bit blurry, but still worth seeing for the scenes and character
of the era. These are organized left to right, top to bottom, from Seattle to Portland.
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Great Northern. It has been a very busy chunk of railroad for over a hundred years, with several passenger trains, scheduled freights,
extras, and the many local jobs, switching industry and handling forest products. Tom (TC) Miller, was an engineer on the NP, and took
quite a few photos while working these jobs in the early 1960's. A few are a bit blurry, but still worth seeing for the scenes and character
of the era. These are organized left to right, top to bottom, from Seattle to Portland.
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Dusk arrival in Seattle about 1963.
It's very early morning in Tacoma yard,
as 680 makes its set out.
as 680 makes its set out.
NP 5704 arriving in Tacoma Yard,
eastbound.
eastbound.
Portland Freight at Tenino Jct.
Portland Freight coming into
Centralia in the afternoon,
eastbound.
Centralia in the afternoon,
eastbound.
Coming into Centralia in the
evening, eastbound.
evening, eastbound.
Portland Time Freight coming
down the east side of Napavine hill.
down the east side of Napavine hill.
NP Freight #680 in the rain, south
of Centralia, from cab of 5400
series, FT
of Centralia, from cab of 5400
series, FT
Rocky Point Tunnel.
Allen St., Kelso WA, from Portland
Freight.
Freight.
Portland Freight units return to
Rocky Pt. from lunch at Kelso.
Rocky Pt. from lunch at Kelso.
Portland Freight at Longview Jct.
with GN local ahead.
with GN local ahead.
Portland Freight switching at
Longview Jct.
Longview Jct.
Portland Freight in the hole at
Longview Jct, as GN 459 passes.
Longview Jct, as GN 459 passes.
Portland Freight at Longview Jct
westbound. FB "Tommy"
Thompson is walking up to the
head end.
westbound. FB "Tommy"
Thompson is walking up to the
head end.
Portland Freight in the hole at
Longview Jct eastbound, as NP
408 passes.
Longview Jct eastbound, as NP
408 passes.
GN 671 eastbound at Longview
Jct. from Portland
Jct. from Portland
Portland Freight westbound at
Ridgefield WA, clear block, 19 order
board.
Ridgefield WA, clear block, 19 order
board.
39th St., Vancouver WA, 1962,
westbound.
westbound.
Conductor Thompson stands next
to the crossing in 1962, with a
cigarette in his hand. He quite cold
turkey in 1963, and never smoked
again! 39th St., Vancouver WA,
1962, westbound.
to the crossing in 1962, with a
cigarette in his hand. He quite cold
turkey in 1963, and never smoked
again! 39th St., Vancouver WA,
1962, westbound.
Columbia River Bridge, leaving
Portland, eastbound for Vancouver
and Seattle.
Portland, eastbound for Vancouver
and Seattle.
NP Freight #680 backed over at St.
Johns, OR for 1st class train
Johns, OR for 1st class train
NP Freight #680 backed over at St.
Johns, OR after clearing passenger
train. Claude Goodman at the
switch.
Johns, OR after clearing passenger
train. Claude Goodman at the
switch.
Portland Time Freight at No.
Portland Jct.
Portland Jct.
2nd 680 arriving at Lake Yard.
Max Dillie at the controls of a
5400, at Lake Yard, Portland, OR.
5400, at Lake Yard, Portland, OR.
NP Portland Time Freight arriving
in Portland Yard.
in Portland Yard.
NP Portland Time Freight arriving
in Portland Yard. The union station
is in the background.
in Portland Yard. The union station
is in the background.
The Barbary Coast and Hoyt Hotel,
where the railroaders stayed when
in Portland.
where the railroaders stayed when
in Portland.
Portland Union Station in 1962