GN_Will_Photos - All Items

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	90.24.01	STM LOCO	EDMONDS	WA	1947	Passing Edmonds station	GN	STEAM LOCOMOTIVE	O-4	3210	GN's #3210 2-8-2 heavy Mikado pulling a passenger northbound in 1948. While going to photo school, I chose railroading for the subject of my photo essay. I spent many hours at the Great Northern Interbay yards but occasionally went afield to capture scenes like this. An enlargement of this negative resides at the Edmonds Historical Society museum.
	90.24.02	STM LOCO	INTERBAY	WA	1947	Mallet leaving Interbay yard	GN	STEAM LOCOMOTIVE	R-2	2050	GN's #2050 2-8-8-2 mallet northbound out of the Interbay yards on a crisp February morning in 1948. This photo was planned with the cooperation of the engineer & fireman, who were very proud of this engie were very willing to create dramatic effects for me to photograph. They held the cylinder drain cocks open longer than normal for this photo. Train crews, of course, happily bought prints like this from me for 50 cents each [HW] Sequence of 4 photos is .9, .8, .2, .3 [WCS]
	90.24.03	STM LOCO	INTERBAY	WA	1947	Lots of steam & snow	GN	STEAM LOCOMOTIVE	R-2	2050	Sequel to 90.24.2. Sequence of 4 photos is .9, .8, .2, .3 [WCS]
	90.24.04	DSL LOCO / PASS TRN	INTERBAY	WA	1947	Empire Builder at Interbay	GN	DIESEL LOCOMOTIVE, PASSENGER TRAIN	E-7, O-4	503, 3216	The new diesel Empire Builder - this new train, headed north and east to Chicago, showed corporate pride in passenger rolling stock. The design and consistently matching paint job advertised a quality train. The freight steamer at right was waiting to follow the 'Builder' out. Crewman said these diesel engines were the first where a cup of coffee could rest on a shelf without spilling while the train was moving. Even the newest steam engines were soon called rib bruisers or other unpleasant names describing a rough ride. [HW] Note powerhouse smokestack, water tower, steam locomotive oil tower, and sanding tower in background from left-to-right [WCS]
	90.24.04.crop	DSL LOCO / PASS TRN	INTERBAY	WA	1947	Empire Builder at Interbay	GN	DIESEL LOCOMOTIVE, PASSENGER TRAIN	E-7, O-4	503, 3216	The new diesel Empire Builder - this new train, headed north and east to Chicago, showed corporate pride in passenger rolling stock. The design and consistently matching paint job advertised a quality train. The freight steamer at right was waiting to follow the 'Builder' out. Crewman said these diesel engines were the first where a cup of coffee could rest on a shelf without spilling while the train was moving. Even the newest steam engines were soon called rib bruisers or other unpleasant names describing a rough ride. [HW] Note powerhouse smokestack, water tower, steam locomotive oil tower, and sanding tower in background from left-to-right [WCS]
	90.24.05	DSL LOCO / PASS TRN	INTERBAY	WA	1947	The Empire Builder crossing Bridge #4 headed North (railroad East)	GN	DIESEL LOCOMOTIVE, PASSENGER TRAIN	E-7	504	This draw span, built in 1914, connects Seattle's Magnolia Bluff to Ballard over the Lake Washington Ship Canal just west of the Hiram Chittenden (Ballard) Locks. This photo was taken just a few yards from the old Ballard depot. The Interbay yard is about a mile south of this bridge. The counterbalance on this bridge came loose in the late fifties. [HW]
	90.24.06	STM LOCO	BALLARD-RICHMOND BEACH	WA	1947	At Carkeek Park bend with smoke	GN	STEAM LOCOMOTIVE	R-2	2056	The train crews advised me to wait at this bend for a good shot, and they didn't disappoint me. At 45 MPH this 2-8-8-2 Great Northern giant, #2056, made the earth shake as it roared into view. To me, these locomotives were awesome. [HW]
	90.24.07	STM LOCO	INTERBAY	WA	1947	Steam freight leaving Interbay	GN	STEAM LOCOMOTIVE	O-4	3237
	90.24.08	STM LOCO	INTERBAY	WA	1947	Mallet leaving - steam & smoke	GN	STEAM LOCOMOTIVE	R-2	2050	Sequence of 4 photos is .9, .8, .2, .3. See notes on photo 90.24.2 [WCS]
	90.24.09	STM LOCO	INTERBAY	WA	1947	Heavy freight leaving Interbay	GN	STEAM LOCOMOTIVE	R-2	2050	Sequence of 4 photos is .9, .8, .2, .3. See notes on photo 90.24.2 [WCS]
	90.24.10	DSL LOCO / PASS TRN	INTERBAY	WA	1947	Diesel along waterfront	GN	DIESEL LOCOMOTIVE, PASSENGER TRAIN	E-7	511	Eastbound, approximately 1/4 mile east of Broad Street near downtown Seattle. Area to right has been filled and is now site of Port of Seattle grain terminal built in 1960's [WCS]
	90.24.11	FRT TRAIN	INTERBAY	WA	1947	Switching action scene	GN	FREIGHT TRAIN			North end (railroad east) of Interbay yard [WCS]
	90.24.11.light	FRT TRAIN	INTERBAY	WA	1947	Switching action scene	GN	FREIGHT TRAIN			North end (railroad east) of Interbay yard [WCS]
	90.24.12	FRT TRAIN	INTERBAY	WA	1947	Sequel to 90.24.11 - switching action scene	GN	FREIGHT TRAIN			North end (railroad east) of Interbay yard [WCS]
	90.24.13	STM LOCO	INTERBAY	WA	1947	Mallet with engineer & fireman	GN	STEAM LOCOMOTIVE	R-2	2050	"Pride in their job, proud of their engine" - This engineer & fireman requested this 1948 photo with their huge articulated locomotive. They knew its days were numbered, doomed by the new diesel locomotives. These steamers disappeared from GN tracks by the mid 50's [HW]
	90.24.14	STM LOCO	INTERBAY	WA	1947	Proud of their engine	GN	STEAM LOCOMOTIVE	R-2	2050	(no scan available - see MOHAI) "Pride in their job, proud of their engine" - This engineer & fireman requested this 1948 photo with their huge articulated locomotive. They knew its days were numbered, doomed by the new diesel locomotives. These steamers disappeared from GN tracks by the mid 50's [HW]
	90.24.15	STM LOCO	MUKILTEO	WA	1947	Wreck on side in Puget Sound	GN	STEAM LOCOMOTIVE	P-2	2507	GN train #27, the Fast Mail, hit a landslide near Picnic Point, south of Mukilteo, WA, in the pre-dawn hours of February 18, 1948. The engineer, Al White, and fireman, W.P. "Bill" Murphy, were both injured when a slide rolled the engine, tender and a baggage car off the track. Murphy lost a thumb when it got caught in a valve handle as #2507 went over the rock sea wall into Puget Sound. The GN yard bull (railroad cop) tried to prevent picture taking, but I shot this one and ran fast enough to save my 4x5 camera, and my skin. [HW] Bill Murphy states it was the tender footplate that sliced off the tip of his thumb [WCS]
	90.24.16	STM LOCO	INTERBAY	WA	1947	Hit by slide, broadside view	GN	STEAM LOCOMOTIVE	P-2	2507	After recovery from the Puget Sound beach, #2507 was stripped of wreckage that impeded towing and returned to the Interbay roundhouse. The locomotive was eventually restored to running condition. It is of class P-2 with wheel arrangement 4-8-2 and 73" diameter drivers to pull fast passenger and the record-holding GN Silk Trains of the mid-twenties.
	90.24.17	STM LOCO	INTERBAY	WA	1947	Closeup of damage	GN	STEAM LOCOMOTIVE	P-2	2507	After recovery from the Puget Sound beach, #2507 was stripped of wreckage that impeded towing and returned to the Interbay roundhouse. The locomotive was eventually restored to running condition. It is of class P-2 with wheel arrangement 4-8-2 and 73" diameter drivers to pull fast passenger and the record-holding GN Silk Trains of the mid-twenties.
	90.24.18	STM LOCO	INTERBAY	WA	1947	Closeup of engine damage	GN	STEAM LOCOMOTIVE	P-2	2507	After recovery from the Puget Sound beach, #2507 was stripped of wreckage that impeded towing and returned to the Interbay roundhouse. The locomotive was eventually restored to running condition. It is of class P-2 with wheel arrangement 4-8-2 and 73" diameter drivers to pull fast passenger and the record-holding GN Silk Trains of the mid-twenties.
	90.24.19	STM LOCO	INTERBAY	WA	1947	Closeup of cab damage	GN	STEAM LOCOMOTIVE	P-2	2507	After recovery from the Puget Sound beach, #2507 was stripped of wreckage that impeded towing and returned to the Interbay roundhouse. The locomotive was eventually restored to running condition. It is of class P-2 with wheel arrangement 4-8-2 and 73" diameter drivers to pull fast passenger and the record-holding GN Silk Trains of the mid-twenties.
	90.24.20	STM LOCO	INTERBAY	WA	1947	Hank Henderson in cab	GN	STEAM LOCOMOTIVE			Yard engineer Hank Henderson moves a mallet onto the turntable at the Interbay roundhouse. [HW]
	90.24.21	STM LOCO	INTERBAY	WA	1947	2118 & 2049 in roundhouse	GN	STEAM LOCOMOTIVE	Q-1, R-2	2118, 2049	To steam railroad buffs this 1948 portrait is a pleasing sight. These two locomotives were too long to fit in the roundhouse so their noses had to stay outside. This scene was at Great Northern's Interbay (Seattle) yard. [HW] (actually, the Interbay stalls were long enough to accomodate both, and normally the locomotives entered nose-first, so it is likely this photo was posed) [WCS]
	90.24.22	DSL LOCO / STM LOCO	INTERBAY	WA	1947	Twixt 2 tenders in roundhouse	GN	DIESEL LOCOMOTIVE, STEAM LOCOMOTIVE	E-7	511
	90.24.23	STM LOCO	INTERBAY	WA	1947	Steam-cleaning valve gear	GN	STEAM LOCOMOTIVE			A GN 2-8-8-2 articulated locomotive (mallet) gets its forward valve gear steam cleaned. The cylinder behind the workman's right elbow is the leading part of an identical set of drive wheels and massive linkage that doubles the traction power of the mallet design and still negotiates curves. The forward set of drive gear is designed to move slightly from side to side to negotiate curves.
	90.24.24	STM LOCO	INTERBAY	WA	1947	Filling front sand boxes	GN	STEAM LOCOMOTIVE	R-2	2056	Two sand reservoirs are filled simultaneously near the Interbay roundhouse.
	90.24.25	STM LOCO	INTERBAY	WA	1947	Filling oil & water	GN	STEAM LOCOMOTIVE	R-2	2056	The huge tender is receiving oil and water simultaneously near the Interbay roundhouse. The Great Northern goat "Rocky" first appeared on the 1923 herald design seen on this tender [HW]
	90.24.26	FRT CAR	INTERBAY	WA	1947	Inspecting low coupler	GN	FREIGHT CAR			Rolling stock from many lines receive needed service at the Interbay repair tracks. Shown are coupler adjustment, checking for 'flat' wheels, air brake testing, truck repair and car-top walkway replacement, brake valve repair and painting. [HW] Interbay car repair facility along Gilman Ave W and 20th Ave W [WCS]
	90.24.27	FRT CAR	INTERBAY	WA	1947	Gauging coupler opening	GN	FREIGHT CAR			Rolling stock from many lines receive needed service at the Interbay repair tracks. Shown are coupler adjustment, checking for 'flat' wheels, air brake testing, truck repair and car-top walkway replacement, brake valve repair and painting. [HW] Interbay car repair facility along Gilman Ave W and 20th Ave W [WCS]
	90.24.28	FRT CAR	INTERBAY	WA	1947	Testing air brake lines	GN	FREIGHT CAR			Rolling stock from many lines receive needed service at the Interbay repair tracks. Shown are coupler adjustment, checking for 'flat' wheels, air brake testing, truck repair and car-top walkway replacement, brake valve repair and painting. [HW] Interbay car repair facility along Gilman Ave W and 20th Ave W [WCS]
	90.24.29	FRT CAR	INTERBAY	WA	1947	Gauging wheels for flat spots	GN	FREIGHT CAR			Worker checks wheels with a gauge for "flat spots", which would be ground down as necessary. Interbay car repair facility along Gilman Ave W and 20th Ave W [WCS]
	90.24.30	FRT CAR	INTERBAY	WA	1947	Disassembling truck	GN	FREIGHT CAR			Repair yard workers have removed a set of wheels (truck) from a box car and disassembled it to turn the wheels on a lathe in the roundhouse to remove "flat spots". [HW] Interbay car repair facility along Gilman Ave W and 20th Ave W [WCS]
	90.24.31	FRT CAR	INTERBAY	WA	1947	Moving wheel/axle assembly	GN	FREIGHT CAR			Repair yard workers have removed a set of wheels (truck) from a box car and are disassembling it to turn the wheels on a lathe in the roundhouse to remove "flat spots". [HW] Interbay car repair facility along Gilman Ave W and 20th Ave W [WCS]
	90.24.32	FRT CAR	INTERBAY	WA	1947	New wood parts, box car	GN	FREIGHT CAR			A workman replaces damaged or missing boards on a box car. All rolling equipment required standardized ladders, grab rails, walkways, brake controls, coupler releases, etc. for crewman's safety, especially at night. The GN repair yard worked on any equipment needing repair, regardless of the owner. [HW] Interbay car repair facility along Gilman Ave W and 20th Ave W [WCS]
	90.24.33	FRT CAR	INTERBAY	WA	1947	Testing brake assembly	GN	FREIGHT CAR			Rolling stock from many lines receive needed service at the Interbay repair tracks. Shown are coupler adjustment, checking for 'flat' wheels, air brake testing, truck repair and car-top walkway replacement, brake valve repair and painting. [HW] Interbay car repair facility along Gilman Ave W and 20th Ave W [WCS]
	90.24.34	DSL LOCO	INTERBAY	WA	1947	Lettering name on loco	GN	DIESEL LOCOMOTIVE			The painter is renewing the name "Great Northern" on the engine-access doors of a diesel switch engine in the Interbay roundhouse. [HW]
	90.24.35.cropL	STM LOCO	INTERBAY	WA	1947	Night in roundhouse	GN	STEAM LOCOMOTIVE	H-5	1371
	90.24.35.cropR	STM LOCO	INTERBAY	WA	1947	Night in roundhouse	GN	STEAM LOCOMOTIVE	H-5	1371
	90.24.36	PASS CAR	SEATTLE	WA	1947	Looking north to King Street Station	GN	PASSENGER CAR			GN passenger cars are serviced south of Seattle's King Street Station. Repairs are made here as well as preparation for daily departures. [HW] Known as King Street "coach yard" or (earlier) "Pullman yard", this joint facility also served the Northern Pacific [WCS]
	90.24.36.light	PASS CAR	SEATTLE	WA	1947	Looking north to King Street Station	GN	PASSENGER CAR			GN passenger cars are serviced south of Seattle's King Street Station. Repairs are made here as well as preparation for daily departures. [HW] Known as King Street "coach yard" or (earlier) "Pullman yard", this joint facility also served the Northern Pacific [WCS]
	90.24.37	PASS CAR	SEATTLE	WA	1947	Dropping coach wheels	GN	PASSENGER CAR			GN passenger cars are serviced south of Seattle's King Street Station. Repairs are made here as well as preparation for daily departures. [HW] Known as King Street "coach yard" or (earlier) "Pullman yard", this joint facility also served the Northern Pacific [WCS]
	90.24.38	PASS CAR	SEATTLE	WA	1947	Replacing brake shoes	GN	PASSENGER CAR			GN passenger cars are serviced south of Seattle's King Street Station. Repairs are made here as well as preparation for daily departures. [HW] Known as King Street "coach yard" or (earlier) "Pullman yard", this joint facility also served the Northern Pacific [WCS]
	90.24.39	PASS CAR	SEATTLE	WA	1947	Scrubbing the Empire Builder	GN	PASSENGER CAR	8-4-4 sleeper	1169 - Swift Current Pass	GN passenger cars are serviced south of Seattle's King Street Station. Repairs are made here as well as preparation for daily departures. [HW] Known as King Street "coach yard" or (earlier) "Pullman yard", this joint facility also served the Northern Pacific [WCS]
	90.24.40	PASS CAR	SEATTLE	WA	1947	Waiters pose by tables	GN	PASSENGER CAR			The new streamlined Empire Builder is ready to depart on an afternoon trip to the east. The dining car crew was happy to pose with their spotless, decorated tables ready to welcome passengers. [HW]
	90.24.41	PASS CAR	SEATTLE	WA	1947	Interior of observation car	GN	PASSENGER CAR
	90.24.42	PASS CAR	SEATTLE	WA	1947	Empire Builder ready	GN	PASSENGER CAR	observation/sleeper	1194 - Marias River	GN passenger cars are serviced south of Seattle's King Street Station. Repairs are made here as well as preparation for daily departures. [HW] Known as King Street "coach yard" or (earlier) "Pullman yard", this joint facility also served the Northern Pacific [WCS]
	90.24.43	FRT CAR	SEATTLE	WA	1947	Coupling Empire Builder to loco	GN	FREIGHT CAR			GN passenger cars are serviced south of Seattle's King Street Station. Repairs are made here as well as preparation for daily departures. [HW] Known as King Street "coach yard" or (earlier) "Pullman yard", this joint facility also served the Northern Pacific [WCS]
	90.24.46	AERIAL / YARD	SEATTLE	WA	1947	Aerial of Sears & East Waterway	GN	AERIAL / YARD			Yard complex for NP, Milwaukee Road, and Pacific Coast Railway, looking south. NP mainline, coaling tower and Horton St Roundhouse visible at left. UP Argo Yard complex visible in distance, beneath overpasses. [WCS]
	90.24.46.crop	AERIAL / YARD	SEATTLE	WA	1947	Aerial of Sears & East Waterway	GN	AERIAL / YARD			Yard complex for NP, Milwaukee Road, and Pacific Coast Railway, looking south. NP mainline, coaling tower and Horton St Roundhouse visible at left. UP Argo Yard complex visible in distance, beneath overpasses. [WCS]
	90.24.47	STM LOCO			1947	Pioneer locomotive from Portland, OR depot	?	STEAM LOCOMOTIVE			This old timer is shown on a flat bed truck in a parade in Vancouver, WA in 1950. It was normally on display outside of the Portland depot. [HW]
	90.24.48	STM LOCO	INTERBAY	WA	1950?	GN 1246 being moved to Woodland Park to go on display	GN	STEAM LOCOMOTIVE	F-8	1246	no scan available - see MOHAI
	90.24.59	STM LOCO	INTERBAY	WA	1950?	GN 1246 being moved to Woodland Park to go on display	GN	STEAM LOCOMOTIVE	F-8	1246	no scan available - see MOHAI
	90.24.60	DSL LOCO			1956	Diesel freight in Mojave Desert	SP	DIESEL LOCOMOTIVE		6123
	90.24.61	STM LOCO	SEATTLE	WA	1955	0-6-0 switcher in yard	MILW	STEAM LOCOMOTIVE		1476
	90.24.62	STM LOCO	SEATTLE	WA	1955	Near Sears, S. Seattle	MILW	STEAM LOCOMOTIVE		1476	no scan available - see MOHAI
	90.24.63	DSL LOCO	SEATTLE	WA	1955	Crossing accident on waterfront by Skyway Luggage	NP	DIESEL LOCOMOTIVE			no scan available - see MOHAI
	90.24.64	STM LOCO		BC	1955	Old steamer in ??? BC	CP	STEAM LOCOMOTIVE		374	no scan available - see MOHAI
	90.24.65	DSL LOCO	SEATTLE	WA	1955	Crossing accident on waterfront by Skyway Luggage	NP	DIESEL LOCOMOTIVE			no scan available - see MOHAI