The Northern Pacific headquarters in Tacoma Washington. The large building on the right served as the Western offices of the NP in this 1898 photo of the Moon Yard. The building still exists, although Schuster Parkway and the freeway partially hide it now. Note the boardwalk below, and the roofs of streetcars to the left of the building. This photo is from a glass plate that Jack Anderson found in a local thrift shop in about 1966.

This shot is from the same location, looking East. It shows Foss Boat House Company, which later became Foss Tug and Barge. At this time, 1898, they rented rowboats and transfered men and supplies to and from the many sailing ships in the busy harbor. The small building in the foreground is an eatery.

Tacoma Roundhouse, about 1968. Near the end of its usefulness, the roundhouse sits empty, but has loads of character! This shot was taken by T. C. Miller, former NP engineer. I'll try to post more photos of this building as I get time, as I have many detail shots that should be very helpful to the modeler.

Tacoma roundhouse looking west. Looks like the air tank on #401 needs a bit of work!

Tacoma Union Station, 1976. Jack and I with our fancy cameras (a couple of 4 X 5 view cameras ) talked our way onto the roof of a hardware store across Pacific Avenue to get this and other record shots during the Bicentennial.

The Elma Washington Depot in 1973. What a fascinating depot! It is still in NP colors, but not for long judging from the peeling paint. At this time, the Telegrapher/Agent (Virgil Halloway) was using it as his own personal museum. He had RR signs, paper, and all sorts of hardware displayed inside, possibly not with the blessing of the BN.

Winlock Depot, 1971. I shot this on a wonderful day trip chasing trains, and can only wish I'd shot more structures like this one! The interior is especially nice. Winlock is on the NP mainline to Portland, south of Centralia. At one time they had a monument close to the tracks, with a huge egg on a pedestal. At the time, this was home to the world's largest chicken egg, and they wanted everyone to know about it. I should have used up a shot on it, but never got around to it.