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D77973-1
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- 1953-09-19 (Creation)
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Northern Pacific Railroad, Machine Shop #1 and offices, 75- 100 people in group portrait. Sign on building reads "Nothing is as important as the protection of life and limb. Be Careful." In 1953, Northern Pacific Railroad began a 7 1/2 million dollar improvement package on their passenger service, including the North Coast Limited. New dining cars were introduced. The diesel engines and streamliners were painted seafoam green and dark green. Twenty two men at the Northern Pacific shops were kept busy sanding, undercoating and painting the big three unit diesels. At the shop in St. Paul, the coaches were being painted in the car shops. The old orange & black color scheme would be retained by the freight diesels. The project would culminate in the delivery the following summer of 20 new Vista Dome and sleeping cars. (TNT 10/18/1953, pg. A-4 & 10/20/1953, pg. A-9)
Group portraits--1950-1960; Railroads--Tacoma; Railroad companies--Tacoma; Northern Pacific Railway Co. (Tacoma);