NP GP9 313 waits for SP&S FA2 862 to complete their moves before heading west out of Yardley in Spokane, WA. 862 was in transfer service from Yardley - the NP yard to Hillyard - the GN yard. After the merger, Hillyard was abandoned and all freight went through Yardley.
Documenting the comparative traffic of the Burlington Northern, the Milwaukee Road, and the Union Pacific between Puget Sound and the Midwest, mainly focusing on the 1970s but including other time periods as well. Also featuring Milwaukee Road freights on