<p>Lester, Washington, about 14 miles west of the Stampede Pass tunnel, was once an important stop on the Northern Pacific Railroad. Before the advent of diesel engines, steam trains stopped at Lester to take on coal or have the engine serviced.
This photographic postcard, postmarked June 29, 1912, shows the six-engine roundhouse at Lester. The workmen stand on the turntable which could be moved to direct the engines to a particular stall in the roundhouse.</p>
<p>Written on face: Roundhouse, Lester, Wn. N.P.R.R.

Written on verso: Message: Lester, Wash. Dear Sister - how does this look to you. This is the Roundhouse. Write soon - same as ever.

Original photographic print (postcard): Waters, V.S., ca. June 1912. Copied in 1998 by the Museum of History and Industry.</p>
<ul><li>Subjects (LCTGM): Railroad roundhouses; Railroad locomotives; Railroad employees; Northern Pacific Railroad Company</li></ul>
V.S. Waters
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