Photo caption: " G.N. 2043 2-8-8-2 mallet, snorting up west side of Cascade mtns at Index (?), Wash. *(eastbound). Next stop is Skykomish, where electric engines will help him over the hump, thru 8 mile tunnel to Westachee, Wn *(now all diesel) "

Undated photo by Thayer. This must have been ground shaking train action at it's best ! Plus, the scenery !!! Something about this era of history makes you wish you could have been there.

Photo collection of Timothy M. Baggett