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| Title | Aerial of Great Northern Railroad derailment from west, Mukilteo, February 18, 1948 |
| Photographer | Harris, Ken
Seattle Post-Intelligencer |
| Date | 1948 |
| Caption | In the early morning of February 18, 1848, the Great Northern mail train heading south to Seattle hit a huge landslide 2 1/2 miles south of Mukilteo. The locomotive landed on its side in the water. Two trainmen were injured, but both survived.
This locomotive 2507 is now on display, fully restored to its Great Northern colors, in the Columbia River town of Wishram, Washington. |
| Notes | Number on locomotive reads: 2507 |
| Subjects | Great Northern Railway Company (U.S.); Railroad accidents—Washington (State)—Mukilteo |
| Places | United States—Washington (State)—Mukilteo |
| Digital Collection | Museum of History & Industry Photograph Collection |
| Image Number | 1986.5.121 |
| Ordering Information | To order a reproduction or to inquire about permissions contact photos@mohai.org or phone us at 206-324-1126. Please refer to the Image Number and provide a brief description of the photograph. |
| Credit Line | Seattle Post-Intelligencer Photograph Collection, Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved |
| Repository | Museum of History & Industry, Seattle (MOHAI). |
| Repository Collection | Seattle Post-Intelligencer Photograph Collection |
| Type | Image |
| Physical Description | 1 nitrate negative: b&w; 4 x 5 in. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from film positive as 4350 pixel TIFF image in 16-bit grayscale, resized to 700 pixels in the longest dimension and compressed into JPEG format using Photoshop CS4. |
