!["The nice thing about a [passenger] train is you can see what the country looks like -- you can look right out into people's backyards," says historian, author, and retired railroad employee Jim Fredrickson, who has amassed a collection of passenger train memorabilia. (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)](https://www.tacomadailyindex.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/070208_passenger_train1_web.jpg)
In the early-1940s, as a teenager at Stadium High School, Jim Fredrickson was a common fixture near Union Station in…
Tacomans with enthusiasm for vintage automobiles, and the architecture and dealerships that brought Tacoma into the automotive age, were treated…
On July 19, Tacomans interested in learning more about the city’s historic auto row will have an opportunity to participate…
