Today, it is mainly a stopping point for recreational access to the surrounding mountains, including skiing at nearby Stevens Pass.

About eight miles west of Stevens Pass, Alpine had only rail access, and was a mile from the nearest road.

"We'll go on up to Everett and men across Stevens Pass," Sloane said.

Stevens Pass is a few miles north of the lake.

Stevens Pass offers a variety of alpine ski runs ranging from beginner to advanced.

The railyard was used by helper locomotives on the grade up to Stevens Pass.

A mean wind that squeezes through the notch of Stevens Pass can sometimes blow off a barn roof.

She learned to ski and race at Stevens Pass when the family lived in Skykomish.

Stevens Pass, located above the tunnels, was named after him.

Stevens Pass is some 80 miles east, and slightly north, of Seattle.