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Depot Bookstore
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The
Depot Bookstore is the Northwest Railway Museum's store
specializing in "almost everything train" including
railroad history publications, collectibles, clothing, and
novelties. It is located in the Snoqualmie Depot
at 38625 SE King Street, Snoqualmie.
The
Depot Bookstore is open 7 days per week
from 10:00 AM - 5 PM. The store is closed
on Thanksgiving, Christmas Day, and New Years Day.
Members of the Northwest Railway Museum
receive a 10% discount on purchases, and are able to buy
railway safety gear such as gloves and hardhats at cost.
For more information about membership, click
here.
Telephone
and mail orders are accepted, and if you are looking for
something unusual or unique, please ask and the staff will try
to find it for you. Sorry, at the present time, the Depot Bookstore
is unable to process your Internet orders. For
more information or to place a telephone order, the Depot
Bookstore can be reached at (425) 888-3030 X202 or you can
email us at .
The
Depot Bookstore accepts cash, checks with a western Washington
address and phone number, Visa, MasterCard and American
Express.
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 Great
food was synonymous with many long-distance passenger trains
and "Great Recipes from Great Trains" reveals some
of the secrets behind those meals. $2.95 in the Depot
Bookstore.
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The
children's classic "The Little Engine That Could" is
among the many books you will find in the Depot
Bookstore. Classic edition available for $8.99 in the
Depot Bookstore.
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Some of the interesting items available in the Depot Bookstore . . .
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Great
Recipes from Great Trains |
The
Little Engine That Could |
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Orphan
Road |
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This
work published by Washington State University in Pullman chronicles
the construction of railroads in the Seattle area, up to the arrival
of the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific in 1911. It
includes many of the exciting political and financial shenanigans
that helped shape our region. Orphan Road: the Railroad Comes
to Seattle, 1853 - 1911 by Kurt E. Armbruster. Soft cover
$24.95 |
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Some special books we are currently offering:
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Canadian National Steam Power
Clegg, Anthony and Ray Corley
Railfare Enterprises Limited: Ontario, 1969.
ISBN 0-88902-420-0, 128 pages
$35
Please note: Has markings and pen notations inscribed on some of the rosters and engine diagrams and a damaged spine.
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Logging Railroads in Skagit County
Thompson, Dennis Blake
North West Short Line: Seattle, 1989.
First Edition, Soft Cover
ISBN 0-915370-08-5, 297 pages
$45
The first comprehensive history of the logging railroads in Skagit County, Washington. |
Logging to the Salt Chuck, 1885 to 1989: Over 100 years of railroad logging in Mason County, Washington
Labbe, John T. and Peter J. Replinger
North West Short Line: Seattle, 1990.
First Edition, Soft Cover
ISBN 0-915370-09-3, 189 pages
$75
Pictorial history of Simpson Timber Company associated logging railroad operations.
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Pennsy Power: Steam and Electric Locomotives of the Pennsylvania Railroad 1900-1957
Staufer, Alvin F
Alvin F. Staufer: United States, 1962.
Hard Cover
LCC 62-20878, 320 pages
$45
Description of types of locomotives and operations as well as roster shots. |
Railroads Through the Coeur d’Alenes
Wood, John V.
Caxton Printers, Ltd.: Caldwell, ID, 1984.
Second printing, Soft Cover
ISBN 0-87004-291-2, 195 pages
$45
Covers the 1880s gold rush through the mining wars of the early 1900s, and the merger into Burlington Northern in 1970. Includes maps, vintage photos and includes cold weather, disasters and even the local baseball teams.
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Rails North
Clifford, Howard
Superior Publishing Company: Seattle, 1981.
First Edition, Hard Cover
ISBN 0-87564-536-4, 200 pages
$25
The Railroads of Alaska and theYukon. This book also touches on the boat and bus connections with RRs in Alaska and the Yukon territory. |
To Tacoma by Trolley: The Puget Sound Electric Railway
Wing, Warren W.
Pacific Fast Mail: Edmonds, WA, 1995.
Hard Cover
ISBN 0-915713-29-2, 144 pages
$75 (Autographed copy)
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The Virginian Railway
Reid, H.
Kalmbach Publication: Milwaukee, WI, 1970.
Second printing, Hard Cover
LCC 61-14758, 208 pages
$45
Covers the formation of the Virginian from the Deepwater (1898) and the Tidewater (1904) in the early 1900s (about 1907). Includes chronology from 1898 until 1959 (published in 1961). Also has roster and roster shots. |
The Camas Prairie, Idaho’s Railroad on Stilts
Riegger, Hal
$75.00
Includes a section on the filming of the movie “Breakheart Pass” as experienced by Bill Clem a retired engineer of the Camas Prairie Railroad. Also includes maps an both black and white color photos.
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Steam in the Redwoods
Carranco, Lynwood and Henry L Sorensen
$75.00
For a person dedicated to the Humboldt County (Calif) redwood logging in and around Eureka, Arcata, and Samoa California. Has a mostly complete rosters and specifications of engines in the Humboldt Country redwoods along with maps. |
The Pittsburgh & West Virginia Railway: The Story of the High and Dry
Worley, Howard V. Sr. and William N. Poellot, Sr.
$125.00 (First Edition, Hard cover)
From its inception through its acquisition by the Norfolk and Western this book included maps, rosters and roster shots of engines and rolling stock as well as information about the P & WV CTC system. Has some color photos.
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reserved.
The
Northwest Railway Museum is located in Snoqualmie, Washington.
Please
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