Walking by the bay window at the Northwest Railway Museum, I spied some activity inside at the desk. Clarence, our telegrapher of many years, has taken up a new hobby….
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15 things the Northwest Railway Museum is thankful for (in no particular order): 1. Sprinkler systems! (The Snoqualmie Depot was spared from major fire damage by sprinkler heads located on…
Model train show season has begun and the Northwest Railway Museum was present at one of the best train shows around this past weekend: The World’s Greatest Hobby on Tour,…
Weyerhaeuser Timber Company White River Branch #1 is a diesel-electric locomotive built in 1951 during the transition from steam to diesel. It is an important object in the Museum’s collection…
Why be modest? We’ll take credit for Washington State’s 120th birthday. Washington became the 42nd state when President Benjamin Harrison signed a proclamation on November 11, 1889. It’s not coincidental…
Ballast regulation that is. Progress on rehabilitation of the Museum’s Kershaw ballast regulator was featured in an August post and the project is nearing completion. By November 6, Rich W….
