The Northwest Railway Museum is honored to be awarded the title of Best Museum by 425 Magazine’s readers! Welcoming over 56,500 visitors last year, the Museum is one of the largest museums in the Puget Sound region.
The Museum is a popular place for railfans of all ages.
Many of the Museum’s visitors come for the experience of riding a train, sometimes for their first time. Over 55,000 passengers rode the Museum’s Snoqualmie Valley Railroad. Steam locomotive 924 draws railfans from all over to see history in motion. Popular events like Day Out With Thomas, Halloween Train, and Santa Train give many young train enthusiasts their first chance to experience real trains.
Story Time is a popular destination for young families looking for a fun learning experience.
But there is more to the Northwest Railway Museum than just a train ride. The museum hosts a variety of programs at its campus, including Story Time. Story Time welcomes young families every first, third, and fifth Wednesday of the month for stories and activities. School groups learn how trains have changed our modern lives through two different field trip options: Trackside or School Train. Exhibits in the Train Shed Exhibit Hall show guests of all ages how The Railways Changed Everything.
425 Magazine covers the eastern shore of Lake Washington up to Snoqualmie Pass, as well as parts of Everett and Snohomish, which is the same as area code 425.
