This article was originally published in the December 2000 Sounder. Several locations are now known by different names. Squak Lake is now Lake Sammamish and Gilman became Issaquah in 1899…
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As summer approaches here in the Pacific Northwest, the Northwest Railway Museum has been picking up steam. Equipment is moving, visitor experiences are changing, and the first stages of expansion…
There it is… The dreaded lights and gates coming down at a rail crossing. The agonizingly long wait for a mile-long freight train to crawl through. Thankfully, the Museum’s train…
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…
On a crisp spring afternoon, the Northwest Railway Museum welcomed guests aboard its first Wine Train of the season—an experience that blended local flavor, community spirit, and a journey through time. Partnering…
All aboard for National Train Day! Started in 2008 by Amtrak, National Train Day celebrates railroads and their role the Saturday closest to May 10th. The Northwest Railway Museum will…
There is a popular online myth that a stack of pennies or a single penny could derail a train. While that myth is entirely fictional, there is a grain of…
Work continues on the Northern Pacific Railway Parlor Car 1049. The John H. Emery Rail Heritage Trust has awarded a $7,500 grant to the Northwest Railway Museum (“Museum”) in support…
Work on our latest exhibit, From Farm to Rail to Table: How Railways Altered Agriculture in Eastern Washington continues to make progress. Visitors to Day Out With Thomas last year will…
Railroad date nails are small nails with numbers stamped on the head. They are often found in railroad collections and in railroad art. But what were date nails used for?…
