Many visitors think it is safe to be near tracks so long as they are not standing on the tracks. It may surprise you to learn just how far railway…
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Story Time at the NRM is heading on a small summer break (we hear a very useful blue engine is in town). While you wait for Story Time to come…
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…
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…
