It has been a busy week at the Northwest Railway Museum. Generous contributions from individuals, Give Big, local business, Nickel Bros. and the Schwab Fund for Charitable Giving supported the move of…
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Well, not quite, but the Northern Pacific Railway parlor car 1799 did have an eventful trip on three Interstate highways as it continued its journey to the Northwest Railway Museum…
Some organization’s details are cast in stone, but some of the Museum’s are cast in ductile iron! There are many details involved in successful historic preservation. For instance, just one…
Wednesday, May 9, 2018 is Give Big day in King County and the Seattle region. Give Big is a charitable giving event benefiting non profit organizations of many differing sizes…
Parlor car 1799 was loading on a barge to transport it from Whidbey Island to West Seattle. Preparations for the move were described here and here, and loading of the…
Parlor car 1799 has recently been the center of considerable attention, and the effort reached its pinnacle when the car rolled onto a barge on Puget Sound. And yet this…
Parlor car 1799 is situated on a beautiful island beach on Puget Sound. The former Northern Pacific Railway Pullman-built wood car has been donated to the Northwest Railway Museum, and…
The Parlor Car is ready to move to the Museum! A Parlor car was an extra-fare car and provided service that would be equivalent to today’s business or first class. …
Admittedly, the Northwest Railway Museum has many interesting stories to tell, and most have only rarely been shared. One recently discovered tale concerns a locomotive that helped build a bomb. …
Adams and Westlake kerosene lamp designed for rail passenger cars. –NRM Collection Coach 218 was built in 1912, an interesting era in the car hardware and lighting appliance business. In…
