2015 was a year of significant accomplishment at the Northwest Railway Museum. Read on to learn about some of the highlights! This 2015 continued a major multiyear effort to improve…
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The rehabilitation and restoration of chapel car 5 Messenger of Peace was substantially complete in 2013, but a number of restorative details have been ongoing, long-term projects. Often it is…
The Museum’s key staff represent a very diverse group of qualifications that sup- port many mission-critical functions. From left to right, Gary James, ship- wright; Richard Anderson, executive director; Cristy Lake,…
Snoqualmie Landmarks Commission, key Landmarks staff, and Museum Executive Director Richard Anderson pose for a post-vote photo in the Snoqualmie council chambers. The Northern Pacific Railway steam locomotive 924 has…
Main track at the Snoqualmie Depot during peak rainfall. November in Western Washington is synonymous with severe winter storms. High winds, heavy precipitation, and power outages occur nearly every November…
Late last month the Northwest Railway Museum was pleased to welcome the Art Hodgins Family to the Train Shed exhibit building for a tour of Chapel Car 5 Messenger of Peace. …
Douglas fir. Almost every stick of wood that was used to build the Snoqualmie Depot (the shingles are red cedar) was cut from Douglas fir, a species of softwood native…
In September 2015 another major milestone was passed in the rehabilitation to service of Northern Pacific Railway steam locomotive 924. In November 2014, the boiler tubes were removed from the…
The Northwest Railway Museum recently completed the much anticipated Phase 1 exhibit in the Train Shed Exhibit Building. The railroad changed everything is the guiding interpretive theme for the building…
Snoqualmie Railroad Days 2015 included a special celebration, one that occurs just once in an historic structure’s life cycle. Sunday, August 16, 2015 commemorated the 125th birthday of the Snoqualmie Depot. …
