The Day Out With Thomas Thrill of the Ride Tour was another successful event at the Northwest Railway Museum! Nearly 16,000 guests enjoyed a visit with Thomas the Tank Engine,…
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Thomas the Tank Engine has returned to the Northwest Railway Museum! More than 15,000 children with their adults are expected for this year’s extravaganza, which got underway today (July 11,…
July 4, 1889, marked the inaugural passenger train excursion from Seattle to Snoqualmie Falls along the lines of the Seattle, Lake Shore and Eastern Railway Company. Hosted by the M.E….
Coach 218 will be 102 years old this summer. This Barney and Smith coach is one of the last wood coaches built for service on an American railroad. It served…
May 20 marked the final day of School Train for 2014. This year the Museum hosted two full days of Preschool Train on April 29 and 30, and four days…
The Northwest Railway Museum was honored to host a Reinforcement Crew event on May 17. The Reinforcement Crew is a team of museum collections professionals from the Registrars Committee of…
2014 is a big year for the Snoqualmie Valley! This summer is the 125th anniversary of passenger train service to the valley. On July 4, 1889, the inaugural run was…
One of the aspects of railroads that Spike finds particularly interesting is the longevity of many fixed assets. Bridges, depots, and even rails are frequently in service for many decades,…
Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway coach 218 has been undergoing rehabilitation and restoration in the Museum’s Conservation and Restoration Center. Reports detailing this work have appeared in this blog for…
It started out as a small project for the 1891-built Bridge 35: replace several timbers under the Pratt truss that had detectable deterioration or evidence of crushing. Simultaneously, bearing pads…
