A critical responsibility of every museum is the general protection of the Collection. Broadly defined, that could mean protecting it from everything, which is unrealistic. However, prudent steps can be…
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Good track is easy to take for granted, but a safe and reliable railroad depends on it. And good track requires a stable subgrade, especially within the 1:1 live load…
The first passengers since the 1940s and the first five-coach train since 1988! On July 13, 2013, coach 218 was marshaled into the passenger train in Snoqualmie creating the Museum’s first five-coach passenger…
Thomas the Tank Engine has returned to the Snoqualmie Valley for Day Out With Thomas 2013! The really useful engine arrived at the North Bend depot today for a visit…
Well, sort of. Two new lottery commercials were filmed in Snoqualmie, and one of them featured a locomotive from the Northwest Railway Museum’s Collection. So for several local businesses, a…
Clerestory windows are a distinguishing feature of early 20th Century coaches. Obviously, these windows let light in but their primary function was – and is – to provide ventilation in an…
The chapel car 5 Messenger of Peace achieved substantial completion in April. This 1898-built mobile church has been under rehabilitation in the Museum’s Conservation and Restoration Center (“CRC”) beginning in…
In March Spike reported on the acquisition of an organ for the chapel car 5 Messenger of Peace. In April, Brian Tate and Wes Spore offered to rehabilitate the “new”…
Coach 218 was built in 1912 and is now being prepared for its second century of service. Historic rehabilitation of this former Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway coach has been…
Well, not quite, but at a price that felt like a donation! “One (1) Estey reed organ, cottage or schoolhouse model, mahogany, circa 1885. Fully functional but missing one knob. …
