Stewardship of a massive collection like the Northwest Railway Museum’s can be daunting. A trained curator can quickly see there are issues with storage conditions, damaged artifacts, and security. Heat,…
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The roof on a century-old railcar is more than just something to keep the rain out; it is a distinguishing feature. On chapel car 5 Messenger of Peace, the roof…
Lights! Camera! Work Extra 4024, take it ahead! Not quite what you were expecting? The Northwest Railway Museum was briefly transformed into a movie studio for the production of You…
Let there be light, and some fresh air too! One of the distinguishing features of most traditional clerestory-roofed railroad cars is the clerestory window. Designed to provide both light and…
Part 1 was published on February 27 and described a business card for H. J. Geisler’s tasting room that was discovered hidden in the roof structure of chapel car 5 Messenger of Peace. …
Last year, The Seattle Foundation orchestrated an incredible one-day online giving event that – thanks to you – raised nearly $19,000 for the Northwest Railway Museum. It was the most…
It has been an unusually long winter in the Northwest but spring weather has finally arrived. Track machines and crews have been working on the railroad and trains are running…
Rehabilitation of a landmark property invites many opportunities to learn from the object. The chapel car rehabilitation is no exception – the structure has been largely untouched since it was…
