August 2012 was the debut of the first-ever Northwest RailCamp. Designed for youth, the intensive rail-oriented program was a week of operations, history, collections care, and fun. The Northwest…
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Documenting an historic structure is an essential element in any rehabilitation, and is a concomitant of the Secretary of the Interior Standards for the Treatment of Historic Structures. This allows…
Thomas the Tank Engine is visiting Snoqualmie and the Northwest Railway Museum for the 12thannual Day Out With Thomas event. The first three days of the six-day event have concluded and…
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,…
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. …
