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…
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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…
Thanks to a recent donation from the 4th Division/Pacific Northwest Region/National Model Railroad Association specifically marked for education, the Museum has designed and produced three new interpretive signs for large…
Late last month The Ancient and Honorable Order of E Clampus Vitus (“ECV”) gave a day of service to the chapel car Messenger of Peace rehabilitation. The Doc Maynard Chapter…
2012 has started out with heavy weather including heavy rain, over 9 inches of snow and an ice storm. So as we complete our latest storm recovery, it is appealing…
Santa Train is the Northwest Railway Museum’s premier event; it has been a Northwest tradition for 43 years. Visitors travel on a 2-hour excursion on a century-old train from North Bend to Snoqualmie, visit…
The Patron Saint of Children has been a frequent visitor to the Northwest Railway Museum ever since seasonal programming began in 1969. He is an integral part of Santa Train and has…
