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…
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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…
Chapel car 5 Messenger of Peace was built with a full complement of pews. Unfortunately changes in use and 113 years of history resulted in the loss of all the…
Chapel car 5 Messenger of Peace has been undergoing rehabilitation for over 9 months. A full-time crew of carpenters and other preservation specialists has been reversing the effects of 112…
Milestones. Sometimes we celebrate them with great fanfare. Sometimes with quiet delight. For the Museum, both kinds of milestones happened one day recently. THE FANFARE Train whistles. Trumpets. Remarks…
Every year in September, United Way organizes Day of Caring where thousands of volunteers all take the day off from work and volunteer in their community. United Way asks non-profit…
September 17, 2011 was a momentous occasion for the 54-year-old Northwest Railway Museum. That occasion was the grand opening of the Train Shed exhibit and collection storage building, a project…
