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This week the Northwest Railway Museum gave a locomotive to another King County Museum, the Black Diamond Historical Society. For history museums, few things generate more controversy that deaccessioning (removing)…
Snoqualmie Railroad Days was so much fun this year, we can’t wait to give you a sneak preview of Railroad Days 2010. August 2009 was the first time the Northwest…
Seventy years after its launch as a fundraiser for Snoqualmie’s volunteer fire department, Railroad Days – now a free annual festival – is under new management. And who better to…
The site was cleared and graded, equipment was mobilized, the temperature was a comfortable 72 degrees, and then the sun came out making it a perfect Northwest evening. So on…
It’s not a form of government control but an essential component in good railway track. Track ballast is part of the track structure. It provides supports to the ties from…
1) Enjoy the breeze and the view from Coach 272 when you ride the Snoqualmie Valley Railroad. 2) Stroll the Centennial Trail past the Museum’s rail yard, and continue…
It did not begin with any ceremony, pomp, or circumstance. Instead, it began with a chain saw. The technological marvel called the railroad made the Northwest’s forest industry viable by…
Day Out With Thomas has been a successful event at the Northwest Railway Museum for eight seasons. This past weekend was the first of two for this year’s event and…
This is a true story but the narrative has been adapted to suit the occasion! Thomas the Tank EngineTM arrived in North Bend early in July 7, 2009. Unfortunately, the…
