The locomotive as 770 circa 1950. Locomotive 125 arrived in Seattle in February, 1940 and entered service for the Northern Pacific Railway doing the same work the Museum’s former NPR 924…
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201 on 3 Nov 2021. Locomotive 201 is an American Locomotive Company (“Alco”) model RSD4 diesel-electric locomotive constructed in 1951. It served Kennecott Copper for more than 30 years and…
Heavy things are about to move at the Northwest Railway Museum! Successful museums constantly work to improve the representation of their collections and how it serves their mission. An art…
Pullman builder’s photo, courtesy of theCalifornia State Railroad Museum library. Parlor car 1799 is a Pullman Company product constructed almost entirely of wood, and completed in 1901. The car was…
Snoqualmie’s original fire truck On August 28 and 29, 2021, Snoqualmie Railroad Days made a triumphant return to the live event scene. Despite the lingering effects of a global pandemic,…
Thomas the Tank Engine returned to the Snoqualmie Valley in July, but it wasn’t just any visit. During last year’s pandemic closure, the Northwest Railway Museum made many site improvements…
Exhibits take lots of time, planning, research and resources to create, the Museum’s new Japanese Railway Workers exhibit is no exception. The process began in 2018 when staff members discussed…
Japanese immigrants to Washington were influential in railway construction, and other industries including forestry. Workers of Japanese ancestry made up the largest ethnic group of workers at the Snoqualmie Falls Lumber Company,…
Successful heritage tourism is an important goal in our local community, and to successfully attract an audience there are many preconditions. However, being able to successfully find and then identify…
Parlor car 1799 was built by Pullman in 1901. After 38 years of service for the Northern Pacific Railway, the car found a second use as a seaside cottage. That…
