Moving the 125. Northern Pacific Railway locomotive 125 is now part of the Northwest Railway Museum collection in Snoqualmie, WA. It moved here last November as part of a much larger project. Now,…
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It began 80 years ago today. March 30, 1942 was the first day of forced relocation and incarceration of individuals of Japanese ancestry in Washington State. The first affected were…
Cutting heads in position. The Museum’s high hood Alco model HH660 locomotive received its first restorative work this week when Scott Hutton – with able assistance from Josh Kiavo – was on hand to…
Jack taking a short breakin Santa’s chair insidechapel car 5 Messenger of Peace. Jack Christensen has had a long railroad career. He began as an engine wiper for the Northern Pacific…
The Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust has recognized Northwest Railway Museum Registrar Cristy Lake for her contributions to the Greenway. Lake was awarded the prestigious Jim Ellis Spirit Award at…
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…
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,…
