The call of “All Aboard” rang out loud and clear on Saturday, October 3rd as weekend train ride excursions began for the first time in 2020. With online tickets in…
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The Covid-19 crisis has been particularly difficult for museums. The Northwest Railway Museum has been able to survive – at least so far – with a combination of public and…
How is the Northwest Railway Museum handling the pandemic? This is arguably the most difficult period in the Museum’s 63 year history, and continued community support is critical to recovery. …
Interpretation (an explanation as a way of teaching) is more effective when it is applied in a planned and thematic way. The Northwest Railway Museum’s Interpretive Plan establishes guidelines for…
The Northwest Railway Museum is pleased to announce the planned reopening of the Train Shed Exhibit Hall. The Train Shed will reopen on Friday, September 11th at 11 am, and is located…
The Museum’s Northern Pacific Railway steam locomotive 924 made a brief public appearance while testing earlier this month. The 1899-built Rogers 0-6-0 has been undergoing rehabilitation and restoration for five…
Since early March the Northwest Railway Museum and most other museums in the state have been closed by order of the Governor of Washington State and King County health officials…
June 27, 1909 Seattle Times article. August 18th, 2020 marked the 100th Anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution giving American women the right to vote!…
In celebration of a social-distant, Snoqualmie Railroad Days lite, the Northwest Railway Museum was pleased to introduce to the community newly certified steam locomotive 924, an 1899 Roger’s built 0-6-0…
On a blistering-hot July 27, 2020, steam locomotive 924 emerged from its track inside the Conservation and Restoration Workshop for additional testing. The 924 is an 1899-built 0-6-0 Rogers locomotive…
