The Northwest Railway Museum will remain closed to the public through at least May 4, 2020. The Governor of Washington State has issued an emergency proclamation prohibiting public gatherings of more…
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45 degree power poles? Winter storms in the Pacific Northwest can yield hurricane-force winds and torrential downpours, and so far the winter of 2020 has not disappointed! Already rain and…
The Northwest Railway Museum is delighted to announce appointment of Ms. Peggy Barchi as the new School Train Coordinator. Peggy brings a wealth of museum interpretive experience, and previously worked…
The Railway Education Center in January. The Railway Education Center is located on the Northwest Railway Museum campus on Stone Quarry Road in Snoqualmie, Washington. The building is designed to…
Steam locomotive 924 is an 0-6-0 constructed in 1899 by the Rogers Locomotive Works. By 1901 it was owned by the Northern Pacific Railway and had been shipped west to…
Sister coach 214 as delivered in 1912. Coach 213 was built for the Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway by the Barney and Smith Car company more than 100 years ago. …
Puget Sound Electric Railway car 523 operated between Seattle and Tacoma from 1908 until 1928. This early mass transit allowed commuters on “Limited” trains to travel from downtown to downtown…
The Halloween Storytelling Train is an engaging family outing, but it also represents an annual gathering for the Hodgins Family to visit chapel car 5 Messenger of Peace and remember…
Yes, a real caboose. White River Lumber Company 001. It was built at Enumclaw in 1945 and restored to its original appearance here at the Northwest Railway Museum by Dale…
Or building it from scratch. Posts have been set in concrete just behind the paved trail edge. Rails and trails are able to co-exist, but authorities do need to take…
