2020 is proving to be a challenging year with the longest closure in the Museum’s 63 history. Governor Insley’s stay-at-home order has been extended to the end of May to…
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The worldwide pandemic is causing significant disruption in nearly everyone’s lives throughout the Puget Sound Region, but a core group of dedicated specialists is continuing to work on locomotive 924. …
The Museum’s railway extends between Snoqualmie Falls and North Bend, but the most spectacular view is at Snoqualmie Falls. A tight 11 degree 30 minute curve thrusts the railroad out…
Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway coach 213 was delivered in 1912. It is one of the last wooden coaches built for service on an American railroad, and was constructed by…
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…
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. …
