When a museum guest asks if they can check out the Cab, we usually assume they are referring to a locomotive. However, during Snoqualmie Wine Train events they are almost…
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Brent does the honors usingStar Rental’s 45-foot lift. The Northwest Railway Museum collections care work space now has brighter lighting that saves money by using less power. Thanks to an…
2015 was a year of significant accomplishment at the Northwest Railway Museum. Read on to learn about some of the highlights! This 2015 continued a major multiyear effort to improve…
A major milestone was achieved on the Northern Pacific Railway steam locomotive 924 last week: substantial completion of the new cistern (tank) for the tender. For more than five months, a replacement tender tank…
The tender tank rehabilitation and restoration work for Northern Pacific Railway 0-6-0 steam locomotive 924 is drawing to a close! The 19th Century Rogers-built locomotive is the subject of a major collections…
The benches look great in the building! People participate in the mission of the Northwest Railway Museum in many ways. Some ride the train or take a tour of the…
Historically, steam locomotives consumed large quantities of water and fuel. The nature of the technology – the state-of-the-art in its day – was essentially a giant tea kettle that boiled…
Museum’s Curator of Collections peers from the 924’s firebox door opening. Rehabilitation of locomotive 924 is underway! Some important progress has already been achieved with significant and positive news emerging…
The Northwest Railway Museum steam program officially launched today with the movement of former Northern Pacific Railway steam locomotive 924 to the Conservation and Restoration Center. The 1899-built Rogers six-coupled…
The 1912-built wood coach 218 has been the focus of considerable rehabilitation effort at the Museum for some years. In the final phase of work, some of the more iconic…
