The Santa Cruz Portland Cement steam locomotive 2 (“SCPC 2”) is at present the resident steam locomotive at the Northwest Railway Museum in Snoqualmie. It is from the personal collection of Stathi…
Many different disciplines are required to prepare for the Museum’s operating season. After a winter shutdown, there is a certain amount of work re-activating the locomotives and coaches, but the…
We heard you ask, and now we are answering: more steam at the Northwest Railway Museum! The next weekend of steam featuring Mr. Pappas’ Santa Cruz Portland Cement locomotive…
President Snook addressed the crowd before the train departed. July 4, 1889 marked the inaugural passenger train excursion from Seattle to Snoqualmie Falls along the lines of the Seattle, Lake…
The grade immediate below the track structure is called the subgrade. It was disturbed by an excavator during a recent construction project conducted adjacent to the track. Good track is…
“We’ve been working on the railroad” and there is another new highway crossing to show for! Railroad crossings represent one of the bigger funding challenges for the Northwest Railway Museum. …
Santa Claus checks his list while riding Santa Train (R). Imagine you and your family aboard a…
Thanks to dozens of donors and local corporate sponsors, the Bad to Beautiful initiative has been successfully completed! Workers from Queen Anne Upholstery unpack and unload the reupholstered seats. The…