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…
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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…
July 4, 1889, marked the inaugural passenger train excursion from Seattle to Snoqualmie Falls along the lines of the Seattle, Lake Shore and Eastern Railway Company. Hosted by the M.E….
Good track is easy to take for granted, but a safe and reliable railroad depends on it. And good track requires a stable subgrade, especially within the 1:1 live load…
“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. …
Imagine you and your family aboard a vintage train with the scenic Cascade foothills outside your antique coach window. As you journey from North Bend to Snoqualmie, you hear the…
Thanks to dozens of donors and local corporate sponsors, the Bad to Beautiful initiative has been successfully completed! The Museum participated in the Seattle Foundation’s Give BIG event last…
