When first walking into the Train Shed, guests are immediately confronted by a ginormous locomotive, looking more like a yellow wall than a locomotive. This is Weyerhaeuser’s White River Branch…
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New floor for the 276 installed in 1998 Coach 276 is unremarkable yet at the same time it is remarkable. Built in 1915 by the Barney and Smith Car Company,…
A critical responsibility of every museum is the general protection of the Collection. Broadly defined, that could mean protecting it from everything, which is unrealistic. However, prudent steps can be…
Something old, something new, something borrowed, something . . . carbon black! Later this month inside the Conservation and Restoration Center, the chapel car 5 Messenger of Peace will be…
The Train Shed is now beginning to take shape. On Tuesday, December 22, 2009 subcontractor CHG Building Systems began erecting steel columns for the Train Shed. CHG is not a…
Weyerhaeuser Timber Company White River Branch #1 is a diesel-electric locomotive built in 1951 during the transition from steam to diesel. It is an important object in the Museum’s collection…
Why be modest? We’ll take credit for Washington State’s 120th birthday. Washington became the 42nd state when President Benjamin Harrison signed a proclamation on November 11, 1889. It’s not coincidental…
