The NRM’s collection of possibly poisonous books. In 1820 Archibald Leighton, a bookbinder, and William Pickering, a book publisher, developed a method of coating fabric with starch, making it…
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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…
January 2017 has been an eventful month at the Northwest Railway Museum. Not only has staff moved into the new Railway Education Center, but the first books were cataloged and…
Saturday, October 8, 2016 was dedication day for the Railway Education Center (“REC”), the third phase in the development of the Railway History Center campus in Snoqualmie. While some work…
Cladding is being applied to the exterior The new Railway Education Center at the Northwest Railway Museum is rapidly approaching completion. Just in the last few weeks, crews have been…
Construction of the Railway Education Center is continuing, and its objective of improving preservation and access will soon be achieved. This new facility will incorporate 5,000 square feet and features…
An excavator clears away brush and organic soil in preparation for GeoPier piles. On an unremarkable and cloudy day in March 2016, an excavator was delivered to the Railway History Center…
The Northwest Railway Museum is preparing for construction of the third building on the Railway History Center campus in Snoqualmie. The Railway Education Center (“REC”) will incorporate 4,940 square feet…
