Restoring historic artifacts following the National Park Service Standards of Restoration requires skilled staff and volunteers, time, and funding. In life, museum volunteer Jared Alery could give his skills and…
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There is coal in the Snoqualmie Valley! “Soon there will be scores of rail cars full of sequestered carbon headed from Snoqualmie to power Seattle, and dozens of new local…
The worldwide pandemic is causing significant disruption in nearly everyone’s lives throughout the Puget Sound Region, but a core group of dedicated specialists is continuing to work on locomotive 924. …
“The engineer is in charge of and responsible for the locomotive as well as the mechanical operation of the train, train speed, and all train handling.” In other words, the…
Volunteers lead by Rich W. have completed a modest effort to rehabilitate a 1932-built Northern Pacific Railway boxcar. Working inside the Conservation and Restoration Center over a three month period,…
Once upon a time, nearly everything moved in a boxcar. Grain, finished lumber, automobiles and parts, tools, house wares, clothing, aircraft parts, and nearly everything else imaginable could be found…
This week’s snowy weather in Western Washington reminds me how all-weather travel is really a modern convenience. In the early days of the transcontinental railroads, winter line closures were a…
