We are excited to debut our newest exhibit at the Train Shed Exhibit Hall! One of the first questions asked by visitors is “What do you all do in that…
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Pullman builder’s photo, courtesy of theCalifornia State Railroad Museum library. Parlor car 1799 is a Pullman Company product constructed almost entirely of wood, and completed in 1901. The car was…
Parlor car 1799 was built by Pullman in 1901. After 38 years of service for the Northern Pacific Railway, the car found a second use as a seaside cottage. That…
The parlor car in 2016 on Whidby Island Parlor car 1799 was built by Pullman in 1901 and is typical of an extra fare day service car of the era. …
It has been a busy week at the Northwest Railway Museum. Generous contributions from individuals, Give Big, local business, Nickel Bros. and the Schwab Fund for Charitable Giving supported the move of…
Well, not quite, but the Northern Pacific Railway parlor car 1799 did have an eventful trip on three Interstate highways as it continued its journey to the Northwest Railway Museum…
Wednesday, May 9, 2018 is Give Big day in King County and the Seattle region. Give Big is a charitable giving event benefiting non profit organizations of many differing sizes…
Parlor car 1799 was loading on a barge to transport it from Whidbey Island to West Seattle. Preparations for the move were described here and here, and loading of the…
Parlor car 1799 has recently been the center of considerable attention, and the effort reached its pinnacle when the car rolled onto a barge on Puget Sound. And yet this…
Parlor car 1799 is situated on a beautiful island beach on Puget Sound. The former Northern Pacific Railway Pullman-built wood car has been donated to the Northwest Railway Museum, and…
