The Snoqualmie Depot is the most iconic structure in historic downtown Snoqualmie, and the most recognizable object in the Museum’s collection. It was built in 1890 for the Seattle, Lake…
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Dark wood frames were chosen to blend with the existing wood work. The Museum has just completed and installed the “Depot RE-Interpretation project” in the Snoqualmie Depot’s men’s waiting…
Douglas fir. Almost every stick of wood that was used to build the Snoqualmie Depot (the shingles are red cedar) was cut from Douglas fir, a species of softwood native…
Snoqualmie Railroad Days 2015 included a special celebration, one that occurs just once in an historic structure’s life cycle. Sunday, August 16, 2015 commemorated the 125th birthday of the Snoqualmie Depot. …
Five years ago, we took credit on these pages for Washington State’s 120th birthday. Well, we won’t do that again. Instead, we’ll take credit for its quasquicentennial! We said it…
A new museum at Snoqualmie Falls is opening to the public this month. The exhibits are housed in the historic carpenter shop and Snoqualmie Falls depot, and chronicle the Charles…
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….
The Train Shed construction is continuing to proceed but some of the most impressive work takes place in a manufacturing facility. Take the steel columns and girders as an example,…
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…
