The Museum’s new identity appeared on loco 4024 on Sunday, May 28, 2017. May 28th, 2017. It was a Red Letter Day – or at least a warm and sunny…
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The Snoqualmie Depot is the Northwest Railway Museum’s most recognizable landmark, and its signature exhibit. Built in 1890, the Depot is a City of Snoqualmie, Washington Landmark, and is listed…
The Northwest Railway Museum recently completed and installed the Train Shed Tour Package Enhancement. This project, installed in time for the regular train season to kick off on April 2,…
The Museum’s key staff represent a very diverse group of qualifications that sup- port many mission-critical functions. From left to right, Gary James, ship- wright; Richard Anderson, executive director; Cristy Lake,…
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. …
There is a fairly new exhibit on display in the foyer of the Train Shed. Railroads Built the Pacific Northwest was designed by the Webb Group and fabricated by Artcraft…
Saturday January 23, 2015, was an historic day for the Northwest Railway Museum and the Depot Bookstore. A state-of-the-art Point of Sale (POS) system was launched for retail sales! The…
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…
If you have the time in the next month, visit the Snoqualmie Depot to view the new exhibit: Railroads Built the Pacific Northwest. The exhibit is a free-standing display of…
