The 1246 has arrived! In the last TrainMuseum blog post, details of the locomotive and its acquisition were revealed. Now it has arrived in Snoqualmie, returning to the Puget Sound region…
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The 1246 has returning to Washington State and is making its new home at the Northwest Railway Museum in Snoqualmie. Help defray the cost of bringing it home by making a contribution right…
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. …
If “bake a cake” is old railroad slang for building up steam in a locomotive, then you could say that the restoration crew at the Northwest Railway Museum has been…
The 15 runs around the train at Ruth asit prepares for a return to Chehalis. There are a variety of interesting and ambitious projects underway at the Northwest Railway Museum, but…
It has been a busy two weeks at the Conservation and Restoration Center with great progress shown in the rehabilitation of Northern Pacific Railway steam locomotive 924. The last Blog…
In September 2015 another major milestone was passed in the rehabilitation to service of Northern Pacific Railway steam locomotive 924. In November 2014, the boiler tubes were removed from the…
Steam trains are returning to the Northwest Railway Museum on July 4 and 5, 2015! The first departure is at 11:30 AM from Snoqualmie. Tickets are $20 for adults, $18…
May 5 is an opportunity to be a part of something truly remarkable. May 5 is an opportunity to donate in support of the steam locomotive 924 rehabilitation. The Seattle…
Historically, steam locomotives consumed large quantities of water and fuel. The nature of the technology – the state-of-the-art in its day – was essentially a giant tea kettle that boiled…
