Many different disciplines are required to prepare for the Museum’s operating season. After a winter shutdown, there is a certain amount of work re-activating the locomotives and coaches, but the…
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Good track is easy to take for granted, but a safe and reliable railroad depends on it. And good track requires a stable subgrade, especially within the 1:1 live load…
It may be Halloween, but things will no longer go bump in the night when using several newly repaired crossings. The Northwest Railway Museum has 13 public crossings at…
It has been an unusually long winter in the Northwest but spring weather has finally arrived. Track machines and crews have been working on the railroad and trains are running…
It’s not a form of government control but an essential component in good railway track. Track ballast is part of the track structure. It provides supports to the ties from…
So Spike, what makes rough track smooth again? A surface, line and dress. Huh? A few short decades ago, gandy dancers did this work with lining bars, hand operated jacks…
Damage surveys are complete, reports have been written, and funding applications have been filed. Resources to fully fund the repairs will take months to secure – or at least attempt…
