In its 49th year of public programs, the Northwest Railway Museum has made a significant change to its excursion railway operating plan. Beginning in April 2016, all regular trains stop…
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2015 was a year of significant accomplishment at the Northwest Railway Museum. Read on to learn about some of the highlights! This 2015 continued a major multiyear effort to improve…
The Northwest Railway Museum recently completed the much anticipated Phase 1 exhibit in the Train Shed Exhibit Building. The railroad changed everything is the guiding interpretive theme for the building…
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…
The benches look great in the building! People participate in the mission of the Northwest Railway Museum in many ways. Some ride the train or take a tour of the…
The Museum has launched the companion website of the new exhibit: Railroads Built the Pacific Northwest. The exhibit is a free-standing display of 4 double-sided interlocking panels highlighting early passenger…
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…
A critical responsibility of every museum is the general protection of the Collection. Broadly defined, that could mean protecting it from everything, which is unrealistic. However, prudent steps can be…
The chapel car 5 Messenger of Peace achieved substantial completion in April. This 1898-built mobile church has been under rehabilitation in the Museum’s Conservation and Restoration Center (“CRC”) beginning in…
In December, Spike reported here on the disposition of an object removed from the collection. A small steam crane was moved to Ballard where it will become part of a…
