Work on our latest exhibit, From Farm to Rail to Table: How Railways Altered Agriculture in Eastern Washington continues to make progress. Visitors to Day Out With Thomas last year will remember this exhibit in its early stages of operating during that event.
Most model railroad fans will know that the scenery of a layout is time consuming and important. This exhibit layout will feature scenery built off-site. Just last week, a new area was installed, including a farm scene with both crops and cattle. Before the farm’s arrival at the Museum, it had a photoshoot.
Farms like this model were once common in the valley. Close to the Museum’s Railway History Campus is Meadowbrook Farm. The ancestral home of the Snoqualmie Tribe and later the site of the largest hop farm in the world, by 1904 Meadowbrook was one of the largest farms in the upper Snoqualmie Valley. It grew crops like hay, corn, and potatoes, while also building successful dairy barns and creameries. A few of these crops will be featured extensively in this Foodways exhibit.
