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 Foundation’s annual giving event “Give BIG!” is scheduled for May 5 and the Northwest Railway Museum is participating. This year, contributions will support the steam program, and specifically the efforts to rehabilitate the 1899-built steam locomotive 924 now underway in the Conservation and Restoration Center at the Railway History Center.
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The new cistern for 924’s tender is
taking shape on the floor of the
Conservation and Restoration Center.
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Contributions received between midnight and midnight on Tuesday, May 5, 2015 via the Museum’s gateway page on the Seattle Foundation’s website will be eligible for a partial match from the Seattle Foundation, and will complete for a one of the “Golden Tickets,” which is an additional $1,000 contribution.
Your support truly makes a difference, and will help put locomotive 924 back in steam for its second Century of service. Make a contribution here on Tuesday, May 5 between midnight and midnight and be a part of something truly remarkable.
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Locomotive 924 moves to the Conservation and Restoration Center in this
October 2014 image.
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