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Army Transportation Corp. General Electric 45 tonner Diesel Electric Locomotive ATC7320

Cecil the Diesel was built in January 1941 for the US Army by General Electric.  He was used by a contractor to build the Ellwood Ordnance Plant in Ohio during WW 2.  After the war, he was transferred to the US Army Transportation Corp.

Built in an era when steam locomotives were still being produced in large quantities, "Cecil" was used to make up trains in railroad yards and switch cars in and out of loading tracks.  He has only 300 horsepower and cannot pull very many cars.

In early 1956, Cecil was transferred to the US Navy and was moved to the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard at Bremerton.   After many faithful years of service, he was retired in 1976 and moved to the Northwest Railway Museum. He is the Northwest Railway Museum's child membership level maskot.

Cecil3"Cecil" often wears a removable set of eyes and mouth. 

Cecil1"Cecil" has just two powered axles and uses connecting rods much like a steam locomotive. The rods transfer driving force from a powered axle to an adjacent unpowered axle.

Museum Hours

Snoqualmie Depot Hours: 10am - 5pm, 7 days a week. No admission charge to visit the depot and grounds

Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas Day and New Year's Day. There is limited access during Day Out With Thomas and Santa Train events.

Railway History Campus Hours: Wednesdays through Mondays, 11am to 4pm through October. Fridays through Mondays, 11am to 4pm, November through February. Closed Thanksgiving, Black Friday, Weekends Thanksgiving-Christmas, December 17, 2022-January 20, 2023.

Price: No admission charge to visit the Snoqualmie Depot and grounds. Admission $10 per adult (age 13+), $5 per child (2-12) to visit the Train Shed Exhibit Hall

Riding the Train: Saturdays, January-March; Saturdays and Sundays, April-December