Railroad History Exhibits

The Northwest Railway Museum has a variety of online exhibits on railroad history. Most are companion webpages to exhibits you can see in person at the Northwest Railway Museum's Train Shed Exhibit Hall. For those that are unable to visit in person, or for a visitor who would like to relive the in-person experience, a selection of online exhibits are offered here. For more information on these exhibits, email info@trainmuseum.org.

Click on the links below to view our exhibits.

The railroad changed everything

The Railroad Built the Pacific Northwest

The Seattle, Lake Shore and Eastern Railway

Chapel Car 5 Messenger of Peace

Wellington Remembered

Special Update

Mask Wearing at the Museum

On April 18th, theTransportation Security Adminsitration ("TSA") regulations requiring all railways, airlines and buses to have persons masked through May 3, 2022 were overturned by a Florida federal judge. The CDC continues to recommend that people wear masks in indoor public transportation settings at this time. For more information about our social distancing restrictions please visit our Social Distancing Updates page.

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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: Closed Thanksgiving, December 18, 2021-February 18, 2022. Beginning February 19, 2022, Wednesdays through Mondays, 11am to 4pm.

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

Quick Links

Online Exhibit

The Railroad Built The Pacific Northwest

The Railroad Changed Everything

The Seattle, Lake Shore and Eastern Railway

Chapel Car 5 Messenger of Peace

Wellington Remembered

Train Shed Exhibit Hall

Railway History Campus

Collection

Large Object Collection

Conservation & Restoration Workshop

Digital Collections

Library/Archive

Project Archive