The Northwest Railway Museum

THE MISSION OF THE NORTHWEST RAILWAY MUSEUM IS TO DEVELOP AND OPERATE AN OUTSTANDING RAILWAY MUSEUM THAT PROVIDES THE PUBLIC A PLACE TO EXPERIENCE THE EXCITEMENT OF A WORKING RAILROAD AND TO SEE AND UNDERSTAND THE SIGNIFICANCE OF RAILROADS IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND SETTLEMENT OF WASHINGTON STATE AND ADJACENT TERRITORIES.

INTERPRETIVE RAILWAY - THE MUSEUM OFFERS EXPERIENTIAL LIVING HISTORYPROGRAMS WHERE VISITORS TRAVEL BY TRAIN ON A 19TH CENTURY RAILWAY BETWEEN TWO COMMUNITIES IN WESTERN WASHINGTON. THESE PROGRAMS INTERPRET THE ROLE OF THE RAILWAY IN THE SETTLEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE REGION, AND ALLOW VISITORS TO EXPERIENCE THE EXCITEMENT OF A WORKING RAILWAY IN AN ERA BEFORE INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS. OVERALL, INTERPRETIVE RAILWAY PROGRAMS INCLUDING SCHOOL TRAIN, REGULAR WEEKEND TRAINS, AND THEMED EVENTS FOR YOUNG CHILDREN REACHED A COMBINED TOTAL OF ALMOST 20,000 PEOPLE, WHICH IS LESS THAN 50% OF THE NORMAL AUDIENCE. THIS REDUCTION WAS DUE TO THE CLOSURE ORDERED IN RESPONSE TO THE GLOBAL PANDEMIC.

COLLECTION CARE - THE CONSERVATION AND RESTORATION WORKSHOP IS APURPOSE-BUILT FACILITY USED TO PERFORM COLLECTION CARE ON LARGE RAILROAD ARTIFACTS. IT INCORPORATES 8,200 SQ. FT., FEATURES TWO TRACKS, AND A DIVERSITY OF SPECIALTY TOOLS INCLUDING PLANERS, LATHES, MILLING MACHINES, SAWS, TENONERS, DRILLS, JACKS AND MORE. THE PRINCIPLE PROJECT IN 2020 COMPLETING REHABILITATION OF STEAM LOCOMOTIVE 924, A ROGERS-BUILT 0-6-0 SWITCHER BUILT IN 1899. ALSO IN 2020, REHABILITATION WORK BEGAN ON A 1901 PULLMAN-BUILT PARLOR CAR. LIMITED HOURS WITH CAPACITY RESTRICTIONS IN PLACE ALLOW THE CENTER TO OPERATE FOR MOST OF 2020, BUT THE FACILITY REMAINED CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC.

TRAIN SHED EXHIBIT HALL - THE SEMI-CONDITIONED SPACE INCORPORATESMORE THAN 24,000 SQ. FT. AND OFFERS A STABLE ENVIRONMENT FOR THE MUSEUM'S MOST VULNERABLE AND REPRESENTATIVE ARTIFACTS INCLUDING CHAPEL CAR 5 MESSENGER OF PEACE, WHITE RIVER LUMBER CABOOSE 001, WEYERHAEUSER TIMBER LOCOMOTIVE 1, AND GREAT NORTHERN CABOOSE X-101. THIS GALLERY WAS OPEN IN SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER ONLY; CAPACITY RESTRICTIONS WERE IN EFFECT. NOTE: THE COST OF OPERATING THE FACILITY WAS THE SAME EVEN WITHOUT VISITORS.

OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES OFFERED BY THE NORTHWEST RAILWAY MUSEUM INCLUDE OPERATION OF THE SNOQUALMIE DEPOT, AN 1890-BUILT TRAIN STATION LISTED ON THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES; AN INTERPRETIVE SIGNAGE PROGRAM ALONG THE CENTENNIAL TRAIL IN HISTORIC DOWNTOWN SNOQUALMIE; RAILROAD HISTORY OUTREACH INTO PUBLIC SCHOOL CLASSROOMS; OPERATION OF AN ANNUAL RAIL-THEMED TOWN FESTIVAL CALLED RAILROAD DAYS; AND OPERATION WEB SITES INCLUDING TRAINMUSEUM.ORG , WWW.MESSENGEROFPEACE.ORG , WWW.WELLINGTONREMEMBERED.ORG , WASTEAM.RAILFAN.NET , WWW.RAILROADDAYS.COM , AND WWW.TRAINMUSEUM.BLOGSPOT.COM. THE MUSEUM ALSO OFFERS RAILROAD HISTORY BOOKS, REPRODUCTIONS, AND OTHER NORTHWEST RAIL-HISTORY RELATED MATERIALS THROUGH ITS DEPOT BOOKSTORE. THE DEPOT BOOKSTORE WAS ABLE TO OPERATE WITH CAPACITY RESTRICTIONS FROM LATE JUNE THROUGH THE END OF THE YEAR. EXHIBIT GALLERIES IN THE SNOQUALMIE DEPOT WERE ORDERED CLOSED FOR MOST OF 2020.

INTERPRETIVE RAILWAY - THE MUSEUM OFFERS EXPERIENTIAL LIVING HISTORYPROGRAMS WHERE VISITORS TRAVEL BY TRAIN ON A 19TH CENTURY RAILWAY BETWEEN TWO COMMUNITIES IN WESTERN WASHINGTON. THESE PROGRAMS INTERPRET THE ROLE OF THE RAILWAY IN THE SETTLEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE REGION, AND ALLOW VISITORS TO EXPERIENCE THE EXCITEMENT OF A WORKING RAILWAY IN AN ERA BEFORE INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS. OVERALL, INTERPRETIVE RAILWAY PROGRAMS INCLUDING SCHOOL TRAIN, REGULAR WEEKEND TRAINS, AND THEMED EVENTS FOR YOUNG CHILDREN REACHED A COMBINED TOTAL OF ALMOST 20,000 PEOPLE, WHICH IS LESS THAN 50% OF THE NORMAL AUDIENCE. THIS REDUCTION WAS DUE TO THE CLOSURE ORDERED IN RESPONSE TO THE GLOBAL PANDEMIC.

COLLECTION CARE - THE CONSERVATION AND RESTORATION WORKSHOP IS APURPOSE-BUILT FACILITY USED TO PERFORM COLLECTION CARE ON LARGE RAILROAD ARTIFACTS. IT INCORPORATES 8,200 SQ. FT., FEATURES TWO TRACKS, AND A DIVERSITY OF SPECIALTY TOOLS INCLUDING PLANERS, LATHES, MILLING MACHINES, SAWS, TENONERS, DRILLS, JACKS AND MORE. THE PRINCIPLE PROJECT IN 2020 COMPLETING REHABILITATION OF STEAM LOCOMOTIVE 924, A ROGERS-BUILT 0-6-0 SWITCHER BUILT IN 1899. ALSO IN 2020, REHABILITATION WORK BEGAN ON A 1901 PULLMAN-BUILT PARLOR CAR. LIMITED HOURS WITH CAPACITY RESTRICTIONS IN PLACE ALLOW THE CENTER TO OPERATE FOR MOST OF 2020, BUT THE FACILITY REMAINED CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC.

TRAIN SHED EXHIBIT HALL - THE SEMI-CONDITIONED SPACE INCORPORATESMORE THAN 24,000 SQ. FT. AND OFFERS A STABLE ENVIRONMENT FOR THE MUSEUM'S MOST VULNERABLE AND REPRESENTATIVE ARTIFACTS INCLUDING CHAPEL CAR 5 MESSENGER OF PEACE, WHITE RIVER LUMBER CABOOSE 001, WEYERHAEUSER TIMBER LOCOMOTIVE 1, AND GREAT NORTHERN CABOOSE X-101. THIS GALLERY WAS OPEN IN SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER ONLY; CAPACITY RESTRICTIONS WERE IN EFFECT. NOTE: THE COST OF OPERATING THE FACILITY WAS THE SAME EVEN WITHOUT VISITORS.

OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES OFFERED BY THE NORTHWEST RAILWAY MUSEUM INCLUDE OPERATION OF THE SNOQUALMIE DEPOT, AN 1890-BUILT TRAIN STATION LISTED ON THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES; AN INTERPRETIVE SIGNAGE PROGRAM ALONG THE CENTENNIAL TRAIL IN HISTORIC DOWNTOWN SNOQUALMIE; RAILROAD HISTORY OUTREACH INTO PUBLIC SCHOOL CLASSROOMS; OPERATION OF AN ANNUAL RAIL-THEMED TOWN FESTIVAL CALLED RAILROAD DAYS; AND OPERATION WEB SITES INCLUDING TRAINMUSEUM.ORG , WWW.MESSENGEROFPEACE.ORG , WWW.WELLINGTONREMEMBERED.ORG , WASTEAM.RAILFAN.NET , WWW.RAILROADDAYS.COM , AND WWW.TRAINMUSEUM.BLOGSPOT.COM. THE MUSEUM ALSO OFFERS RAILROAD HISTORY BOOKS, REPRODUCTIONS, AND OTHER NORTHWEST RAIL-HISTORY RELATED MATERIALS THROUGH ITS DEPOT BOOKSTORE. THE DEPOT BOOKSTORE WAS ABLE TO OPERATE WITH CAPACITY RESTRICTIONS FROM LATE JUNE THROUGH THE END OF THE YEAR. EXHIBIT GALLERIES IN THE SNOQUALMIE DEPOT WERE ORDERED CLOSED FOR MOST OF 2020.

INTERPRETIVE RAILWAY - THE MUSEUM OFFERS EXPERIENTIAL LIVING HISTORYPROGRAMS WHERE VISITORS TRAVEL BY TRAIN ON A 19TH CENTURY RAILWAY BETWEEN TWO COMMUNITIES IN WESTERN WASHINGTON. THESE PROGRAMS INTERPRET THE ROLE OF THE RAILWAY IN THE SETTLEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE REGION, AND ALLOW VISITORS TO EXPERIENCE THE EXCITEMENT OF A WORKING RAILWAY IN AN ERA BEFORE INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS. OVERALL, INTERPRETIVE RAILWAY PROGRAMS INCLUDING SCHOOL TRAIN, REGULAR WEEKEND TRAINS, AND THEMED EVENTS FOR YOUNG CHILDREN REACHED A COMBINED TOTAL OF ALMOST 20,000 PEOPLE, WHICH IS LESS THAN 50% OF THE NORMAL AUDIENCE. THIS REDUCTION WAS DUE TO THE CLOSURE ORDERED IN RESPONSE TO THE GLOBAL PANDEMIC.

COLLECTION CARE - THE CONSERVATION AND RESTORATION WORKSHOP IS APURPOSE-BUILT FACILITY USED TO PERFORM COLLECTION CARE ON LARGE RAILROAD ARTIFACTS. IT INCORPORATES 8,200 SQ. FT., FEATURES TWO TRACKS, AND A DIVERSITY OF SPECIALTY TOOLS INCLUDING PLANERS, LATHES, MILLING MACHINES, SAWS, TENONERS, DRILLS, JACKS AND MORE. THE PRINCIPLE PROJECT IN 2020 COMPLETING REHABILITATION OF STEAM LOCOMOTIVE 924, A ROGERS-BUILT 0-6-0 SWITCHER BUILT IN 1899. ALSO IN 2020, REHABILITATION WORK BEGAN ON A 1901 PULLMAN-BUILT PARLOR CAR. LIMITED HOURS WITH CAPACITY RESTRICTIONS IN PLACE ALLOW THE CENTER TO OPERATE FOR MOST OF 2020, BUT THE FACILITY REMAINED CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC.

TRAIN SHED EXHIBIT HALL - THE SEMI-CONDITIONED SPACE INCORPORATESMORE THAN 24,000 SQ. FT. AND OFFERS A STABLE ENVIRONMENT FOR THE MUSEUM'S MOST VULNERABLE AND REPRESENTATIVE ARTIFACTS INCLUDING CHAPEL CAR 5 MESSENGER OF PEACE, WHITE RIVER LUMBER CABOOSE 001, WEYERHAEUSER TIMBER LOCOMOTIVE 1, AND GREAT NORTHERN CABOOSE X-101. THIS GALLERY WAS OPEN IN SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER ONLY; CAPACITY RESTRICTIONS WERE IN EFFECT. NOTE: THE COST OF OPERATING THE FACILITY WAS THE SAME EVEN WITHOUT VISITORS.

OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES OFFERED BY THE NORTHWEST RAILWAY MUSEUM INCLUDE OPERATION OF THE SNOQUALMIE DEPOT, AN 1890-BUILT TRAIN STATION LISTED ON THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES; AN INTERPRETIVE SIGNAGE PROGRAM ALONG THE CENTENNIAL TRAIL IN HISTORIC DOWNTOWN SNOQUALMIE; RAILROAD HISTORY OUTREACH INTO PUBLIC SCHOOL CLASSROOMS; OPERATION OF AN ANNUAL RAIL-THEMED TOWN FESTIVAL CALLED RAILROAD DAYS; AND OPERATION WEB SITES INCLUDING TRAINMUSEUM.ORG , WWW.MESSENGEROFPEACE.ORG , WWW.WELLINGTONREMEMBERED.ORG , WASTEAM.RAILFAN.NET , WWW.RAILROADDAYS.COM , AND WWW.TRAINMUSEUM.BLOGSPOT.COM. THE MUSEUM ALSO OFFERS RAILROAD HISTORY BOOKS, REPRODUCTIONS, AND OTHER NORTHWEST RAIL-HISTORY RELATED MATERIALS THROUGH ITS DEPOT BOOKSTORE. THE DEPOT BOOKSTORE WAS ABLE TO OPERATE WITH CAPACITY RESTRICTIONS FROM LATE JUNE THROUGH THE END OF THE YEAR. EXHIBIT GALLERIES IN THE SNOQUALMIE DEPOT WERE ORDERED CLOSED FOR MOST OF 2020.