Category: Northwest Railway Museum

Peggy Barchi, Marketing/Events Manager

The dedication for the Northwest Railway Museum’s new Railway Education Center building is Saturday, October 8. The ribbon cutting will be held in conjunction with the 11:00 AM train excursion. This train will take guests to the dedication ceremony on the Railway History Campus, and following tours of the new building and the Train Shed Exhibit Building, passengers will ride to the top of Snoqualmie Falls before returning to the historic Snoqualmie Depot. During the special dedication train, guests will enjoy music by members of local band “Tinkham Road.” Light refreshments will be served as well. Passengers riding during other train ride times on October 8 will also have an opportunity to visit the new building.

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Peggy Barchi, Marketing/Events Manager

A reminder – the last full weekend of steam train rides for the summer season is upon us. On Labor Day weekend, the steam train will run on all three days, Saturday through Monday, September 3^rd through 5^th. Click here to view the previous Grab Iron post.

Special Weekend Event Pays Tribute to National Grandparents Day

Celebrate grandma and grandpa on National Grandparent’s Day, September 11! It’s the perfect weekend to take the grands for a ride aboard the Northwest Railway Museum’s antique train. On both September 10 and 11, a grandparent rides free when accompanied by a paying grandchild – of any age! Listen to the stories and share the memories of your family members. Enjoy a day together and experience the scenic beauty of the Cascade foothills aboard the Snoqualmie Valley Railroad.

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Peggy Barchi, Marketing/Events Manager

A reminder – Snoqualmie Railroad Days is coming soon (19^th thru 21^st), click here to see the previous Grab Iron post.

Take it Easy and Ride the Steam Train this Labor Day!

The Northwest Railway Museum pays tribute to America’s workers this Labor Day with a special weekday steam train run of the Museum’s antique train on Monday, September 5^th (as well as all of Labor Day weekend.) This is in addition to the railroad’s usual weekend steam train schedule. The Northwest Railway Museum offers scenic train excursions through the Cascade foothills of the Upper Snoqualmie Valley, including a ride past the top of Snoqualmie Falls and a splendid view of the valley below.

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Peggy Barchi, Marketing/Events Manager

Snoqualmie Railroad Days – August 19, 20, 21, 2016

Northwest Railway Museum Snoqualmie Depot 125th anniversary celebration

It’s “steamy” again in Snoqualmie – steam train season, that is! Guests can step back in time to experience firsthand what Edwardian era train travel was like in the Pacific Northwest at the Northwest Railway Museum. The steam train will be running every weekend through Labor Day on September 5. Just as those early steam trains did in the 1890s, the steam train rides include a trip to view Snoqualmie Falls – from opposite the usual viewing side. New for 2016 – most steam train excursions include a stop at the Train Shed Exhibit Building to view more of the collection “up close and personal”!

The 78^th Snoqualmie Railroad Days festival showcases Snoqualmie’s “Trains, Timber, Traditions” on August 19, 20, and 21, 2016! Join the fun with a ride on a steam train as the Santa Cruz and Portland Cement locomotive 2 pulls the trains during the Railroad Days festival. Railroad Days highlights the uniqueness of Snoqualmie’s past, present & future!

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Peggy Barchi, Marketing/Events Manager

Northwest Railway Museum Hosts Special Mother’s Day Event May 7 – 8

Mothers Day at the Northwest Railway Museum

Celebrate mom this Mother’s Day with a scenic steam train excursion through the Cascade foothills. You and your mom will journey to the top of Snoqualmie Falls and enjoy the view of the valley below. The Northwest Railway Museum invites mothers to enjoy a free ride aboard our antique train, when accompanied by a paying child – of any age. Passengers may board in Snoqualmie or North Bend. The round trip takes approximately 70 minutes. Passengers may get off at the halfway point, shop, eat lunch, or take a stroll before returning on any later train. Trains depart every 90 minutes beginning at 11:00 AM from the Snoqualmie Depot at 38625 SE King Street and at noon from the North Bend Depot at 205 McClellan Street. Roundtrip fares: $12 ages 2-12, $20 ages 62 and up, $22 ages 13-61, Under 2 are free!

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Peggy Barchi, Marketing/Events Manager at NWRM

Start your engines! Thomas the Tank Engine invites little engineers to team up with him for a day of family fun at Day Out With Thomas: The Ready, Set, Go Tour 2016 (presented by Fisher-Price). Children everywhere can join Team Thomas when the #1 Engine pulls into The Northwest Railway Museum on July 15-17 & 22-24, 2016.

The Northwest Railway Museum is the only venue in the Pacific Northwest to offer this special event for little engineers to enjoy a day with Thomas the Tank Engine.

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Peggy Barchi, Marketing/Events Manager

With a call of “All aboard!” Northwest Railway Museum visitors can step back in time and experience rail travel as it used to be aboard historic railway cars.

Steamed up and ready to go at the Northwest Railway Museum

This year the Northwest Railway Museum is offering more than just a train ride experience to its visitors and railfans. For the first time, nearly all of the weekend train excursions will include a stop to see the incredible train collection in the Train Shed Exhibit building (exceptions are on big event weekends when extra trains and/or cars will be running.) This gives guests the opportunity to learn more about the history of how the “Railway Changed Everything” with a particular look at railroading in the Snoqualmie Valley and the Pacific Northwest. Docent-led premier tours are also offered on the first and third Saturdays of each month which include a tour of the historic Snoqualmie Depot, a longer tour of the Train Shed and a visit to the Conservation and Restoration Center to see firsthand the latest work being done on some of the Museum’s rolling stock!

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Russ Segner, 4D Superintendent

There is a lot going on at the Northwest Railway Museum even though it is the off-season. There is exciting and big work happening and this is an opportunity to get involved. Several of us in the 4^th Division are already involved – in particular Ken Liesse and Mike Donnelly.

The Museum is going to start construction on the Railway Education Center this spring. We are restoring the Combination Coach 272 giving it a water tight roof and a new floor section. We are switching to a 2-hour train schedule for the upcoming season and excursions will include stops at the Train Shed for all passengers to wander through.

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Peggy Barchi, Marketing/Events Manager

Santa Train at the Northwest Railway Museum

Santa Train^® tickets are selling fast at the Northwest Railway Museum with more than 12 trains sold out. Two additional trains have been added on Friday, December 18 (which is the Steam Train excursion day) due to the increase of visitors wanting tickets. For those wanting to experience more of the late afternoon ambiance of holiday lights displays around the Upper Snoqualmie Valley, the later afternoon trains will give a clearer view. Don’t miss your chance to experience this unique holiday tradition that has been going on in Snoqualmie for 46 years. For eight days, beginning November 28, families can take a holiday train excursion aboard Santa Train to visit Santa Claus at the historic Snoqualmie Depot. Children and their families will enjoy music, fresh-baked cookies from coal-fired ovens, hot cocoa and fresh coffee, and a small gift for each child. The two-hour Santa Train^® holiday celebration takes place November 28-29, December 5-6, December 12-13, and December 18-19.

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