Welcome to the 4th Division

Santa Train at Northwest Railway Museum
2015-12-18, 2015-12-19 | Northwest Railway Museum, 38625 SE King Street, Snoqualmie, WA, 98065, United States
Santa Train® is the Museum’s most popular seasonal program. A Northwest tradition since 1969, the event allows participants of all ages to travel by train from North Bend for a visit with Santa Claus at Snoqualmie and to enjoy refreshments (included with tickets) served from the Museum’s railway kitchen car. Children visiting with Santa receive a small gift and there is time to visit local shops and attractions. While in the Upper Snoqualmie Valley, participants often visit one of the many local holiday tree farms or lots, and the many unique shopping destinations.
Trains will run November 28 & 29, December 5 & 6, December 12 & 13 and December 18 (Friday) & 19 (Saturday), 2015. The first Santa Train® leaves North Bend at 9 a.m. Trains depart every hour; the last trip leaves at 3 p.m. There is no 9 a.m. or 10 a.m. train on Sunday, November 29 or Friday, December 18. There is a special needs train on Sunday, November 29 at 9 a.m.; please contact the depot at 425-888-3030 x7202 for more information about that train or to make a reservation.
The Friday, December 18, 2015 Santa Train will be pulled by a Steam Locomotive, the Santa Cruz and Portland Cement steam locomotive 2. The Saturday and Sunday trains will be pulled by the Museum’s historic Diesel Electric engines 4012 and 4024.

PNRA Archive Work Session
2016-01-26 10:00 - 16:00, 2016-01-27 10:00 - 16:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Pacific Northwest Railroad Archive, 425 SW 153rd Street, Burien, WA, 98166, United States
Tuesday and Wednesday currently has more NP focused volunteers, but also some Milwaukee and GN volunteers. Thursday night is Milwaukee focused and Saturday is SP&S focused. These lines will continue to blur.

Great Northern Electrification, by Noel Holley
2016-04-01 19:30 - 22:00 | White River Valley Museum, 918 H Street SE, Auburn, WA, 98030, United States
Noel Holley on the Great Northern’s Great Steam Railway Electrification!
Author Holley explains its construction, its operation, and its ultimate dieselization. In 1909, the Great Northern electrified the five miles of track which carried trains through the original Cascade Tunnel under Stevens Pass. Trains were pulled by small three-phase AC box cabs and the Great Northern became one of the pioneers of steam railroad electrification in the United States. The three-phase system operated until 1925, when it was replaced by a longer, modern, singlephase electrification and larger locomotives. The new 11,500 volt AC electrification stretched from Skykomish to Wenatchee and traversed the 8-mile New Cascade Tunnel. That system operated until 1956, when the route was dieselized.
$5 adults/ $3 seniors and kids, no registration required. Open house is at 6:30 pm, lecture starts at 7:30 pm.

Northwest Railway Museum Season Opens
2016-04-02 | Northwest Railway Museum, 38625 SE King Street, Snoqualmie, WA, 98065, United States

Pennsylvania RR Tech & Historical Society Meeting
2016-04-02 13:00 - 15:00, 2016-07-16 12:30 - 14:30, 2016-10-15 12:30 - 17:00 | Pacific Northwest Railroad Archive, 425 SW 153rd Street, Burien, WA, 98166, United States
Please see the related Grab Iron post for additional information.

Presentation on Northern Pacific Everett Operations Circa 1955
2016-04-03 14:00 - 16:00 | Port of Everett Blue Heron Room, 1205 Craftsman Way, Everett, WA, 98201, United States

Mother's Day Free Steam Train Ride for Moms at NW Railway Museum
2016-05-07 11:00 - 17:00, 2016-05-08 11:00 - 17:00 | Northwest Railway Museum, 38625 SE King Street, Snoqualmie, WA, 98065, United States

Day Out With Thomas at the NWM
2016-07-15 09:00 - 17:00, 2016-07-16 09:00 - 17:00, 2016-07-17 09:00 - 17:00, 2016-07-22 09:00 - 17:00, 2016-07-23 09:00 - 17:00, 2016-07-24 09:00 - 17:00 | Northwest Railway Museum, 38625 SE King Street, Snoqualmie, WA, 98065, United States

Riding the Rails - Hobo Life During the Great Depression (Gallery Talk at WA State History Museum)
2016-09-02 15:00 - 17:00 | Washington State History Museum, 1911 Pacific Ave, Tacoma, WA, 98402, United States

Labor Day Steam at Northwest Railway Museum
2016-09-05 11:00 - 17:00 | Northwest Railway Museum, 38625 SE King Street, Snoqualmie, WA, 98065, United States

Jim Frederickson Video Festival
2016-09-10 10:00 - 17:00 | Washington State History Museum, 1911 Pacific Ave, Tacoma, WA, 98402, United States

Railway Education Center Dedication at NWRM
2016-10-08 11:00 - 12:00 | Northwest Railway Museum, 38625 SE King Street, Snoqualmie, WA, 98065, United States
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Halloween Train at Northwest Railway Museum
2016-10-22 11:00 - 17:00, 2016-10-23 11:00 - 17:00 | Northwest Railway Museum, 38625 SE King Street, Snoqualmie, WA, 98065, United States

Halloween Storytelling Train at Northwest Railway Museum
2016-10-29 11:00 - 17:00, 2016-10-30 11:00 - 17:00 | Northwest Railway Museum, 38625 SE King Street, Snoqualmie, WA, 98065, United States

Santa Train at Northwest Railway Museum
2016-11-26 09:00 - 15:00, 2016-11-27 09:00 - 15:00, 2016-12-03 09:00 - 15:00, 2016-12-04 09:00 - 15:00 | Northwest Railway Museum, 38625 SE King Street, Snoqualmie, WA, 98065, United States
