Peggy Barchi, Marketing/Events Manager

Come on board for a steam locomotive excursion and more during this year’s festival!

What’s Special About This Year?

The Steam Era returns again to Snoqualmie! On July 4, 1889 the inaugural run was a day trip from Seattle to Snoqualmie Falls. The excursion was operated by the M.E. Church Society over the lines of the Seattle, Lake Shore and Eastern Railway Company. Now, 126 years later during Railroad Days, the Northwest Railway Museum brings steam train excursions to back to Snoqualmie. And in August of 1890, the iconic Snoqualmie Depot was built! Join us to celebrate this noted historic landmark’s “birthday” on Sunday, July 16 at 10:45 am. The Northwest Railway Museum will feature two of its steam locomotives in a special ceremony followed by cake and lemonade (while supplies last) for visitors!

Wouldn’t you love to ride a train powered by a steam locomotive to get a feel for that first run? Well you can this year! During Railroad Days, the Santa Cruz and Portland Cement locomotive 2, a 1909-built Porter locomotive will let you step back in time to the early days of Snoqualmie.

Other Railroad Days activities can be viewed in an earlier Grab Iron post.

For general information click on the museum website at http://www.trainmuseum.org, e-mail at info@trainmuseum.org or call the museum at 425-888-3030. I can also be contacted at ext. 7203 or peggy@trainmuseum.org. More information on Snoqualmie Railroad Days can be found at http://www.railroaddays.com.