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Memorial Day Weekend Trains Salute America’s Military at NWRM

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Peggy Barchi

The Northwest Railway Museum pays tribute to America’s service men and women and their families this Memorial Day with a special weekday steam train run on Monday, May 25th. This is in addition to the railroad’s usual weekend train schedule. To commemorate the holiday, the museum will offer $5 round-trip train fare Saturday May 23, Sunday May 24 and Monday May 25, to members of the military: active duty, guard, reserve, retired, and their dependent family members, with current military ID. The Museum offers scenic train excursions aboard its antique train, through the Cascade foothills of the Upper Snoqualmie Valley, including a ride to the top of Snoqualmie Falls.

We have recently learned that the Northwest Railway Museum will be the only site in Western Washington offering steam train excursions this holiday weekend. We will be preparing the steam locomotive for its weekend runs on Friday afternoon.

Trains depart every 90 minutes beginning at 11:30 AM from the Snoqualmie Depot at 38625 SE King Street and at Noon from the North Bend Depot at 205 McClellan Street. Regular steam train round-trip fares: $12 children (ages 2-12), $20 adults (ages 13-61), and $18 (age 62 and up)!

Northwest Railway Museum depot prepared for Memorial Day 2014.

Northwest Railway Museum depot prepared for Memorial Day 2014.

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The Railroad Really Did Change Everything – Docent-Led Tours at the NWRM

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Peggy Barchi

Get a behind the scenes, docent-led tour of the Northwest Railway Museum and find out how the railroad really did change everything!

The Train Shed Tour Package is a docent-led experience at the Northwest Railway Museum. Learn all about how the railroads changed everything in the Pacific Northwest! Start your tour at the 1890-built Snoqualmie Depot, before you board the Snoqualmie Valley Railroad for a ride to the Train Shed Exhibit Building. Detrain and enjoy a 30 minute tour of the 25,000 sq. ft. building that includes large and small artifacts and several exhibits including the award-winning Wellington Remembered exhibit. Docents will lead guests through the building, interpreting railroad and Northwest History. Large objects include freight and passenger cars, maintenance of way equipment, the nationally significant chapel car 5 Messenger of Peace, as well as large artifacts with local ties. Learn about what the Northwest Railway Museum is doing to preserve and perpetuate northwest railway history.

Re-board the train and travel west to the top of Snoqualmie Falls where you will view a large scale construction project, water going over the top of Snoqualmie Falls, and a beautiful view of the valley and river below the Falls. Your docent will stay with you during your trip to the Falls, interpreting the scenery and providing both historic and contemporary context. The Package ends when the train returns to Snoqualmie Depot. The round-trip experience lasts approximately 2 hours.

Please note: Tour Package participants do not go into North Bend by train. However, they will get to see equipment and exhibits that are only available at the Train Shed. Another bonus – guests have their own personal tour guide for their train trip to the Snoqualmie Falls! The Train Shed Tour is offered once a Saturday at 1pm and is limited to 15 participants.

2015 Dates and Times: (please arrive early to purchase tickets)

April-October: Saturdays, 12:30pm. (Black-out dates: Saturdays July 11 & 18, 2015)

Cost: Adults $20, Seniors (62+) $18, Children (2-12) $12, under 2 = no cost

The Tour Package is not recommended for children under the age of 5.

Reservations: you may reserve your Tour Package by contacting the bookstore clerk at 425/888-3030 x 7202. Please note: payment is required to make a reservation and there are no refunds.

A full list of NWRM 2015 events and extensive contact info is available at this previous Grab Iron post.

Chapel Car and Donated Organ at Train Shed Building, NWRM

Chapel Car and Donated Organ at Train Shed Building, NWRM

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