Northwest Railway Museum

The museum owns the Snoqualmie Depot built in 1890, 3.5 miles of railroad right-of-way, and 5.5 miles of the former Northern Pacific Railway North Bend branch. This railway was built in 1889 as the Seattle, Lake Shore and Eastern Railway (SLSE) and was later taken over by the Northern Pacific. The museum's collection also includes a variety of railway cars and locomotives that document that development of the railway in Washington from the 1880s through the 1960s. It also includes a 3,000-volume library and archives that focus on the history of railroads in the Northwest, and on technical and other engineering aspects of railroading.

The Northwest Railway Museum also operates a heritage railroad called the Snoqualmie Valley Railroad. This 5-mile common carrier railroad allows museum visitors to experience a train excursion aboard antique railroad coaches through the Upper Snoqualmie Valley.

Hours of operation: Daily 10:00 am to 5:00 pm. Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas & New Year's day.
Scenic Excursions (train rides) Saturday & Sunday April through the end of October and in December.
Plenty of free parking.

The penny machine is inside the front entrance to the left. Cost to press: 51¢ each design. Designs:
1. (H) Mallet-type steam engine with 'Northwest Railroad Museum'.
2. (V) Northwest Railway Museum logo: A conductor talking to an Engineer with 'Northwest Railroad Museum'.
3. (V) Snoqualmie Valley Railroad logo: A river running from mountains through a valley with 'Snoqualmie Valley Railroad'.
4. (H) Snoqualmie Depot with 'Northwest Railroad Museum'.

G.P.S. coordinates: Latitude: N47° 31' 42.4626" Longitude: W121° 49' 32.1276"
Google Maps coordinates: G5HF+CP Snoqualmie, Washington

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