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"Historic Station"
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November 30, 2024 at 7:20 PM
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When visitors first step into the Train Shed, they are awed by the size of the Weyerhaeuser locomotive and often wonder aloud, "How did they get those IN here?" It can be hard to see past the rolling stock, but the answer is quite simple: REALLY BIG DOORS!
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An old photo of the Weyerhaeuser Timber Company White River Branch locomotive 1 on display inside the Train Shed Exhibit Hall. The picture does not do its massive scale justice.
April 9, 2026 at 10:58 PM
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Next time you visit the museum, you may notice a change... After a major switching day, the Parlor Car is in the Train Shed Exhibit Hall! #trainmuseum #northwestrailwaymuseum #train #parlorcar #railwayhistory #preservation #pnw #seattle #northernpacific #museum
May 31, 2025 at 7:08 PM
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My favorite trains are the ones I see with you :) #photographer #trains #museum #photography #train #cinematic #lgbt #cute #butch #femme #50s #trainmuseum
April 24, 2025 at 9:18 PM
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A very belated #ThrowbackThursday, did you know the small black locomotive in the Snoqualmie Depot yard has another name?
Cecil the Diesel was the Museum's mascot for a former kids-only membership tier.
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A group of Northwest Railway Museum volunteers standing on and around Cecil the Diesel, holding up its magnetic face pieces to give it a goofy expression. Cecil is United States Navy diesel-electric locomotive 7320
May 16, 2026 at 10:09 PM
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We try not to share photos of 924 too much to avoid giving people the impression we run her more often than we do, but can you blame us? She's so photogenic!

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Northern Pacific steam locomotive 924 up just past Snoqualmie Falls during a training run in 2025. Viewed from the front, right at the end of the Museum's tracks. A light cloud of steam surrounds the front of the locomotive on either side. The trees are still mostly green overhead, but a little bit of yellow is starting to show.
March 28, 2026 at 11:45 PM
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Are you an educator or part of a home-school group in the Puget Sound area looking for a field trip opportunity? Contact our education team to arrange either a Trackside or School Train field trip! Now booking for 2026 field trips!
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October 9, 2025 at 7:18 PM
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What's that sound? NPR Loco 924 is almost done with the Annual Inspection! Thanks to the NRM team of staff & volunteers for working hard on the long checklist. Mother's Day weekend will be first steam up! #steamlocomotive #northwestrailwaymuseum #trainmuseum #trains #trainhistory #railroading
April 25, 2025 at 6:08 PM
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Throwback to when NRM Staff & Volunteers moved the PSER 523 to the CRW. Patience, care, & teamwork made this switching move happen! #trains #interurban #trainmovement #pugetsound #pnwhistory #pnw #trainmuseum #museums #railroad #railroadhistory #dieselelectric #locomotives #northwestrailwaymuseum
June 17, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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OK, yes. I am a train / railway nerd. But this is too cool! The Norfolk & Western 611 will haul excursion in Virginia in June and July. www.virginiascenicrailway.com/rides/summer...

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The sleek and powerful Class J locomotive, designed and built in Roanoke by the Norfolk & Western Railway, has been widely hailed as the finest steam locomotive in the world. The Norfolk and Western 611 was built in 1950 by N&W engineers at the company’s East End facility in Roanoke, Virginia. It was categorized under the “J” class and was one of only 14 ever built. Today, it is the only surviving member of that class. The locomotive’s bullet-nosed streamlined design is considered one of the most novel and striking in railroad history. It is the official Steam Locomotive of the State of Virginia, a National Historic Mechanical Engineering Landmark, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The N&W Class J 611 is owned and operated by Virginia Museum of Transportation as a traveling exhibit. When not in excursion service, the locomotive is displayed at a trackside location at the museum in Roanoke. Headlining this landmark event is the return of the legendary Norfolk & Western 611. Built in 1950, the 611 locomotive is the sole survivor of the “J-Class” fleet — widely considered the pinnacle of steam technology. With its iconic bullet-shaped nose and elegant Tuscan Red stripe, the 611 was designed to be both a workhorse and a beauty, capable of pulling passenger trains over the Blue Ridge Mountains at sustained high speeds. As a super-power locomotive, she is not just a machine, she is a living, breathing icon of American engineering. These special excursions will operate on Virginia’s historic mainline tracks. Each journey lasts approximately 1.5 hours, offering an up-close encounter with the sights, sounds, and sensations of steam railroading at its absolute peak. Feel the rhythmic cadence of the pistons, listen to the distinctive call of 611’s whistle, and witness billowing plumes of steam against Virginia’s summer skies. Truly, there is nothing like it.
April 10, 2026 at 7:23 PM
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It's all hands on deck for Day Out With Thomas event setup! The Museum is currently seeking volunteers to help move and set up tents, cut back overgrown foliage, decorate, and other site prep work.
Interested? Fill out a volunteer application!

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June 14, 2026 at 7:22 PM
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It's shaping up to be a beautiful weekend for a train ride! This is the last weekend of Saturday-only passenger service, next weekend we'll be resuming Sunday passenger service as well!

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Flowering currant just starting to bloom in focus in the foreground. In the background, Spokane, Portland & Seattle coach 272 rolls by during passenger service on the Snoqualmie Valley Railroad.
March 27, 2026 at 8:16 PM
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Woaaa-oh, here comes the train~!
Music courtesy of Claire & Michael Rivero

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Thomas the Tank Engine Returns to Snoqualmie!
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July 19, 2026 at 12:00 AM
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And of course we can't forget: Happy World Autism Awareness Day!
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The Northwest Railway Museum's logo in white with white text that reads Autism Awareness Day. The rainbow gradient infinity sign redrawn with a custom train track brush. The background is the Museum's shade of blue.
April 2, 2026 at 10:00 PM
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Pop quiz! Who knows what this is a close-up of?

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Cropped photo that has blue and brown shapes with little white dots.
May 17, 2026 at 6:33 PM
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History is out, modernization is IN. Inspired by that mural we shared last week, we've given 924 a makeover with some striking new colors. Plus, now she matches better with SVRR 4024! ;)

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A photo of Northern Pacific steam locomotive 924, recolored to have a black, orange, and yellow paint scheme instead of the usual metallic blue. A very obvious silly photoshop job for April Fools Day.
April 1, 2026 at 5:43 PM
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Need something to do this Friday evening? Come on out to our Snoqualmie Valley Wine Train! Enjoy local wineries, small bites, and local history.

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A unique way to experience the upper Snoqualmie Valley. Join the Northwest Railway Museum for Wine Train excursions featuring Snoqualmie Valley wineries, food, and scenic views! Visitors (21 and older...
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September 17, 2026 at 11:38 PM
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Please do not put coins nor anything else on the tracks for trains to crush.
-Signed the staff member who could have been injured by projectile pennies that a visitor placed on the tracks immediately next to where staff was standing to meet the train. :')
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May 30, 2026 at 6:04 PM
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Visiting the Puget Sound area in search of Jimothy this month?
There are still tickets available for Day Out With Thomas on Friday July 24! Maybe we'll be lucky enough for him to pay our big blue friend a visit that day too!
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A quick little photoshop of Jimothy in a railroad engineer's hat sitting in the engineer's spot in Snoqualmie Valley Railroad locomotive 4024. This post was mostly an excuse to share this goofy little image. ;)
July 18, 2026 at 3:30 PM
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Staff couldn't resist making this joke, but while you're here, why not learn about real blue stop signs aka blue railway flags at the link below?
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October 11, 2025 at 11:36 PM
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In Seattle and planning to visit next weekend for Snoqualmie Days? Consider a double-feature historic experience and catch a historic bus from Seattle up to Snoqualmie courtesy of our friends at Metro Employee Historic Vehicle Association!
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One of MEHVA's historic buses in the white, yellow, and orange striped look, parked in the Railway History Campus parking lot alongside the Snoqualmie Valley Railroad's main line.
August 15, 2026 at 8:15 PM
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This is so cool!!! I’m sleeping overnight in a caboose train car from the year 1945.
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June 14, 2025 at 12:56 AM
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This slightly goofy looking poster still has an important message. Always remember to Cross Crossings Cautiously! (NRM Library & Archive Collection 2010.031.582)
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Rail Safety Poster issued by the Association of American Railroads in 1939 from the Museum’s Library & Archive collection. 2010.031.582 Features a steam train zooming forwards a crossing while a blue Volkswagen beetle is zooming towards the same crossing. A ghostly, almost comical depiction of the panicked locomotive engineer floats in the steam above the locomotive, hands raised and looking some degree of horrified and annoyed about the impending collision. In all caps the poster reads "WAIT! CROSS CROSSINGS CAUTIOUSLY"
March 21, 2026 at 6:54 PM
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Happy May 1st

Do YOU know how to pronounce Weyerhaeuser? :)
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The Justin Timberlake "It's gonna be MAY (me)" meme with Weyerhaeuser Timber Company Locomotive 1 photoshopped crudely over his face. The text has been replaced with "WEY" instead of May, as the popular pronunciation of the name seems to be WAY-er-house-er
May 1, 2026 at 9:00 PM
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The railway changed everything and has lasting effects that continue to this day. Wildlife is included under the umbrella of everything so how about a new #NRM tag theme for the critters that visit the Museum and its grounds?
#WildlifeWednesdays #TrainMuseum #elk #animals #PNW #snow #tracks #deer
The local elk herd stands on the train tracks just past the Northwest Railway Museum's Conservation & Restoration Workshop. The main cluster of them are all turned to face the camera, looking almost eerie. The track is covered in a blanket of snow.
March 18, 2026 at 9:02 PM