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Have a great holiday today! Extend the fourth of July celebrations to Saturday/Sunday with a weekend train ride! #train #trainride #happyfourth #northwestrailwaymuseum #railroad #pnw #pacificnorthwesthistory
American flag fades into the orange locomotive 4024. In the bottom left hand corner is a yellow text box. Inside the textbox is a message "Happy 4th of July and the Northwest Railway Museum's logo".
July 4, 2025 at 7:55 PM
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See an incredible view of the Snoqualmie Valley this weekend for the last train excursion until August! (A really helpful blue engine is in town the last three weekends of July...) www.trainmuseum.org #trainmuseum #trains #northwestrailwaymuseum #weekendtrips #trainride #pnw #history #railroads
A stunning view of the Snoqualmie Valley. The river runs straight to the horizon. White caps are in the middle section of the river. Green forests surround either side of the river. Blue skies with white fluffy clouds. A small mountain crests in the background. 4024, the orange locomotive is front in center of the photograph. The locomotive is on the tracks pulling a passenger car behind it. Trees stand on the side of the tracks. In the background you can see a yellow building. The sky is blue and the sun is shining making the locomotive's color brighter.
July 2, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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Yesterday was RailCamp 2025 at NRM. A long-standing partnership, RailCamp and NRM work together to inspire the next generation of railway history and industry professionals. Learn more at: nrhs.com/programs/rai...

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A group of young men stand next to a diesel electric locomotive. One young man is climbing aboard the locomotive in demonstration. Trees and brush are along one side of the locomotive. Inside a machine shop, next to tools and machinery stand a group five young men. An adult man talks to the group about the steam locomotive they are standing in front of. The steam locomotive is not running. It is static above a work pit. Inside a machine shop are a group of six young men. At the workbench is a young man showing the others a demonstration on a set of air brakes. Behind the table is a chalkboard with maintenance items written on it. All the young men wear orange high visibility jackets. A group of young men all in high visibility orange jackets walk down inactive railroad tracks. A train crew member wears denim coveralls in the center of the youths talking about the railroad. Two passenger coaches are off to the left of the group.
June 27, 2025 at 10:42 PM
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Cheers to another successful Wine Train! Delicious wine provided by Drum Roll Wine of Renton. Want to join the next Wine Train? Dates in August to be announced! #trainmuseum #washingtonwine #northwestrailwaymuseum #railroadhistory #trains #pnw #pacificnorthwest #washingtonstate #winetrain
A woman and man stand next to one another, smiling. Each is wearing a shirt with the name Drum Roll Wine printed on it. Four bottles of white wine are placed on the table in front of them. Wine chillers are next to the wine bottles. Behind the couple is a section of a model train layout. Three young ladies stand wine glasses in hand, smiling, raising their glasses in cheers pose. Behind them are train cars. A dusky sunset as a train car pulls away from the photographer down the tracks. Trees frame either side of the tracks further down. A man in a tropical shirt holds a wine glass smiling. Next to him a woman with curly hair and a bright pink dress smiles and holds a wine glass. Train cars are behind them.
June 20, 2025 at 9:18 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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Since moving into the CRW, the PSER Interurban has been lowered several feet. The goal: get it on its new trucks. #trainmuseum #northwestrailwaymuseum #train #museum #railwayhistory #pnw #seattlehistory #railroad #preservation #interurban #PSER
Side of the white wooden interurban. No lower windows remain. Further back in the picture the body of the interurban rests on yellow jacks to hold it in place over the workpit. Closeup of the support system holding the interurban body over the workshop pit.
June 10, 2025 at 6:52 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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One of our train cars may look a little ghostly -- it's all part of the plan! NP Coach 1361 is now shrink wrapped for its eventual move outside. Shrink wrap will protect it from outside elements. #train #trainmuseum #northernpacific #shrinkwrap #pnw #railroad #northwestrailwaymuseum
View down the side of a metal rail car. Bottom half is rusted and red while the top half is covered by white shrink wrap. View down the side of a metal rail car. Bottom half is rusted and red while the top half is covered by white shrink wrap. View down the side of a metal rail car. Bottom half is rusted and red while the top half is covered by white shrink wrap. Small Exhibit signs are along the side of the car.
May 15, 2025 at 9:51 PM
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For a limited time, the NP Parlor Car 1049 is in the Train Shed Exhibit Hall. Come see the results of the thousands of restoration work hours on this car! True Craftmanship. #restorationwork #train #passengercar #railroads #northwestrailwaymuseum #northernpacificrailway #history #pnw
Image of the side of a passenger coach in a exhibit building. Sides are painted deep dark brown. Windows are out but decorative glass still in the top portion. Window glass is marbled green. Image of the side of a passenger coach in an exhibit building. This shot is a sharper angle showing the full length of the car. Sides are painted deep dark brown. A unfinished door has a sign that says Please Do not touch, Historic Artifact. Brass finishes on door hardware. View of the diaphragm of the Parlor Car. A un-varnished door is the center of the photograph. Doorway has two sets of windows. Above the door is a small section of green paint with the number 1799 in yellow numbers. This is one of the numbers this car had in its service years. The paint is thought to be original and isn't pained over. A view inside the diaphragm of the Parlor Car. Interior of the door is half painted green, other sections are stripped to wood grain. Above the door, in a rectangle of green and in yellow letters is the words 'No Smoking.' Thought to be dated to service years.
May 7, 2025 at 9:36 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