Bringing a brief moment of blue sky as the newest locomotive for the Northwest Railway Museum is lowered onto its trucks

The newest locomotive for the Northwest Railway Museum was lowered onto its trucks not even an hour before this image. This is its first move shoved by the museum's fellow Alcos.

Steam hauled passenger service passes through Snoqualmie Depot, Washington with a return service to the Snoqualmie Falls viewpoint. The Northwest Railway Museum offered steam service on a limited... (more)

Steam hauled passenger service leaving North Bend, Washington at noon with return service to Snoqualmie. The Northwest Railway Museum offered steam service on a limited number of days in 2015.

Repair work is performed on the end of SP&S 272 at the Northwest Railway Museum's Conservation & Restoration Center. This car was built as... (more)

My grandmother was an artist her entire life, working as a fashion illustrator for some years before setting aside her career to raise a family. She continued to paint as a hobby, and her talents... (more)

Sunrise on a spectacular spring morning finds the Northwest Railway Museum's excursion train parked in front of the Snoqualmie Depot, built in 1890 by the Seattle, Lake Shore and Eastern Railway a... (more)

A perfect spring morning meant I had to stop in downtown Snoqualmie on the way to work for a few photos of the Northwest Railway Museum. Th... (more)

Here is the control of the ex-US Army switcher Baldwin RS-4TC. A special thanks to the enginner who let me in, who will remain un-identified.

Ex-U.S. Army #4024, built 1954. Pulling the Santa Train this day, with its identical sister -- #4012 -- on the other end of the train.

Ex-Kennecott Copper Company #201. Donated in 1984, and the sole surviving Alco RSD-4 according to museum literature.