Season's Greetings

 

The Staff of the Northwest Railway Museum wish all our volunteers, trustees, supporters, patrons, and guests and safe and happy holiday season!  

The Staff enjoyed a holiday celebration in the style of the 14th Century thanks to our friends at Camlann in Carnation, but don't worry: we'll be back with late 19th and early 20th Century railroad operations on January 21st, 2023, weather permitting!

Happy holidays!

Season's Greetings

Happy holidays from the Northwest Railway Museum!  

2018 has been another successful year for the Museum.  Thousands of guests were served and several project milestones were met.

Important achievements included acquisition of a Pullman-built parlor car, substantial progress on the steam locomotive 924 rehabilitation, successful nomination of interurban car 523 to the Landmarks Register, and the fabrication and installation of five rows of pews in chapel car 5.  However the really noteworthy achievement was again serving more than 120,000 guests (combined paid & unpaid) with at least one program, including more than 12,000 at the most-attended Santa Train ever. 

All of our regular staff - Elizabeth (volunteer coordinator), Bob (collection assistant), Cristy (registrar), Gary (collection technician), Jessie (deputy director), Traci (bookstore clerk), Lara (visitor services), and Jennifer (bookkeeper) join me in thanking you for your patronage and support, and in wishing you and your families the happiest of holidays and the very best in the New Year.

Richard R. Anderson
Executive Director

Seasons Greetings!

The Museum's key staff represent a very

diverse group of qualifications that sup-

port many mission-critical functions. 

From left to right, Gary James, ship-

wright; Richard Anderson, executive

director; Cristy Lake, registrar and

volunteer coordinator; Lara Ballinger,

bookstore buyer; Stathi Pappas, large

object curator; Peggy Barchi, market-

ing manager; Jessie Cunningham,

deputy director and educator; James

Sackey, visitor services; and Jennifer

Youngman, bookkeeper.

From all the Trustees and Staff at the Northwest Railway Museum to all the supporters, patrons, volunteers, donors, visitors, and all 'round fans, thank you for another great year.

There are many components in a successful Museum, and chief among those are willing and generous supporters.  So whether you donated goods, services, funds, volunteer hours (more than 14,000 in 2015!), or bought tickets to visit or ride, thank you for your role in making 2015 successful!

The senior staff recently got together to reflect on the last 12 months, and tour Chapel Car 5 Messenger of Peace.  As 2015 winds down, the Museum has secured necessary permits to build the new Railway Education Center, installed a new exhibit in the Train Shed, made significant progress in the rehabilitation of steam locomotive 924, successfully nominated 924 to the Landmark Register, operated more than 37 days of steam with the visiting SCPC 2, refinished the floors in the Snoqualmie Depot, performed additional rehabilitation on chapel car 5 Messenger of Peace, and performed major work on coach 276. 

Wow, 2015 was a busy year!  Yet 2016 looks like it may be even busier with plans for construction of the new Railway History Center, near completion of locomotive 924, additional coach work, and more.  Your support always makes a difference and we invite you to consider - even encourage you - an end of year donation to the Northwest Railway Museum so that this important work may continue.

Seasons Greetings, and thank you for your support.