| Research
Resources |
| Wally
- Washington State Library Librarians' Index to the
Internet. 13,000 high-quality records describing important web
sites. |
|
| Railroad
Companies |
| Amtrak -
Provides rail passenger service from Seattle. |
| Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway
- Incorporating local railways including
the Northern Pacific Railway, the Great Northern Railway, and the Spokane Portland and
Seattle Railway. |
| Canadian Pacific Railway - Canada's first transcontinental railway
terminates in Vancouver, B.C., about 2 1/2 hours drive from the Northwest
Railway Museum. Canadian Pacific Railway operates a site
dedicated to their history at www.cprheritage.ca
It includes images taken throughout their history. |
| Montana
Rail Link
- Former Northern Pacific
Railway mainline across Montana owned and operated by this Washington
Group company.. |
| Puget Sound and Pacific Railroad
- Former BNSF (Northern Pacific Railway)
branch to Grays Harbor and Bangor, WA. |
| Tacoma
Rail - Formerly known as the Tacoma Municipal Belt Line Railway, it is owned by the
City of Tacoma and handles freight traffic in and around Tacoma. |
| Union Pacific
Railroad - Now incorporating the Southern Pacific Railroad, this road completed
America's first transcontinental railway in 1869.It provides rail freight
service into the Port of Seattle. |
| Via Rail - Canada's rail
passenger service with service connecting Vancouver, BC with eastern Canada. |
|
| Railroad
Interests |
| Burke-Gilman
Trail - Walk or bike the route of the Seattle, Lake Shore and
Eastern Railway from Fremont to Woodinville. |
| Trains - The Magazine of
Railroading. |
| LGB
- G Scale trains from Germany for indoors and out. |
| Operation Lifesaver -
Railway and crossing safety advocacy. |
|
Shay
Steam Locomotives
- An all time roster of shay locomotives including a list of all
surviving examples. |
| Surviving
Steam Locomotives - A listing of all surviving steam locomotives
in North America. |
| NMRA
- National Model Railroad Association. |
| USA
By Rail - Useful rail travel tips. |
|
| Local
Interest |
| HistoryLink - History in
King County, Washington. Check out this award-winning site that
shows how exciting history can be! |
| King
County Snapshots
- An online library of King County historical
images including nearly 100 images from the Northwest Railway Museum
Collection. |
| Snoqualmie
Valley Chamber of Commerce - Listing area businesses, attractions
and events. |
|
| Railroad
Historical Societies & Museums |
| Amtrak
Historical Society - Amtrak was created in 1971 to provide rail passenger service
throughout the United States. |
| Association
of Railway Museums - A professional association that
educates and advocates railway heritage and promotes museum practices
for railway museums. |
| Canadian
Museum of Rail Travel - A museum in
Cranbrook, British
Columbia is dedicated to the preservation of passenger trains of
different eras. |
| Great Northern
Railway Historical Society - James J. Hill's line completed in 1893 |
| Milwaukee Road Historical Society - The Milwaukee Road was this nation's
last transcontinental. It crossed over Snoqualmie Pass and terminated in Seattle. |
| National
Railroad Historical Society - Railroading yesterday and today. |
| Northern Pacific Railway
Historical Association -
The Northwest's first transcontinental terminating in Tacoma, WA. |
| Pullman,
George - PBS's American Experience profiles the life of George
Pullman. |
| Railway
and Locomotive Historical Society - The continent's oldest
organization dedicated to railway history. |
| Spokane Portland and Seattle Railway
Historical Society -
The SP&S was jointly owned by the Great Northern and the Northern Pacific
and connected Spokane with Portland. Other important important branches went to Astoria,
OR; Bend, OR; and Eugene, OR |
| Union
Pacific Historical Society - North America's first
transcontinental railroad. The Union Pacific operates into
Seattle and several of this railroad's representative artifacts can be
found at the Northwest Railway Museum. |
