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Please contact Jessie Cunningham, Volunteer Manager, at (425) 888-3030 ext. 204 or by email, jessie@trainmuseum.org, Sunday - Thursday for more information on these projects/events.  

Important Announcements & Information  

  • Regular Train operations on the Snoqualmie Valley Railroad have resumed and Jessie is scheduling crew! Come crew on the train and help us realize our mission - Contact Jessie to sign up today: call 425/888-3030x 204 or email jessie@trainmuseum.org.

  • CRC construction is complete.  Check out the photos showing progress from beginning last October: http://www.trainmuseum.org/Volunteers/CRC_Construction.htm 

Long Term Plan

Click here to view the updated version of the Northwest Railway Museum's long-term plan.

Train Crew 

 

Mother's Day Weekend: Saturday May 10: 5 Train Schedule: 9:30am Crew Call:

Engineer: Ralf Sampson

Fireman: Mark Wilcox

Conductor: Thom Wunder

Car Attendant: Chuck Swanson

Rear Brakeman: Greg Wineke

NB Ticket Agent: Letha Wilcox

 

Mother's Day Weekend: Sunday May 11: 5 Train Schedule: 9:30am Crew Call:

Engineer: Thom Wunder

Fireman: Jack Rookaird

Conductor: Mark Wilcox

Car Attendant: Dennis Snook

Rear Brakeman: Bob Ledingham

NB Ticket Agent: Letha Wilcox

 

School Train: Wednesday May 14: 3 Train Schedule: 9am Crew Call

Engineer: David Olix

Fireman: Jack Rookaird

Conductor: Tom Kracht

Car Attendant: Roger Sackett

Rear Brakeman:

Activities: The Schalls, Dave Kietzke, Dan Olah

 

School Train: Thursday May 15: 3 Train Schedule: 9:30 am Crew Call

Engineer: Jon Beveridge

Fireman:

Conductor: Tom Kracht

Rear Brakeman:

Activities: The Schalls, Dave Kietzke, Dan Olah

 

Saturday May 17: 3 Train Schedule: 10:30am Crew Call:

Engineer: Ray McLeese

Fireman: Jeanette McLeese

Conductor: Pete Kirchgessner

Car Attendant Trainee: Sean Magner

Rear Brakeman:

Rear Brakeman Trainee: Chuck Turner

NB Ticket Agent: Letha Wilcox

 

Sunday May 18: 3 Train Schedule: 10:30am Crew Call:

Engineer: Jon Beveridge

Fireman: Chuck Turner

Conductor:

Rear Brakeman: Vic Bloomfield

NB Ticket Agent: Letha Wilcox

 

Memorial Day Weekend: Saturday May 24: 4 Train Schedule: 9:30am Crew Call:

Engineer: Ray McLeese

Fireman: Dave Jacobsen

Conductor:

Car Attendant:

Rear Brakeman: Greg Wineke

NB Ticket Agent: Letha Wilcox

 

Memorial Day Weekend: Sunday May 25: 4 Train Schedule: 9:30am Crew Call:

Engineer:

Fireman:

Conductor:

Car Attendant:

Rear Brakeman: Vic Bloomfield

NB Ticket Agent: Letha Wilcox

 

Memorial Day Weekend: Monday May 26: 4 Train Schedule: 9:30am Crew Call:

Engineer:

Fireman: Dave Jacobsen

Conductor:

Car Attendant:

Rear Brakeman: Greg Wineke

NB Ticket Agent: Letha Wilcox

 

Saturday May 31: 3 Train Schedule: 10:30am Crew Call:

Engineer: Lee Fellinge

Fireman: Jack Rookaird

Conductor:

Car Attendant Trainees: Keith and Drew Black

Rear Brakeman: Greg Wineke

NB Ticket Agent: Letha Wilcox

 

Sunday June 1: 3 Train Schedule: 10:30am Crew Call:

Engineer:

Fireman:

Conductor:

Rear Brakeman:

NB Ticket Agent: Letha Wilcox

 

Thank you!

Specials 

Projects:  

Completed projects have been moved to the "Recently Completed Projects" section of this page.

Small and continuing projects:

  • Construction of the wheel chair ramp and deck at the CRC. Contact Bill Hall, Collection Care Manager, at bill@trainmuseum.org if you are interested and a current description of work will be provided.

  • Rehabilitation of coach 218! See overview under collection care.  Work underway as of 6 May  includes installation of new floor sills, repairs to side sill using epoxy, installation of replacement window posts, and installation of new carlines.  Please let Jessie know if you are interested and available to work on the project [see contact info at top of this webpage]. Major work days are most Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays.  For more information, see Collection Care below.

  • Caboose 001 restoration is continuing under the direction of Martin Nemerever. Floor is complete, and the major car body structure is nearly complete. Work is now shifting to wall posts and blocking.  Work days are most Saturdays and Sundays.

  • CRC Tools - help clean up the shop tools at the CRC (polish off rust, clean and lubricate).

Maintenance of Way  

Constructing track at the CRC

There are some finishing touches to put on the track and work will resume soon.

Collection Care 

Coach 218

This 1912 Barney and Smith coach is inside the CRC for a major rehabilitation.  The 218 has been in storage for over 20 years and work will include structural repairs, replacement of exterior sheathing and roof cladding, a new interior floor, and major work on the steps and end platforms.  Most research has been completed and work is now transitioning to active rehabilitation work:

  • Rip, plane and profile pine boards for use as roof decking.

  • Remove and dispose of interior flooring.  Clean up steel side sills and supports, coat with synthetic coal tar.

  • Repair top deck plate.

  • Trim to fit and install new carlines.

  • Document and remove interior paneling.

Western Fruit Express Reefer

This project is nearly complete!  

Car now has two coats of yellow on both sides and one coat of brown on the ends.  The roof is silver.  The ladder on north side of car was reinstalled. There are some minor repairs to complete and a final coat of paint prior to lettering.

  • Scale and clean unprepared portions of the under frame and trucks to allow priming and painting. (probably about 5 hours work)

  • Touch up silver paint on roof

  • Apply last coat of brown paint to car ends.

  • Apply third coat of yellow to car sides.

  • Apply black paint to under frame.

  • Install nailer boards in north side of car.

  • Letter car.

  • Finished!

Recently completed projects 

Lots of projects are underway at the Museum but many have been completed too.  Here is a selection of recent projects:

  • Thank you to Steve Penner for removing some butterfly bushes in preparation for rotating the container.
  • Thank you to Isaac Farrar for working on the "locomotive windsheild wiper project" at the Snoqualmie Depot.
  • Thank you to Brandon Crews and Steve Penner for their work on fixing the track ballast regulator and for cleaning up the right of way.
  • Thank you to Bob Ledingham, Steve Olson, Steve Penner, Dave Jacobsen, Dan Calhoun, Allan Whitcomb, Isaac Farrar and Jon Beveridge for switching in the compound for the new interpretive signs along the Centennial Trail.

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