Related Links
Local Interest
Savor Snoqualmie Valley - Information on sights and upcoming events in the Snoqualmie Valley.
Washington Steam Railroads and Locomotives - Extant rail history in Washington State.
Issaquah History Museums - Issaquah Depot, Gilman Town Hall and more.
Snoqualmie Valley Chamber of Commerce - Listing area businesses, attractions and events.
Snoqualmie Valley Historical Society - History of the Snoqualmie Valley.
Cedar River Watershed Education Center - Exhibits and tours about region's drinking water, forests and wildlife.
King County Snapshots - An online library of King County historical images including nearly 100 images from the Northwest Railway Museum Collection.
Camlann Medieval Village - Living History site focused on Medieval England.
USFS Snoqualmie District North Bend Ranger Station- Information on hiking and recreational opportunities
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.
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.
Mallets in the Tall Timber - All about logging Mallet-type steam locomotives
Operation Lifesaver - Railway and crossing safety advocacy.
Railfan and Railroad Magazine - Everything for the railfan.
Shay Steam Locomotives - An all time roster of shay locomotives including a list of all surviving examples.
NMRA - National Model Railroad Association.
USA By Rail - Useful rail travel tips.
Washington Steam Railroads and Locomotives - Extant rail history in Washington State.
Railroad Historical Societies & Museums
Amtrak Historical Society - Amtrak was created in 1971 to provide rail passenger service throughout the United States.
Canadian Museum of Rail Travel - A museum in Cranbrook, British Columbia is dedicated to the preservation of passenger trains of different eras.
Chehalis - Centralia Railroad - Train rides
Great Northern Railway Historical Society - James J. Hill's line completed in 1893
HeritageRail Alliance- A professional association that educates and advocates railway heritage and promotes museum practices for railway museums.
Lake Whatcom Railway - Rail tours on summer Wednesdays and Saturdays.
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.
