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Northwest Railway Museum Blog: April 2015

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Thursday, April 23, 2015. Railroads built the Pacific Northwest. There is a fairly new exhibit on display in the foyer of the Train Shed. Railroads Built the Pacific Northwest was designed by the Webb Group and fabricated by Artcraft Display Graphics Inc. And UW Special Collections. The companion webpage is available on the Museum's website. The exhibit is now on display every Saturday as part of the Tour Package program. The exhibit was made possible with generous grants from 4Culture. Links to this post.

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Northwest Railway Museum Blog: August 2014

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Friday, August 29, 2014. 2014 was a spectacular success, featuring the first operating steam locomotive in 25 years, the Santa Cruz Portland Cement 2. More than 2,000 people took an excursion or tour, and an estimated 12,000 visitors attended at least one event or activity. A grand parade, fun run. Live music, history reenactors from Fort Nisqually. Timber sports demonstrations and more made this Snoqualmie Railroad Days one to remember! Snoqualmie Valley Hospital District. In Tacoma's Point Defiance Park.

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Northwest Railway Museum Blog: SCPC 2 winter work

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Wednesday, May 20, 2015. SCPC 2 winter work. The Santa Cruz Portland Cement steam locomotive 2. SCPC 2") is at present the resident steam locomotive at the Northwest Railway Museum. The specification for engines this size is for a the ring groove to be .005" over the width of the rings to assure steam tightness. Meanwhile, new rings were purchased from Niagara Piston Ring. Use on their locomotives, and found a very competitively priced version available through. While piston work was underway, Team Chigg...

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Ask Me A Question. August 17, 2014. Bull; 0 Comments. Last night Ken and I joined friends Nancy and Van Strom. Along with other friends on a train trip that included the debut of re-conditioned and refurbished Santa Cruz Portland Cement steam locomotive 2. Located at the Northwest Railway Museum. In Snoqualmie, Washington. It was like travelling back in time to Victorian times hearing the bells and whistles and seeing the picturesque train station and train waiting for us to board. Toni and Rod Hoffman.

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Northwest Railway Museum Blog: December 2014

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Tuesday, December 30, 2014. Steam begins to simmer. Museum's Curator of Collections peers. From the 924's firebox door opening. Rehabilitation of locomotive 924 is underway! Some important progress has already been achieved with significant and positive news emerging since bringing the locomotive into the Conservation and Restoration Center. Inside the boiler barrel, scale is removed. From the inside of the tube sheet. Once that work was completed,. Boiler sheet thickness measurements. With a clean boile...

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Northwest Railway Museum Blog: May 2015

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Friday, May 29, 2015. Tender work will soon be behind us. The tender tank rehabilitation and restoration work for. Northern Pacific Railway 0-6-0 steam locomotive 924. Is drawing to a close! The 19th Century Rogers-built locomotive is the subject of a major collections care effort inside the Northwest Railway Museum's. Conservation and Restoration Center. Secretary of the Interior Standards for Treatment of Historic Properties. Is not an acceptable practice. Instead, it is critical to reuse original ...

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Northwest Railway Museum Blog: September 2014

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Sunday, September 7, 2014. We heard you ask, and now we are answering: more steam at the Northwest Railway Museum! The next weekend of steam featuring Mr. Pappas' Santa Cruz Portland Cement locomotive 2. Will be October 4 and 5. 2014 on the Fall Schedule. With departures from Snoqualmie. Fares are $18 for adults, $15 for seniors and $10 for children. You can purchase tickets in advance for departure from Snoqualmie with no added cost. Using the Northwest Railway Museum's web site. But wait, there's more!

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Northwest Railway Museum Blog: October 2014

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Tuesday, October 28, 2014. And so it begins . . . The Northwest Railway Museum. Steam program officially launched today with the movement of former Northern Pacific Railway steam locomotive 924 to the Conservation and Restoration Center. Links to this post. Labels: Canadian Collieries 14. Conservation and Restoration Center. Northern Pacific Railway 924. Monday, October 27, 2014. The locomotive was hot, though the weather was not. Even so, scores and scores came to experience steam at the Northwest R...