Northwest Railway Museum

Snoqualmie Depot
Snoqualmie Depot
Northwest Railway Museum is located in Washington (state)
Northwest Railway Museum
Location38625 S.E. King St.
Snoqualmie, Washington
Coordinates47°31′43″N 121°49′28″W / 47.52861°N 121.82444°W / 47.52861; -121.82444 (Snoqualmie Depot)
Arealess than one acre
Built1890
Built bySeattle, Lake Shore and Eastern Railway
Architectural styleVictorian
NRHP reference No.74001963[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 24, 1974

The Northwest Railway Museum (NRM) is a railroad museum in Snoqualmie, King County, Washington. It incorporates a heritage railway, historic depot, exhibit hall, library, and collection care center, and serves more than 130,000 visitors per year.[2]

The heritage railway incorporates five miles of the line constructed in 1889 by the Seattle, Lake Shore and Eastern Railway (SLS&E), which was part of Seattle's response to the Northern Pacific selecting Tacoma as their western terminus. The SLS&E was later purchased by the Northern Pacific.[3]

  1. ^ "National Register Information System – (#74001963)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ "Northwest Railway Museum". trainmuseum.org. Northwest Railway Museum. 1999.
  3. ^ Snoqualmie Depot; National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form; David M. Hansen, Washington State Parks & Recreation Commission; Washington, D.C.; July 24, 1974