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. |
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. |
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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. |
Life
Along the Tracks - A video oral history project of the
Milwaukee Road in the Snoqualmie Valley. Don't miss the gallery link with local
photos and a video of the Milwaukee Road. |
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. |
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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. |
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Railroad
Historical Societies |
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. |
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. |
Railway
and Locomotive Historical Society - The continent's oldest
organization dedicated to railway history. |
Spokane Portland and Seattle Railway
Historical Society - 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. |
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