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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.
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.
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.
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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