Northwest Railway Museum - North Bend Depot, WA
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Berry_in_WA
N 47° 29.627 W 121° 47.088
10T E 591531 N 5260754
The North Bend depot is your starting point for riding between North Bend and Snoqualmie; located at the Taylor Henry Railroad Park just off North Bend Way. 205 McClennan St, North Bend, WA
Waymark Code: WMM0YK
Location: Washington, United States
Date Posted: 06/29/2014
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We invite you to travel to Snoqualmie where you can - Visit a Victorian depot. Learn how the railway changed Washington and influenced settlement. See and feel the excitement of a working railroad. Experience what travel was like before Interstate highways. Hear all the bells and whistles. Travel back in time. See the sights and all the sites. Shop in a book store and find a new book. Enjoy it for the pure spectacle!
Depot hours: 10am - 5pm, 7 days a week
Price: No admission charge to visit the depot and grounds.
Riding the Train:The train runs Saturdays and Sundays, April through the end of October.
Engine Type: Tourist line has more than one engine of various types
Gauge of Railway: Standard Gage
Approximate Adult Fare: 18.00 (listed in local currency)
Approximate Child Fare: 10.00 (listed in local currency)
Type: Spur (out and back)
Length of Route: 5 miles
Dates of Operation: From: 04/05/2014 To: 10/19/2014
Frequency of departures: Every 90 min
Key Attractions:
Come celebrate over 50 years of public programs at the Northwest Railway Museum. The Museum operates an Interpretive Railway Program called the Snoqualmie Valley Railroad. This five mile common carrier railroad allows museum visitors to experience a train excursion aboard antique railroad coaches through the Upper Snoqualmie Valley. Trains operate on Saturdays and Sundays from April through October. In 2014, trains also run on Memorial Day and Labor Day.
Our train departs from Snoqualmie Depot runs east to North Bend Depot where you may also catch the train. If passengers choose they may depart at North Bend to visit the town and catch a later train back to Snoqualmie. The train then continues back west through Snoqualmie to overlooks at the top of Snoqualmie Falls where you may see the scenic lower river valley and the crest of Snoqualmie Falls. The train then goes back east and stops again at Snoqualmie Depot. For those passengers having boarded originally at Snoqualmie Depot, your trip is over; for those having boarded at North Bend Depot you may stay on the train and continue back to North Bend or depart and visit the town of Snoqualmie and take a later train back to North Bend.
The Snoqualmie Valley Railroad is also a forum for many other Museum Programs including School Train, Santa Train, Day Out With ThomasTM, and the Running Trades and Maintenance of Way Volunteer Programs.
Does this Scenic Railroad Provide: Brunch, Lunch or Dinner Trains?: no
Railroad Website: [Web Link]
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Visit Instructions:Provide a picture of something with the train. Possible photos include the entertainment on board the train, the train itself at any location along the route, a picture of the scenery with part of the train in view, the kids borrowing the engineer’s hat. Show us you had a good time visiting the train. If the train isn't running when you visit get a photo of one of the many railway related items that can be found in locations like this.