Northwest Railway Museum
Snoqualmie Depot | |
Snoqualmie Depot | |
| Location | 38625 S.E. King St. Snoqualmie, Washington |
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| Coordinates | 47°31′43″N 121°49′28″W / 47.52861°N 121.82444°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1890 |
| Built by | Seattle, Lake Shore and Eastern Railway |
| Architectural style | Victorian |
| NRHP reference No. | 74001963 |
| Added to NRHP | July 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.
The heritage railway incorporates 5.5 miles of the line built in 1889 by the Seattle, Lake Shore and Eastern Railway (SLS&E). The construction of this line was part of an attempt to build over Snoqualmie Pass and on to Walla Walla, Washington. The SLS&E 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 in 1901.