US Plywood Corporation 2-6-6-2 Steam Locomotive on display at the Northwest Railway Museum, Snoqualmie, Washington
US Plywood Corporation 2-6-6-2 Steam Locomotive on display at the Northwest Railway Museum, Snoqualmie, Washington. The Snoqualmie Depot was constructed in 1890 by the Seattle, Lake Shore and Eastern Railway. It was used by successor companies Seattle and International Railroad, Northern Pacific Railway, and the Burlington Northern Railroad. It is an unusually elaborate structure given the size of Snoqualmie in the 1890's and managed to survive relatively intact until the railroad abandoned the line in 1975. However, age and railway-initiated modifications changed the appearance significantly and it was no longer easy for people to recognize it as a functional train station. Collection contains representative examples of Northwest railway history including steam and diesel locomotives, freight cars, passenger cars, maintenance of way equipment (used to maintain the right of way), a five mile segment of historic railroad, a nineteenth century train station and thousands of publications. All of these "artifacts" offer some insight into the significance railroads played in the development of the Northwest. Locomotive 11, built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1926, is a 104-ton steam locomotive with two separate engines under one boiler, a locomotive type commonly utilized on logging railroads throughout the Northwest. Locomotive #11 was retired in 1961 and is now owned by Washington State Parks. It was moved to Snoqualmie in 1972 and is on long-term loan to the Northwest Railway Museum.
Size: 5050px × 3360px
Location: The Northwest Railway Museum, 38625 SE King Street, Snoqualmie, Washington.
Photo credit: © John Gaffen 2 / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: 104-ton, 1926, engineering, historic, locomotive, railroad, restored, snoqualmie, train, transport, travel, usa, washington
