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Northern Pacific 0-6-0 to Run This Weekend in Washington

The Northwest Railway Museum will have 0-6-0 924 leading Mother’s Day Excursions this weekend in Snoqualmie. Courtesy Photo.

Northern Pacific 0-6-0 to Run This Weekend in Washington

By Railfan & Railroad Staff

SNOQUALMIE, Wash. — Northern Pacific 0-6-0 924 will be fired up for the first time this year to lead a series of Mother’s Day Weekend excursions at the Northwest Railway Museum in Snoqualmie, Wash., the railroad announced. The excursions will run between Snoqualmie and North Bend. 

To ensure a safe experience, limited capacity and social distancing of seating along with frequent cleanings will be performed. All visitors 2 years of age and older are asked to wear masks, and pursuant to state law, masks are required for all visitors 5 years and older. Tickets are $15 for children, $25 for seniors and $30 for adults. A full schedule can be found at  TrainMuseum.org. 

Locomotive 924 was built by the Rogers Locomotive Works in 1899. It worked for the NP until the mid-1920s when it was sold to the Inland Empire Paper Company near Spokane. The paper company donated the locomotive to the Northwest Railway Museum in 1969. The museum was founded in 1957 as the Puget Sound Railway Historical Association. The museum began restoring 924 in 2014 and it moved under its own power for the first time in May 2020.

This article was posted on: May 5, 2021