Programs

  • Program 1 [2020]

    INTERPRETIVE RAILWAY - THE MUSEUM OFFERS EXPERIENTIAL LIVING HISTORYPROGRAMS WHERE VISITORS TRAVEL BY TRAIN ON A 19TH CENTURY RAILWAY BETWEEN TWO COMMUNITIES IN WESTERN WASHINGTON. THESE PROGRAMS INTERPRET THE ROLE OF THE RAILWAY IN THE SETTLEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE REGION, AND ALLOW VISITORS TO EXPERIENCE THE EXCITEMENT OF A WORKING RAILWAY IN AN ERA BEFORE INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS. OVERALL, INTERPRETIVE RAILWAY PROGRAMS INCLUDING SCHOOL TRAIN, REGULAR WEEKEND TRAINS, AND THEMED EVENTS FOR YOUNG CHILDREN REACHED A COMBINED TOTAL OF ALMOST 20,000 PEOPLE, WHICH IS LESS THAN 50% OF THE NORMAL AUDIENCE. THIS REDUCTION WAS DUE TO THE CLOSURE ORDERED IN RESPONSE TO THE GLOBAL PANDEMIC.
    Geographies
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $253K

  • Program 2 [2020]

    COLLECTION CARE - THE CONSERVATION AND RESTORATION WORKSHOP IS APURPOSE-BUILT FACILITY USED TO PERFORM COLLECTION CARE ON LARGE RAILROAD ARTIFACTS. IT INCORPORATES 8,200 SQ. FT., FEATURES TWO TRACKS, AND A DIVERSITY OF SPECIALTY TOOLS INCLUDING PLANERS, LATHES, MILLING MACHINES, SAWS, TENONERS, DRILLS, JACKS AND MORE. THE PRINCIPLE PROJECT IN 2020 COMPLETING REHABILITATION OF STEAM LOCOMOTIVE 924, A ROGERS-BUILT 0-6-0 SWITCHER BUILT IN 1899. ALSO IN 2020, REHABILITATION WORK BEGAN ON A 1901 PULLMAN-BUILT PARLOR CAR. LIMITED HOURS WITH CAPACITY RESTRICTIONS IN PLACE ALLOW THE CENTER TO OPERATE FOR MOST OF 2020, BUT THE FACILITY REMAINED CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC.
    Geographies
    Not indicated
    Dates
    Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
    –
    $141.4K

  • Program 3 [2020]

    TRAIN SHED EXHIBIT HALL - THE SEMI-CONDITIONED SPACE INCORPORATESMORE THAN 24,000 SQ. FT. AND OFFERS A STABLE ENVIRONMENT FOR THE MUSEUM'S MOST VULNERABLE AND REPRESENTATIVE ARTIFACTS INCLUDING CHAPEL CAR 5 MESSENGER OF PEACE, WHITE RIVER LUMBER CABOOSE 001, WEYERHAEUSER TIMBER LOCOMOTIVE 1, AND GREAT NORTHERN CABOOSE X-101. THIS GALLERY WAS OPEN IN SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER ONLY; CAPACITY RESTRICTIONS WERE IN EFFECT. NOTE: THE COST OF OPERATING THE FACILITY WAS THE SAME EVEN WITHOUT VISITORS.
    Geographies
    Not indicated
    Dates
    Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $492.6K