Researching the history of the Milwaukee Road? You can visit our Archive web site to see Milwaukee Road-related documents and photos in our collections.
Virtual Historical Tour – Cedar Falls to Plummer
This is a virtual tour of the Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail, exploring the history along the route starting at Cedar Falls, WA and ending past the east end of the trail in Plummer, ID.
2024 Annual Meeting – December 10
Cascade Rail Foundation’s annual meeting will be held on Saturday, December 14 at 10 a.m., followed by a Board meeting at 11 a.m. The annual meeting is an opportunity to review progress and updates from 2024 and discuss our plans for 2025 and beyond.
Station sign project update
Cascade Rail Foundation’s Station Sign Project team is gearing up for a busy year in 2025. Since 2020, our volunteers have been fabricating and installing three-quarter size replica Milwaukee Road style station signs at their historic locations along the Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail.
Replacement of Rail Yard Interpretive Signs
Washington State Parks interpretive specialists are wrapping up the design work for ordering 19 interpretive signs for the South Cle Elum Rail Yard Interpretive Trail.
Ralston Signal Project Update
In May 2022, Cascade Rail Foundation volunteers recovered the nearly intact Union Switch & Signal Style H-2 searchlight signal located approximately two miles east of Ralston. Since then, board member Mike Turcott has completely disassembled, cleaned, and repainted the signal.
Bridge Day at Rosalia – October 5
Join us on Saturday, October 5 for Bridge Day in Rosalia, WA.
Spring work parties and open houses in April and May
This spring we will be having two combined work party/open house events at the South Cle Elum Rail Yard. They will be from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, April 27 and Saturday, May 18.
Rails and Reminisce Encore Presentation – May 25
On Saturday, May 25, from 10 a.m. to noon, we’ll have a partial encore presentation of our Rails and Reminisce event held at Sequim in March. This event will be in Burien, WA at the Highline Heritage Museum. The museum is located at 819 SW 152nd Street. The event will…
Depot docents needed!
We aim to have the exhibit area in the depot open to the public every Saturday between noon and 4 p.m. from Memorial Day through the end of September. We need more depot docents to make this happen.
Rails and Reminisce – North Olympic Coast Railroading on March 9
Join us on Saturday, March 9, 2024 for a day of remembering the legacy of the Milwaukee Road (MILW) on the Olympic Peninsula, focused on the last few years of its existence as the Seattle & North Coast Railroad. We will have 3 or 4 events about the history of…
Join us for our Annual Meeting on January 20
Cascade Rail Foundation’s annual meeting will be held on Saturday, January 20, 2024 at 10 a.m. The annual meeting is an opportunity to review progress and updates from 2023 and discuss our plans for 2024 and beyond.