Space is available for lease inside the historic Milwaukee Road railroad depot, located on the Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail in the Town of South Cle Elum. It is suitable for several uses, including food service, entertainment, hospitality, or retail. Continue reading
Visit our digital archive website!
Our digital archive website is temporarily offline. Thank you for being patient while we work to restore access.
Researching the history of the Milwaukee Road? You can visit our Archive website to see Milwaukee Road-related documents and photos in our collections. Continue reading
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.
Research website unavailable
Our research website (research.milwelectric.org) has been taken down due to a ransomware attack. We are working to restore it. We are also working on a replacement that will be less susceptible to these attacks. Please contact us if you have research needs, and we’ll do our best to assist you.…
2025 Annual Meeting – December 6
Our annual meeting will be held on Saturday, December 6, at 10:00 a.m. PT. We will review our progress and updates from 2025 and discuss our plans for 2026 and beyond.
5057 work restarts!
Work on the cosmetic restoration of the 5057 is resuming now that we have finalized a contract with Columbia Rail.
5057 Open House – Saturday, October 11
We held an open house at the Columbia Rail shop in Richland, WA, so that people could see the 5057 up close.
Bridge Day at Rosalia – October 4
Join us for Bridge Day in Rosalia, WA, on Saturday, October 4. This free event will feature a railroad history presentation at the Rosalia Community Center (106 W. Seventh Street, Rosalia, 99170, just off Whitman Avenue, Rosalia’s main street).
Great American Rail-Trail tour kickoff event September 23
The Great American Rail-Trail™ will be the nation’s first cross-country multiuse trail. The trail will be separated from vehicle traffic across 3,700 miles between Washington State and Washington, D.C. We’ll be hosting the kickoff for a special trail tour led by the Rails to Trails Conservancy (RTC). The tour will…
The 5057 is at the shop in Richland
The 5057 is now located at the Columbia Rail shop in Richland, WA. Please remember this is private property. Do not enter the facility to see the 5057. Columbia Rail prosecutes trespassers.
The 5057 Project is moving again!
The 5057 Project is moving again – literally! After years of waiting for an opening to continue restoration work at the Pend Oreille Valley Railroad (POVA) shop in Usk, WA, we are moving the 5057 to another shop.
Rail Yard Work Party – May 10
Celebrate National Train Day with us! We have a work party at the South Cle Elum Rail Yard from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, May 10.