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. Topics include updates on: South Cle Elum activities, including the depot, substation, and rail yard 5057 locomotive restoration project…
We’re holding an open house so people can see the 5057 up close. Registration is required for this limited-capacity event. The registration page has more information and the event registration form.
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). Following the presentation, there will be a guided history hike on the former Milwaukee Road right-of-way, now a part of the Palouse to…
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…
Former Milwaukee Road employee Frank Zellerhoff will share his memories about the railroad’s operations on the Seattle waterfront in the 1970s.
Former Milwaukee Road employee Frank Zellerhoff will share his memories about the railroad’s operations on the Seattle waterfront in the 1970s. This event will also be broadcast on Zoom. You can find the link on the Vashon Island Heritage Museum’s website. https://www.vashonheritagemuseum.org/events/2504-otheve
Cascade Rail Foundation is sponsoring the Friday night slideshow at Winterail this year. Join us for an evening of great railroad photography before the main Winterail event on Saturday. Tickets for this event are $10, collected at the door. Note: there will be no pizza provided this year.
The depot will be open for visitors while we do some work in the restaurant space. If you’d like to help out, wear clothes suitable for dirty work. Work gloves are recommended. Contact us to let us know you plan to join us or if you have any questions.
The meeting will be held online using Zoom. Contact us if you’d like to attend.
Join us for our 2024 Annual Meeting for updates about our recent and future activities! This will be a Zoom meeting. Register here to receive the link. There will be a CRF Board of Directors meeting at 11:00 AM, immediately after the Annual Meeting.
