2012 Rails to Ales Brewfest – Buy your tickets now!
Our annual fundraiser, the Rails to Ales Brewfest, is coming up on July 14. Tickets are now available. Go the the Rails to Ales Brewfest web site for more information.
Archive May 2012 Update
Our archive volunteers have been meeting two nights a month this year at Pacific Northwest Railroad Archive (PNRA) in Burien, WA to work with the archival collections of Cascade Rail Foundation. We typically meet on the first and third Thursdays of each month. We’ve almost completed an initial inventory of…
Spring Rail Yard Work Party Report
Thanks to our volunteers we had a very productive work party in the rail yard this month! The main objective was to remove vegetation, continuing our on-going effort to keep Mother Nature from reclaiming the rail yard. We cleared the area around the substation, as well as area in the…
2012 Milwaukee Road Historical Association in Moscow, ID
While Cascade Rail Foundation is focused on preserving the memory of the Milwaukee Road in Washington, the Milwaukee Road Historical Association (MRHA) is an organization devoted to preserving the history of the whole Milwaukee Road railroad. MRHA holds an annual convention for its members and this…
Columbian wreck at Cle Elum on May 6, 1912
May 6, 2012 is the 100th anniversary of a wreck that occurred in the yard at (South) Cle Elum.
South Cle Elum Rail Yard – Spring Work Party
We are having a two-day work party at the rail yard the first weekend in May (May 5 & 6). The primary task will be vegetation removal. Come join us!
5057 Project – We reached our first milestone!
Thanks to our donors, we were successful in raising the first $10,000 needed for the 5057 Project! Check out the 5057 Project news to learn more.
CRF Included on new Regional Museum & Historical Sites Tour Website
Kittitas County on the eastern slopes of the Cascade mountains in Washington, with a rich history based in not only railroads, but also mining, timber, recreation and more, offers a variety of museums and historical sites that make for intriguing tour opportunities. CAMAH (Cascade Association of Museums and History) has…
5057 Project – Challenge Donation!
An anonymous donor has issued a fundraising challenge. From now through Saturday, March 31, the donor will match every donation we receive for the 5057 Project (dollar for dollar) to a maximum match of $3,000. This doubles the impact of your donation! If you are thinking about donating money toward this project,…
South Cle Elum rail yard from the air
Cle Elum resident Shawn Skinner recently donated this aerial photo to us. (Thanks Shawn!) We think it was taken in the 1940s or 1950s. Can anyone identify any clues that would give us a better idea when this was taken? [Click on the photo to enlarge it.]
