Happy Holidays!
Happy holidays everyone! We wish you a healthy and prosperous 2015!
Gene Lawson, locomotive engineer
Engineer Gene Lawson made his final departure on Friday, November 21. He was 87. Gene is survived by his wife Vera, three children, and five grandchildren. Gene came from a Milwaukee Road family. His father Lloyd and mother Blanche met while they were both working for the railroad to…
The 5057 is coming back to Washington!
The 5057 is about to start its trip north! Union Pacific has cleared it for movement and we expect them to pick it up in Portola, CA soon. It will soon be returning to Washington for the first time in nearly 35 years! It left Washington in one of the…
Milwaukee Road Archive Day – Saturday, October 18
We’re hosting a special work session for the Cascade Rail Foundation collections of Milwaukee Road material at Pacific Northwest Railroad Archives in Burien, WA on Saturday, October 18, 2014 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The primary focus of the work session will be organizing and…
Milwaukee Employees Annual Luncheon – October 4, 2014
Our fourth annual Milwaukee Employees Annual Luncheon will be held at Smokey’s BBQ in the Cle Elum depot on Saturday, October 4, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The luncheon menu features barbeque chicken from Smokey’s BBQ. Our intent is to honor former employees of the railroad, recognizing their service…
Volunteers needed in Portola, CA (June 9 to 14)
We need a few volunteers to participate in a work party at the Western Pacific Railroad Museum in Portola, CA during the week of June 9-14. This work party will finish preparing the 5057 for movement to the Pend Oreille Valley Railroad shop in Usk, WA this summer. The…
We’re seeing double! Matching challenge donation
An anonymous donor has stepped forward with a matching challenge donation. The donor will match the the next $1,000 dollars we raise with a $500 matching donation. The donor’s donation is eligible for an employer matching donation, effectively making this a $1,000 matching donation. In other words, if you donate…
Rail Yard Work Party – Saturday, May 3
We’re having our annual rail yard work party on Saturday, May 3rd from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. We’ll be focusing on the interpretive trail and also plan to clean-up the area around the substation so we can move the fence closer to the building. Bring work gloves and your…
5057 Project: New blog, new fundraising campaign.
We’ve started a new blog to provide updates about the 5057 Project. You can click on the image below to check it out. We’ve also started a new fundraising campaign to raise money for moving the 5057 from Portola, CA to the Pend Oreille Valley Railroad in Usk, WA,…
2014 Milwaukee Road Meet, March 29, Burien, WA
The March Milwaukee Road Meet (formerly the “Milwaukee Kent Meet”) is a gathering for slides, movies and discussion and socializing. All are welcome! As in the past, this is a free event. Bring your photos, artifacts, models, memorabilia and other items for display. Cascade Rail Foundation is…