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Before and After Renovation! Back in its heyday in the 1920s 5057 Project Milwaukee Road Electrification

Before and After Renovation!

After many volunteer hours of renovation, the South Cle Elum Depot re-opened its doors in 2006.

Back in its heyday in the 1920s

The South Cle Elum Depot as seen from the south, with the substation and rail yard.

5057 Project

Learn about our plans to bring a Milwaukee Road locomotive back to the South Cle Elum Rail Yard

Milwaukee Road Electrification

Once the world's longest railroad electrification system

We are working to ensure the fascinating history of the Milwaukee Road in Washington is not forgotten

  • Palouse to Cascades Trail Virtual Tour – Boylston

    Today our virtual journey through space and time takes us over Boylston Hill and down to the Columbia River at Beverly Junction.

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    May 26, 2020 July 5, 2020

    Palouse to Cascades Trail Virtual Tour – Kittitas

    May 25 (Memorial Day) – this is a memorable day on our virtual tour of the Milwaukee Road Coast Division. We are traveling from Ellensburg through the Kittitas valley, the town of Kittitas, and climbing up the hill towards Boylston.

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    May 25, 2020 July 22, 2021

    Palouse to Cascades Trail Virtual Tour – Ellensburg

    Today on our Milwaukee Road virtual historical tour, we leave Thorp and enter into the wider Kittitas Valley. The route passes through the north side of Ellensburg.

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    May 24, 2020 July 5, 2020

    Palouse to Cascades Trail Virtual Tour – Yakima River Valley

    On our eastbound trek, we depart Cle Elum and quickly enter the countryside of rural Kittitas County. Soon we will again meet up with the Yakima River where we will travel the south side of the river.

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    May 23, 2020 July 5, 2020

    Palouse to Cascades Trail Virtual Tour – Cle Elum

    Today our virtual tour of the Milwaukee Road takes us from Easton, along the Yakima River, to the South Cle Elum Rail Yard Historic District. This is the home of Cascade Rail Foundation.

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    May 22, 2020 July 5, 2020

    Palouse to Cascades Trail Virtual Tour – Hyak

    Today our virtual journey takes us through the Snoqualmie Tunnel, past Hyak, and along Lake Keechelus to Easton. This is the east slope of the Cascade Mountains.

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    May 21, 2020 July 5, 2020

    Palouse to Cascades Trail Virtual Tour – Snoqualmie Pass

    Today we begin our journey heading east, climbing 1,579 feet in elevation over a distance of just 19.2 miles as we cross Snoqualmie Pass.

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    May 20, 2020 July 5, 2020

    Palouse to Cascades Trail Virtual Historical Tour – Cedar Falls

    Each year, a group of horse riders known as the John Wayne Pioneer Wagons & Riders do a cross state ride, on the Milwaukee Road right of way across Washington State, now the Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail. They start in Easton on May 21 and end in Tekoa…

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    May 19, 2020 July 22, 2020

    2019 Fall Milwaukee Meet – October 26 – Centralia, WA

    Cascade Rail Foundation and the Coast Division of the Milwaukee Road Historical Association are sponsoring a free event on Saturday, October 26.  We will have several presentations about the history of the Milwaukee Road.   This is a great opportunity to socialize with others interested in the history of the…

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    October 10, 2019 October 10, 2019

    Rosalia Railroad History Presentation and History Hike – October 12

    Railroad History Presentation Join us for a railroad history presentation about the Spokane & Inland Empire Railway by Tom Hillebrandt at the Rosalia Community Center (located at 106 W. 7th Street, just off Whitman next to the grocery) on Saturday, October 12 at 1 p.m. Mr. Hillebrandt is author of…

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    October 8, 2019 October 8, 2019
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