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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.
Spring work parties and open houses in April and May
This spring we will be having two combined work party/open house events at the South Cle Elum Rail Yard. They will be from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, April 27 and Saturday, May 18.
Rails and Reminisce Encore Presentation – May 25
On Saturday, May 25, from 10 a.m. to noon, we’ll have a partial encore presentation of our Rails and Reminisce event held at Sequim in March. This event will be in Burien, WA at the Highline Heritage Museum. The museum is located at 819 SW 152nd Street. The event will…
Depot docents needed!
We aim to have the exhibit area in the depot open to the public every Saturday between noon and 4 p.m. from Memorial Day through the end of September. We need more depot docents to make this happen.
Rails and Reminisce – North Olympic Coast Railroading on March 9
Join us on Saturday, March 9, 2024 for a day of remembering the legacy of the Milwaukee Road (MILW) on the Olympic Peninsula, focused on the last few years of its existence as the Seattle & North Coast Railroad. We will have 3 or 4 events about the history of…
Join us for our Annual Meeting on January 20
Cascade Rail Foundation’s annual meeting will be held on Saturday, January 20, 2024 at 10 a.m. The annual meeting is an opportunity to review progress and updates from 2023 and discuss our plans for 2024 and beyond.
Bridge Day at Rosalia, WA on September 23
Join us for our annual Bridge Day event in Rosalia, WA on Saturday, September 23! Unlike the past few years, this year we will be hosting an in-person event, with a railroad history presentation followed by a history hike on the Rosalia Bridges.
Electrifying stories from Cedar Falls – September 9 and 10
Hear stories about the Milwaukee Road at Cedar Falls, WA from Allen Miller and Frank Zellerhoff, former railroad employees who worked there.
April 2023 South Cle Elum Work Party
It’s time to get the South Cle Elum Rail Yard looking nice for another summer season. We will be having a weekend work party on Saturday, April 22 and Sunday, April 23, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Join us to help preserve Milwaukee Road history.
Join us for our Annual Meeting!
Cascade Rail Foundation’s annual meeting will be held on Saturday, January 7, 2023 at 10 a.m. The annual meeting is an opportunity to review progress and updates from 2022 and discuss our plans for 2023 and beyond.
Ralston signal project
We’re starting a new project out on the trail! Our signal team, with the approval of State Parks, removed the US&S searchlight signal from Hillcrest, a remote location approximately three miles east of Ralston on May 14.