Pacific Northwest Railroad Archive

05/06/2026

We appreciate your support of railroad history!

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05/04/2026

We invite you to consider making a gift of support to PNRA during GiveBIG. Like all small nonprofit organizations, we rely on gifts of financial support from members of our community who recognize the work we do and want to insure it continues into the future. We appreciate all of our Friends of PNRA!
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01/10/2026

GREAT AMERICAN TRAIN SHOW coming to Washington!

Ridgefield - Clark County Event Center - January 10 - 11
Puyallup - WA State Fairgrounds - January 17 - 18
Kennewick - Benton County Fairgrounds - January 24 - 25

Huge model train displays. Free workshops. Train rides for kids. Dealers from across the country with merchandise for sale.
More details at: www.trainshow.com

10/16/2025

Interesting talks and free lunch this Sunday. Don't miss it!

Join Pacific Northwest Railroad Archive for a day of presentations about rail history in the Pacific Northwest and beyond.

09/04/2025

Come by and see us during Arts-A-Glow this Saturday! Boeing Employees Model Railroad Club will be open all evening so people can see the layout and watch the model trains.

05/08/2025

Today is the last official day of the GiveBIG annual fundraising campaign. Thank you to the wonderful people who have made gifts of support to us through the GiveBIG platform (https://www.wagives.org/organization/Pacific-Northwest-Railroad-Archive), by mail, or on our website (www.pnrarchive.org)!

05/03/2025

GiveBIG, one of our most important fundraising events of the year is next week! You can make a gift on the GiveBIG platform or through our website: https://www.pnrarchive.org. Thank you for your support!

Mission: PNRA's mission is to preserve the region's railroad heritage & make it accessible to everyone over the internet, through presentations, exhibits & by personal contact. This is important since railroads established most communities in western United States, as

04/05/2025

"On the Waterfront" presentation by Frank Zellerhoff at Vashon Heritage Museum. Left to right: Aaron Schwarz, Frank Zellerhoff, Jonathan Fischer.