A photo of Northern Pacific steam locomotive 924, recolored to have a black, orange, and yellow paint scheme instead of the usual metallic blue. A very obvious silly photoshop job for April Fools Day.

History is out, modernization is IN. Inspired by that mural we shared last week, we've given 924 a makeover with some striking new colors. Plus, now she matches better with SVRR 4024! ;)

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Northern Pacific steam locomotive 924 up just past Snoqualmie Falls during a training run in 2025. Viewed from the front, right at the end of the Museum's tracks. A light cloud of steam surrounds the front of the locomotive on either side. The trees are still mostly green overhead, but a little bit of yellow is starting to show.

We try not to share photos of 924 too much to avoid giving people the impression we run her more often than we do, but can you blame us? She's so photogenic!

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Northern Pacific steam locomotive 924 at the start of the steel span of Bridge 35 over the Snoqualmie River. A stoker sits atop the tender. Late summer maple trees are still green all around.

A photo intended to be of the steam locomotive ends up out of focus as it instead focuses on the cedar tree branches above. The air pressure from the steam and the roof of the cab hitting the branches causes a massive shower of debris to rain down atop the steam locomotive and the photographer.

The immediate aftermath of the previous photo. 924's tender is covered in plant debris. The photographer is as well. The locomotive has come to a stop in front of the historic Snoqualmie Depot.

A photo of the front of 924, stopped in front of the Railway Education Center, which has the Northwest Railway Museum logo as a sign mounted on the front wall.

Maintenance of way means all kinds of maintenance, including trees! If trees aren't trimmed, their branches can scrape the sides of historic equipment... Or really mess up your nicely planned photo compositions.
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Steam locomotive Northern Pacific 924 on Bridge 35 at night, one of the shots seen in the Train Dreams trailer. The locomotive is enveloped in its own steam clouds and the Museum's wood coaches, Spokane, Portland & Seattle 213 and 218 glowing behind it. The trees are illuminated by the bright headlight.

For those who tuned in to the Oscars and saw Train Dreams' four nominations, did you see our cameo? The trailer includes glimpses of NP 924 and the Snoqualmie Falls Depot!
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Northwest Railway Museum's Executive Director, Richard Anderson, begins his presentation about working with the film crew to bring Train Dreams to life. In the foreground is the first few rows of the audience, in the background, the movie screen displays a poster for the movie with Joel Edgerton as the character Robert Grainier, walking with his head turned and a wood axe resting on his shoulder.

Executive Director Richard Anderson looks up at the movie screen, displaying a still from the scene used in the trailer. It's the iconic shot the film crew got of steam locomotive Northern Pacific 924 crossing Bridge 35 at night, the locomotive and coaches enveloped in billowing clouds of steam, lit up by the locomotive's headlight and the coach's interior lights. The camera is zoomed out and more rows of the audience are visible in the foreground.

Train Dreams' premiere was a hit! The theater was packed, full of NRM staff and volunteers, local residents, and even members from the movie's cast and crew!
Tonight at 7pm is the last showing at the North Bend Theatre!
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Screenshot from the Train Dreams trailer. Steam locomotive Northern Pacific 924 steams over Bridge 35 in the dark, silhouetted by her own headlight. The clouds of steam billow around coach 213 directly behind her, lit up by the interior lighting of the coach itself. Overlaid on the image is the quote "One of the best pictures of the year" - New York Magazine

Train Dreams premieres this Friday, November 7, in select theaters - including the North Bend Theater! The NRM had the privilege of being involved in filming with NP 924 at several points along our historic line.
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Steam locomotive Northern Pacific 924 in front of the Railway History Center building on the Northwest Railway Museum's Railway History Campus. The camera is focused on the Museum logo on the building, while 924 is slightly silhouetted in the strong lighting in the foreground.

Steam locomotive Northern Pacific 924 at the end of the SVRR line just past the top of Snoqualmie Falls. She is surrounded by green foliage and wreathed in steam as she idles.

Steam locomotive Northern Pacific 924 puffing down the line. The strong sunlight has caught the angle of the steam cloud just right and has given it a firey orange color. A volunteer on the tender is grabbing wood to toss down to the other stoker.

Steam locomotive Northern Pacific 924 crossing Bright 35. Her steam cloud obscures the top of the trestle bridge, but the sides of the bridge frame the locomotive.

924 was thrilled to be out to run and can't wait to pull the train on October 31st, November 1st, and November 2nd!
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Historic photo of steam locomotive Northern Pacific #924, exact date unknown. Photo taken at the Seattle Waterfront. The wooden pier gave out beneath the locomotive, sending her nose into the Puget Sound. The smokestack and very front of the locomotive are out of frame. A series of ropes and pulleys are strung around the boiler and steam dome so railway workers can carefully guide the locomotive back up without causing further damage to it or the pier. The tender is nearly vertical behind the locomotive and is jammed up under the roof. The locomotive's 924 lettering can be partially seen on the side of the tender and the sand dome. Railway workers stand around on the pier, assessing the situation.

Did you know NP 924 ran for a time on the railway lines formerly operated on the Seattle Waterfront? Railway equipment was sometimes too heavy for the piers, which in part led to later relocation of the railway lines.
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