The Northwest Railway Museum

Filing Period

Jan 1, 2011 to Dec 31, 2011

Signed

Nov 5, 2012

Return Version

2011v1.2

Gross Receipts

$1,562,229

Mission

Major Activities

Activity 2

In july 2009 the museum began construction of the train shed exhibit building, a 25,000 square foot building for the exhibition and storage of large objects including passenger coaches, freight cars and locomotives. This $5 million facility opened in september 2011 and the most vulnerable objects including wood freight cars, a locomotive, and several passenger cars were moved inside before the beginning of the rainy season. Most expenses incurred in 2011 were related to construction and project administration and were capitalized; the first depreciation and operating expenses were charged in 2011.

Activity 3

The museum operated the conservation and restoration center, a special-purpose building for large artifact collection care. This facility opened in 2007 and provides care for objects such as coaches, locomotives, and freight cars. In 2011, rehabilitation of the 1898-built chapel car 5 messenger of peace began. This object is listed on the national register of historic places and is undergoing a comprehensive rehabilitation conducted under the secretary of the interior standards for the treatement of historic properties. In addition, significant progress was made on the rehabilitation of coach 218, a 1912-built wood passenger car that operated in washington state until 1948. (please note that some project expenses are capitalized; facility operations including building depreciation are charged as a program expense.)

Filer

EIN

91-6054975