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Date

Permanant Exhibit

Time

Ages

All Ages

Location

114 E 3rd Ave, Ellensburg, WA 98926

Railroads

Permanent Exhibits

Permanant Exhibit

This display highlights information about the Northern Pacific Railway (today known as the BNSF Railway) and the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Road. Combining data with photographs, archival information, and artifacts, the exhibit explores how important train transport was for passengers and commerce alike. Details also connect the rail lines to local industries like agriculture; events like completing the railways across the state and major railroad accidents; and logging railroads and rail lines that were proposed but never came to be.

More to Explore at the Museum

50th Anniversary Celebration of the KCHM’s Original Grand Opening

June 1, 2025, 2 PM - 5 PM

We invite all of our members, supporters, and friends to join us on ๐’๐ฎ๐ง๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐‰๐ฎ๐ง๐ž ๐Ÿ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐š๐ญ ๐Ÿ๐ฉ๐ฆ to celebrate a momentous occasion โ€“ the ๐Ÿ“๐ŸŽ๐ญ๐ก ๐š๐ง๐ง๐ข๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐š๐ซ๐ฒ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐ข๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐ ๐ซ๐š๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ฉ๐ž๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐Š๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐ข๐ญ๐š๐ฌ ๐‚๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ฒ ๐‡๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ฅ ๐Œ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐œ ๐‚๐š๐๐ฐ๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ข๐ง๐ !!

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Military Room

Permanent Exhibit

Our Military Room features many items from individuals who served our country and have been a part of Kittitas County. These items include uniforms, medals, letters, photographs, souvenirs, and more.

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Ellensburg Historic Pub Crawl

October 23, 2025, 5 PM - 8 PM

Join us on October 23rd from 5pm to 8pm, as we share Ellensburgโ€™s interesting, colorful, and often mysterious past in a fun and entertaining way. With a night full of saloons and salacious stories, this event is great for both those new to Ellensburg and long-time residents.

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114 E 3rd Ave

Ellensburg, WA 98926

(509) 925-3778

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