A local heads through the trees and around the curves of Lake Sammamish as it heads south toward Issaquah, the end of the branch where it occasionally would visit to serve a lumber distribution ya... (more)
IVT mechanic Charlie Cerar makes literal use of the phase "measuring stick" to determine how full the 18-gallon gas tank is on car No. 519's power cart. Since Issaquah does not have an overhead t... (more)
Issaquah Valley Trolley car No. 519 crosses the intersection of Front Street and NW Dogwood Street on the edge of downtown. It's been many years since traffic was last held up by trains at this s... (more)
The interior of Issaquah Valley Trolley car No. 519 shows off the incredible amount of effort that was put into the restoration work by the Gomaco Tro... (more)
Return to glory: After 11 years of dreams, plans, setbacks, successes, grant awards, fundraising, track rehab and car refurbishment, the Railroad: Issaquah Valley TrolleyLocomotive: Gomaco TrolleyLocation: Issaquah, Washington, USALocomotive #: IVT 519Train ID: UnknownPhoto Date: August 25, 2012
Cut Loose Caboose: A few months ago, the barber I've been going to since moving to Issaquah relocated from his old storefront next to the Front Street Market; much to my surprise, Maurice s... (more)
I've lived in Issaquah for more than half a decade and always assumed the small piece of ex-NP track running diagonally through downtown was dormant. Grand plans to reactivate the trolley line, l... (more)
