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In 1999, a group of volunteers formed “The Friends of the South Cle Elum Depot”. Their goal was the rehabilitation and historic preservation of the Milwaukee Road facilities at South Cle Elum, which were showing the effects of time and abandonment. This group evolved into the Cascade Rail Foundation, or CRF, as it is known today. Cascade Rail Foundation is now a Washington State nonprofit corporation, and operates under a 501(c)(3) tax-deductible status. It is the vision of the Cascade Rail Foundation, in partnership with Washington State Parks , that the South Cle Elum Rail Yard Historic District, in the Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail, will become a significant resource for the region and the nation. The goal is to preserve the site of the Milwaukee Road rail yard in South Cle Elum and to tell the story of the Milwaukee’s electrification and route through Washington and the Cascade mountains. The site is dedicated to the interpretation and preservation of the history of the Milwaukee Road’s western extension and electrification. The Milwaukee is considered one of the most significant and cherished railroads ever to exist in the United States.

The Chelan County Historical Society, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that operates the Cashmere Museum & Pioneer Village, began in 1955 as a collaborative effort between local collector Willis Carey and local businesses, led by John McDonald and the Cashmere Chamber of Commerce.� Carey was terminally ill with cancer, and wanted his large personal collection of Native American artifacts, historical relics, antique and curios, famous throughout Central Washington, to be displayed together and preserved for posterity.� The community leaders and citizens of Cashmere agreed.� Incorporated in 1956, the building opened in 1959, housing and highlighting Carey's renowned collection, and what would become known as the Pioneer Village acquired its first structures, the blacksmith shop and Mission church.� Ultimately growing to include 20 original structures, the Pioneer Village showcases a carefully restored Great Northern Railway caboose and a one-room school house, originally located in Brender Canyon.� Officially opened in 1967,�the Pioneer Village recently celebrated its 50th Anniversary in 2017.� �And in 2007, the Russell S. Congdon collection of ancient art and artifacts, sourced from archaeological sites on the mid-Columbia River, was donated to the Museum and is now housed in the Archaeology Wing. The building is now over 13,000 square feet, with two floors of thoughtfully curated Native American objects, pioneer artifacts, geological specimens, taxidermy, and ornithology.�� The cabins in the Pioneer Village are furnished with antiques from the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Herbert T. Chaudiere, born September 3, 1929 in Englewood, New Jersey, passed away on September 9, 2000 in Redmond, Washington. Herb served in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict. He was Vice-President for Bruck, Richards and Chaudiere, Inc., an acoustic firm in the Seattle area, functioning as an acoustical expert. Herb enjoyed chasing trains and recording railway sounds, and was a published artist in this area. A nationally recognized model railroader, he published numerous articles for magazines on how to engineer a model railway, and was involved with the Puget Sound Garden Railway Society, the Narrow Gauge Railroad Society, the Acoustical Society and the Audio-Engineering Society. He also enjoyed building scale model railroads and was an avid photographer, particularly focusing on railroads and old gas pumps.