Nevada State Railroad Museum
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Museum activities consist of operation of historic Template:RailGauge and Template:RailGauge narrow gauge railroad equipment, including train rides, handcar rides, lectures, an annual railroad history symposium, changing exhibits, and a variety of special events. The Museum also has an ongoing research and restoration program. The museum's current exhibit commemorates the 150th anniversary of the completion of the First transcontinental railroad, featuring V&T Coach No. 17, which was originally built for the Central Pacific Railroad and had carried Leland Stanford to the Golden spike ceremony at Promontory Summit, Utah. The Wabuska Depot, a historic station from Wabuska, Nevada was relocated to the museum grounds. The building is still used as a working railroad station where tickets for the museum train rides are purchased.
Collection
Standard gauge steam locomotives
| Locomotive | Image | Type | Built | Retired | Acquired | Notes | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dardanelle & Russellville #8 | File:Srr 3 and 8 Nov 79 (17430867884).jpg | 4-4-0 "American" | Cooke Locomotive & Machine Co. 1888 | 1945 | 1987 | Stored, awaiting restoration | |
| Virginia & Truckee #1 "Lyon" | 2-6-0 "Mogul" | Original: H.J. Booth 1869 - Replica: Stan Gentry/NSRM 1995 - | 2019 | Under construction | [2] | ||
| Virginia & Truckee #12 "Genoa" | File:Virginia and Truckee 12 Genoa.jpg | 4-4-0 "American" | Baldwin 1873 | 1908 | 2022 | Display | On 2 year loan from CSRM |
| Virginia & Truckee #18 "Dayton" | File:No. 18, The Dayton; Nevada State Railroad Museum, Carson City, Nevada.jpg | 4-4-0 "American" | CP's Sacramento shops 1873 | 1938 | 1978 | Display | On 2 year loan to CSRM |
| Virginia & Truckee #21 "J. W. Bowker" | File:Virginia and Truckee J.W. Bowker.jpg | 2-4-0 "Porter" | Baldwin 1875 | 1917 | 2022 | Display | On 2 year loan from CSRM |
| Virginia & Truckee #22 "Inyo" | File:VT-22-Inyo-Carson-City-Railroad-Museum.jpg | 4-4-0 "American" | Baldwin 1875 | 1926 | 1978 | Operational | |
| Virginia & Truckee #25 | File:Virginia & Truckee 25.jpg | 4-6-0 "Ten-Wheeler | Baldwin 1905 | 1955 | 1971 | Operational | |
| Virginia and Truckee Railroad Engine No. 27 | File:Locomotive 27.jpg | 4-6-0 "Ten-Wheeler | Baldwin 1913 | 1948 | 1993 | Display | on loan to Comstock History Center |
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Narrow gauge steam locomotives
| Locomotive | Images | Type | Built | Retired | Acquired | Notes | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carson & Tahoe Lumber & Fluming #1 "Glenbrook" | File:Glenbrook in 2023.jpg | 2-6-0 "Mogul" | Baldwin 1875 | 1937 | 1981 | Operational | |
| Dayton, Sutro & Carson Valley #1 "Joe Douglass" | File:Dayton, Sutro & Carson Valley No. 1 "Joe Douglass" - September 2013.jpg | 0-4-2 "Olomana" | Porter 1882 | 1904 | 1994 | Static display | |
| Southern Pacific #8 | File:Victorian Square, Sparks, Nevada (6402414793).jpg | 4-6-0 "Ten-Wheeler" | Baldwin 1907 | 1955 | 1975 | Static display, on loan to Sparks, NV |
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Motor locomotives
| Locomotive | Images | Type | Built | Retired | Acquired | Notes | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NSRM #99 "Dinky" | Davenport 7-Ton | 1924 | 1988 | 1988 | Operational | ||
| Tidewater Oil Co. #1005 | Fate-Root-Heath | 1944 | Operational |
Motorcars
| Locomotive | Images | Type | Built | Retired | Acquired | Notes | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Great Western #1000 | McKeen Motor Car | 1910 | 1964 | Parts Donor | |||
| Nevada Copper Belt #22 | Hall Scott Motor Car | 1914 | 1947 | 1996 | Body Only | ||
| Tucson Cornelia & Gila Bend #401 | Edwards Motor Car | 1926 | 1955 | 1988 | Operational | ||
| Virginia & Truckee #22 | File:McKeen Motor Car -22 Restoration.jpg | McKeen Motor Car | 1910 | 1945 | 1996 | Operational | |
| Virginia & Truckee #99 | Thomson-Graf-Elder | 1921 | 1941 | 1980 | Parts Only |
See also
- Nevada State Railroad Museum Boulder City – a museum located in Boulder City, Nevada.
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