Nevada State Railroad Museum

The Nevada State Railroad Museum, located in Carson City, Nevada, preserves the railroad heritage of Nevada, including locomotives and cars of the famous Virginia and Truckee Railroad. Much of the museum equipment was obtained from various Hollywood studios, where they were used in movies and television. The museum is operated by the Nevada Department of Tourism and Cultural Affairs. Opened in 1980, it was originally named the Virginia & Truckee Railroad Museum, often shortened to V&T Railroad Museum, but was renamed the Nevada State Railroad Museum in 1985.[1]

The museum collection includes a variety of local historic passenger and freight equipment

Nevada State Railroad Museum

Tourist train at the museum
Overview
Headquarters	Carson City, Nevada
Reporting mark	NSRM
Locale	Carson City, Nevada
Dates of operation	1980–present
Technical
Track gauge	4 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Length	4.8 mi (7.7 km)

Museum activities consist of operation of historic 4 ft 8 ¹⁄₂ in (1,435 mm) standard gauge and 3 ft (914 mm) 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	Type	Built	Retired	Acquired	Notes	Image
Dardanelle & Russellville #8	4-4-0 "American"	Cooke Locomotive & Machine Co. 1888	1945	1987	Stored, awaiting restoration
Virginia & Truckee #1 "Lyon"	2-6-0 "Mogul"	H.J. Booth 1869 - Replica NSRM 202?		2019	Under Construction
Virginia & Truckee #18 "Dayton"	4-4-0 "American"	CP's Sacramento shops 1873	1938	1978	Static Display
Virginia & Truckee #22 "Inyo"	4-4-0 "American"	Baldwin 1875	1926	1978	Operational
Virginia & Truckee #25	4-6-0 "Ten-Wheeler	Baldwin 1905	1955	1971	Operational
Virginia & Truckee #27	4-6-0 "Ten-Wheeler	Baldwin 1913	1948	1993	Static Display, On loan to Comstock History Center

Narrow Gauge Steam Locomotives

Locomotive	Type	Built	Retired	Acquired	Notes	Image
Carson & Tahoe Lumber & Fluming #1 "Glenbrook"	2-6-0 "Mogul"	Baldwin 1875	1937	1981	Operational
Dayton, Sutro & Carson Valley #1 "Joe Douglass"	0-4-2 "Olomana"	Porter 1882	1904	1994	Static Display
Southern Pacific #8	4-6-0 "Ten-Wheeler"	Baldwin 1907	1955	1975	Static Display, On loan to Sparks, NV

Motor Locomotives

Locomotive	Type	Built	Retired	Acquired	Notes	Image
NSRM #99 "Dinky"	7-Ton	Davenport 1924	1988	1988	Operational

Motorcars

Locomotive	Type	Built	Retired	Acquired	Notes	Image
Chicago Great Western #1000	McKeen Motor Car	1910	1964		Parts Donor
Virginia & Truckee #22	McKeen Motor Car	1910	1945	1996	Operational
Virginia & Truckee #99	Thomson-Graf-Elder	1921	1941	1980	Parts Only

See also

• Nevada Southern Railroad Museum – a museum located in Boulder City, Nevada.

References

1. "Preservation [regular news column]: Name Change for V&T Museum". Pacific RailNews. October 1985. p. 31. ISSN 8750-8486.

External links

• Nevada State Railroad Museum