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.
The museum collection includes a variety of local historic passenger and freight equipment
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 |
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Images for kids
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A tourist train operating at the museum
