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The '''Nevada State Railroad Museum Boulder City''' is a [[railway museum|railroad museum]] in [[Boulder City, Nevada|Boulder City]], [[Nevada]] which is an agency of the [[Nevada Department of Cultural Affairs|Nevada Department of Tourism and Cultural Affairs]]. The railway is located on the Boulder City Branch Line, the historic railroad route installed to support construction activities at the [[Hoover Dam]].<ref>{{cite news | title = TRIP OF THE WEEK: Railroad structures interesting remnants of Nevada's past | url = http://www.lvrj.com/living/37787869.html | access-date = 2008-03-02 | work = Review Journal | last = Bartlett Pesek | first = Margo }}</ref> The state obtained the tracks and right of way from the [[Union Pacific Railroad]] in 1985. |
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==Heritage railroad== |
== Heritage railroad == |
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| ⚫ | The museum operates a [[heritage railway|heritage railroad]] which offers passenger excursion trains using historic railroad equipment on a 7-mile, 45 minute round trip. Operations began in 2002, and the museum also offers the opportunity for passengers to ride in the locomotive cab, the caboose and to operate trains (subject to reservations and availability).<ref name=":0">{{cite web | url = http://communitylink.reviewjournal.com/servlet/lvrj_ProcServ/dbpage=cge&gid=01233001050987469588539959&pg=01315001051039402649762789 | title = Nevada State Railroad Museum and the operation of the Nevada Southern Railway | access-date = 2009-03-02 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110715175503/http://communitylink.reviewjournal.com/servlet/lvrj_ProcServ/dbpage%3Dcge%26gid%3D01233001050987469588539959%26pg%3D01315001051039402649762789 | archive-date = 2011-07-15 }}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | The museum operates a [[heritage railway|heritage railroad]] which offers passenger excursion trains using historic railroad equipment on a 7-mile, 45 minute round trip. Operations began in 2002, and the museum also offers the opportunity for passengers to ride in the locomotive cab and to operate trains.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://communitylink.reviewjournal.com/servlet/lvrj_ProcServ/dbpage=cge&gid=01233001050987469588539959&pg=01315001051039402649762789 | title = Nevada State Railroad Museum and the operation of the Nevada Southern Railway | |
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This ride features a preserved former [[Union Pacific]] [[EMD GP30]], No 844 |
This ride features a preserved former [[Union Pacific]] [[EMD GP30]], No 844, which became famous for necessitating the renumbering of steam locomotive [[Union Pacific 844|844]] to 8444 from 1962 to 1989. <ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.uprr.com/aboutup/excurs/up844.shtml | title = Steam Locomotive No. 844 | access-date = 2009-03-02 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100120100948/http://www.uprr.com/aboutup/excurs/up844.shtml | archive-date = 2010-01-20 }}</ref> It weighs approximately 125 tons and has a turbocharged V16 engine that develops 2250 hp.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.nevadasouthern.com/Sub%20Pages/locomotive_844.html |title=Locomotive 844, Type GP-30. |access-date=2017-08-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171020094950/http://www.nevadasouthern.com/Sub%20Pages/locomotive_844.html |archive-date=2017-10-20 |url-status=dead }}</ref> It was donated to the museum and refurbished in Union Pacific colors. |
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As part of the [[Interstate 11]] project [[Nevada Department of Transportation|NDOT]] has replaced the bridge over [[US Route 93]] that was taken out of service in 1998 during the widening of Highway 93 into [[Interstate 515]]. |
As part of the [[Interstate 11]] project [[Nevada Department of Transportation|NDOT]] has replaced the bridge over [[US Route 93]] that was taken out of service in 1998 during the widening of Highway 93 into [[Interstate 515]]. In April 2018, a grade separation was put in place at the former grade crossing near [[Railroad Pass Casino]], re-linking Boulder City and Henderson together.<ref>{{cite news |title=CEREMONY FRIDAY TO MARK RECONNECTION OF HISTORIC RAIL LINE BETWEEN HENDERSON, BOULDER CITY |url=http://nvculture.org/museums/2018/04/10/ceremony-friday-to-mark-reconnection-of-historic-rail-line-between-henderson-boulder-city/ |access-date=February 25, 2018 |work=Nevada Division of Museums and History |date=April 10, 2018}}</ref> |
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==Exhibits== |
== Exhibits == |
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| #264 || [[Baldwin Locomotive Works|Baldwin]]-built [[E. H. Harriman|Harriman]] Standard [[Consolidation (locomotive)|Consolidation]] || 1907 || [[File:'Nevada Southern Railroad Museum' 13.jpg|125px]] <br /> <br/> [[File:'Nevada Southern Railroad Museum' 22.jpg|125px]] || [[Union Pacific Railroad|UPRR]] || {{Track gauge|4 ft 8.5 in}} || |
| #264 || [[Baldwin Locomotive Works|Baldwin]]-built [[E. H. Harriman|Harriman]] Standard [[Consolidation (locomotive)|Consolidation]] || 1907 || [[File:'Nevada Southern Railroad Museum' 13.jpg|125px]] <br /> <br/> [[File:'Nevada Southern Railroad Museum' 22.jpg|125px]] || [[Union Pacific Railroad|UPRR]] || {{Track gauge|4 ft 8.5 in}} || |
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Ex [[Union Pacific Railroad|Union Pacific]] #264 (later renumbered #6264) is a [[2-8-0]] ([[Consolidation (locomotive)|Consolidation]]) type steam locomotive, which was built for the [[Union Pacific Railroad]] by the [[Baldwin Locomotive Works]] in 1907. It was one of the last steam locomotives used in the UPRR system and was eventually taken out of service in early 1950 and stored in [[La Salle, Colorado]] until it was donated to the Sons of the Utah Pioneers in 1959. Later the locomotive was relocated to [[Heber City, Utah]] in 1981. The Nevada State Railroad Museum purchased it and moved it to its current location in 1993. With its {{convert|57|in|mm|0}} drivers it was one of the four types of steam engines developed by the [[Associated Railroads]] in the first year of its locomotive program. The Associated Railroads consisted of the [[Southern Pacific]], [[Chicago and Alton|Chicago & Alton]], [[Union Pacific]] and its affiliates [[Oregon Short Line]] and the [[Oregon Railroad and Navigation Company|Oregon-Washington RR & Navigation Co]] and were combined under one management in 1902 by [[E. H. Harriman]]. The group was later dissolved in 1913 by a court order, but many bridges, cars and locomotives were built to a ''Common Standard'' for all five railroad companies during this period. The Consolidation locomotives with a weight of {{convert|150,000|lb|t}} to {{convert|300,000|lb|t}} pounds were designed for hauling heavy trains over steep grades and were generally used as a mainline freight engine within the Union Pacific system.<ref name="display">Display board at the Nevada Southern Railroad Museum</ref><ref>[http://www.nevadasouthern.com/Sub%20Pages/nsrm_6264.html NSRM # 6246 Steam.]</ref> |
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| #35 || [[Baldwin Locomotive Works|Baldwin]] [[Mikado (locomotive)|Mikado]] || 1923 || [[File:'Nevada Southern Railroad Museum' 19.jpg|125px]] <br /><br /> [[File:'Nevada Southern Railroad Museum' 11.jpg|125px]] || [[Pacific Lumber Company|PALCO]], [[Heber Valley Railroad|HVRX]] || {{Track gauge|4 ft 8.5 in}} || |
| #35 || [[Baldwin Locomotive Works|Baldwin]] [[Mikado (locomotive)|Mikado]] || 1923 || [[File:'Nevada Southern Railroad Museum' 19.jpg|125px]] <br /><br /> [[File:'Nevada Southern Railroad Museum' 11.jpg|125px]] || [[Pacific Lumber Company|PALCO]], [[Heber Valley Railroad|HVRX]] || {{Track gauge|4 ft 8.5 in}} || On static display. |
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| || [[Davenport Locomotive Works|Davenport]] 30-ton || 1936 || [[File:'Nevada Southern Railroad Museum' 38.jpg|125px]] || [[United States Bureau of Reclamation]] || {{Track gauge|4 ft 8.5 in}} || |
| || [[Davenport Locomotive Works|Davenport]] 30-ton || 1936 || [[File:'Nevada Southern Railroad Museum' 38.jpg|125px]] || [[United States Bureau of Reclamation]] || {{Track gauge|4 ft 8.5 in}} || On static display. |
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| #1855 || [[Fairbanks-Morse]] Model H12-44 || 1953 || [[File:'Nevada Southern Railroad Museum' 07.jpg|125px]] || [[U.S. Army Transportation Corps]] || {{Track gauge|4 ft 8.5 in}} || |
| #1855 || [[Fairbanks-Morse]] Model H12-44 || 1953 || [[File:'Nevada Southern Railroad Museum' 07.jpg|125px]] || [[U.S. Army Transportation Corps]] || {{Track gauge|4 ft 8.5 in}} || Operational. |
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| L-2 || [[General Electric|GE]] 25-ton || || [[File:'Nevada Southern Railroad Museum' 12.jpg|125px]] <br /><br /> [[File:'Nevada Southern Railroad Museum' 15.jpg|125px]] || Jackass & Western || {{Track gauge|4 ft 8.5 in}} || The [[General Electric]] 25-ton diesel locomotive was used at the [[Nevada Test Site]] in the 1960s for hauling [[NERVA|nuclear powered rocket engines]]. After the program had been finished, the locomotive was mothballed. Once the radiation contamination reduced to safe levels, the locomotive was made available to the Museum. On 11 November 2010, the locomotive was delivered to the Museum on a lowboy trailer.<ref>[http://www.nevadasouthern.com/Sub%20Pages/locomotive_l-2.html Locomotive L-2, GE-25 Ton]</ref> It derailed on 8 March 1968 in cold and misty weather conditions. The operator and brakeman began moving a flatcar from the Reactor Maintenance/Assembly Disassembly (R-MAD) facility to the Engine Maintenance/Assembly Disassembly (E-MAD) facility. The flatcar contained two shipping casks and a lifting fixture. Each cask weighed almost {{convert|43,000|lb|t}} and the lifting fixture added an additional {{convert|3,500|lb|t}} of weight. After travelling approximately {{convert|3.5|mi|km}}, the locomotive operator initiated the final brake check prior to beginning his descent to the E-MAD facility. As the engine continued down the track, the brakeman manually applied the emergency mechanical brake, to no avail. The brakeman looked outside at the wheels and saw sparks. Instead of slowing down, the locomotive continued to gain speed. The locomotive operator radioed an alert to E-MAD. After several failed attempts, a worker in the E-MAD Master Control Room heard the alert and directed the locomotive's occupants to ''jump''. The locomotive operator made one last radio transmission to the E-MAD, instructing them to "close the big door and get all personnel out of the way, because we are coming through." The operator and the brakeman then jumped off the runaway train. The locomotive continued to travel at an excessive speed toward the E-MAD facility. At the same time another locomotive began exiting the E-MAD facility on the same track, setting the stage for a head-on collision. The crew on the locomotive exiting the E-MAD facility was told to abandon the train. E-MAD Master Control Room personnel then deliberately attempted to derail the runaway train by throwing a spur switch a few hundred yards from the E-MAD building. When the runaway train encountered the switch, it cart-wheeled and landed 180° from the direction of travel. The flatcar derailed, scattering its contents over the immediate area, but did not turn over. Careful examination of the runaway train's wheels found that all four of them had flat spots on one side as a result of brake locking. Approximately 200 feet of track required replacement, but the two casks exhibited only superficial external damage, leading one investigator to state: "All in all, this looks more like a test of railroad track than of shipping casks." The final investigation report concluded that the accident was caused by too great a load for the locomotive. Grease and moisture on the tracks, lack of sanding equipment on the locomotive, and no brakes on the flatcar contributed to the accident. The operator had no significant injuries and the brakeman suffered from a minor cerebral concussion with abrasions to his arms and right hand. The brakeman was transported to [[University Medical Center of Southern Nevada|Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital]] for further examination and the operator was released for normal work that afternoon. The brakeman was returned to normal duty the next workday.<ref name="display"/> |
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| L-3 || [[General Electric|GE]] 80-ton || 1953 || [[File:'Nevada Southern Railroad Museum' 35.jpg|125px]] <br /><br /> [[File:'Nevada Southern Railroad Museum' 37.jpg|125px]] <br /><br /> [[File:'Nevada Southern Railroad Museum' 36.jpg|125px]] || Jackass & Western |
| L-3 || [[General Electric|GE]] 80-ton || 1953 || [[File:'Nevada Southern Railroad Museum' 35.jpg|125px]] <br /><br /> [[File:'Nevada Southern Railroad Museum' 37.jpg|125px]] <br /><br /> [[File:'Nevada Southern Railroad Museum' 36.jpg|125px]] || Jackass & Western |
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The diesel electric locomotive with 500 hp and 161,000 lb was built in 1953 by the General Electric Company. It served initially at a U.S. Naval facility before it was overhauled and relocated to the [[Nevada Test Site]] in 1964. There, it was routinely used to transport [[NERVA|nuclear powered rocket engines]] to various test stations. The nuclear rocket engine program commenced in 1955, when the [[United States Atomic Energy Commission|Atomic Energy Commission]] and the [[U.S. Air Force]] began various thermal reactor studies for the first assembly of a prototype rocket engine. During the 1960s and 70s the [[U.S. Government]] constructed several rocket development stations at [[Area 25 (Nevada National Security Site)|Area 25]] and connected them with their own series of railroad tracks, thus allowing easy movement of the rocket engines from one test station to the next throughout the sprawling site. |
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The unique name ''Jackass and Western'' shown on the side of the locomotive comes from the geographic location of ''Area 25''. The [[Jackass Flats]] are some of several flats at the Nevada Test Site, such as [[Frenchman Flats]] and [[Yucca Flats]], where most of the actual atomic testing took place during the mid to late 20th century. |
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The Jackass and Western Railroad operated as a chartered common carrier until the U.S. Government suspended the nuclear rocket engine program in the mid 1980s, so that the locomotive sat idle and was put into storage. It was acquired by the Nevada State Railroad Museum in 2006.<ref name="display"/> At the [[National Atomic Testing Museum]] in 755 E Flamingo Rd, Las Vegas is a model layout of the "Jackass and Western" Railroad. It was just a few spurs leading from the assembly building. The short length of the spurs and the short program duration both contributed to the mere 8 miles of operation accumulated after the locomotive was modified for use at the Nevada Test Site.<ref>[http://www.nevadasouthern.com/Sub%20Pages/locomotive_l-3.html Locomotive L-3, GE 80 Ton.]</ref> |
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| #1000 || Type NW-2 || 1939|| [[File:'Nevada Southern Railroad Museum' 26.jpg|125px]] <br /><br /> [[File:'Nevada Southern Railroad Museum' 29.jpg|125px]] || [[Union Pacific Railroad|UPRR]] || {{Track gauge|4 ft 8.5 in}} || The well-travelled locomotive #1000 (originally numbered #889) was built by the Electro-Motive Corporation in 1939. It was originally a demonstrator for the [[Union Pacific Railroad]] (UPRR) as a new class of yard switching locomotives. The new 1,000 hp demonstrator served for six months and was a great success. This led the UPRR to purchase the locomotive and re-number it to #1000. It was the first diesel-electric locomotive purchased by the Union Pacific. Over the subsequent two years, the UPRR ordered 44 new type NW-2. It worked throughout the UPRR system until 1966, at which time the UPRR started retiring the first units of the NW-2 locomotives. Shortly after it was sold to the [[Stockton Terminal and Eastern Railroad]] (ST&E) in [[Stockton, California]], where it kept its original UPRR number. Then in 1968 the ST&E traded it to the [[Western Pacific Railroad]], where it was completely overhauled, upgraded to 1200 hp with an EMC 567 12-cylinder engine and renumbered #607 with a new operating weight of {{convert|251,000|lb|t}}. It has a length of {{convert|44|ft|5|in|m}} and a maximum speed of {{convert|60|mph|km/h}}. After being re-commissioned by the WPRR in 1969, the #607 was transferred in 1973 to the [[Sacramento Northern]], a subsidiary of WPRR and primarily worked within WPRR's Stockton yard. Ironically, the locomotive was returned to the UPRR roster during the 1982 merger between WPRR and UPRR, where it was re-numbered back to #1000. Finally in 1984 the UPRR donated it to the [[Heber Valley Railroad|Deer Creek Scenic Railway]] in [[Heber City, Utah]]. It was eventually acquired by the Nevada State Railroad Museum and moved to its current location in 1993. Long-term plans are to repaint the locomotive from its current blue color scheme to its original UPRR black color scheme.<ref name="display"/> |
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| #2314 || Baggage and postal car || 1911 || [[File:'Nevada Southern Railroad Museum' 32.jpg|125px]] <br /><br /> [[File:'Nevada Southern Railroad Museum' 31.jpg|125px]] || [[Oregon Short Line]] (OSL) || {{Track gauge|4 ft 8.5 in}} || |
| #2314 || Baggage and postal car || 1911 || [[File:'Nevada Southern Railroad Museum' 32.jpg|125px]] <br /><br /> [[File:'Nevada Southern Railroad Museum' 31.jpg|125px]] || [[Oregon Short Line]] (OSL) || {{Track gauge|4 ft 8.5 in}} || |
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The baggage and postal car #2314 was built by the [[Pullman Car Company]] in 1911 and operated on the [[Oregon Short Line]] (OSL), which was a subsidiary of the [[Union Pacific Railroad]]. In 1941 it was updated to its current configuration and ran in service until the late 1950s. It was then retired and donated to the Sons of the Utah Pioneers. It was relocated to [[Heber City, Utah]] in 1981. Finally, it was acquired by the Nevada State Railroad Museum and move to its current location in 1993. On its side it has a ''mail on-the-fly'' device, a hook which could be used to catch mail bags without stopping the train from a mail crane. As the train approached a station, a clerk prepared the catcher arm, which would then snatch the incoming mailbag, while the train was in motion. The clerk then booted out the outgoing mailbag. Experienced clerks spoke with pride of making the switch at night with nothing but the curves and the feel of the track to warn them of an upcoming catch.<ref name="display"/> |
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| #3505 || Pre-[[E. H. Harriman|Harriman]] Non-Common Standard Class caboose || 1882 || [[File:'Nevada Southern Railroad Museum' 28.jpg|125px]] || [[Oregon Railroad and Navigation Company|Oregon Washington Railroad & Navigation Company]] (OWR&N) || {{Track gauge|4 ft 8.5 in}} || On static display. |
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| #3505 || Pre-[[E. H. Harriman|Harriman]] Non-Common Standard Class caboose || 1882 || [[File:'Nevada Southern Railroad Museum' 28.jpg|125px]] || [[Oregon Railroad and Navigation Company|Oregon Washington Railroad & Navigation Company]] (OWR&N) || {{Track gauge|4 ft 8.5 in}} || The pre-[[E. H. Harriman|Harriman]] Non-Common Standard Class caboose was originally built in August 1882 in the work shops of the [[Oregon Railroad & Navigation Company]] in [[The Dalles, Oregon]]. It operated on the [[Oregon Railroad and Navigation Company|Oregon Washington Railroad & Navigation Company]] (OWR&N) railway after being consolidated in 1910 with the Oregon Railroad & Navigation Company, which was a subsidiary of the [[Union Pacific Railroad]] (UPRR). The #3505 (originally numbered #206 until 1918) was built prior to the Harriman era and prior to the Union Pacific's adoption of the Associated Lines Common CA class design. It is a classic example of wooden body cabooses that were commonly seen throughout North America up until the 1930s, when all steel body cabooses were first being phased in. After being retired from the Union Pacific Railroad in January 1962, this caboose was donated to the [[Brigham Young University]] in [[Provo, Utah]]. In 1970 it was relocated to the [[Heber Valley Railroad|Wasatch Railway Museum & Foundation]] in [[Heber City, Utah]], Finally, in 1993, it was acquired by the Nevada State Railroad Museum and move to its present location.<ref name="display"/> |
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| || [[Baldwin Locomotive Works|Baldwin]] narrow gauge steam locomotive || 1896 || [[File:'Nevada Southern Railroad Museum' 75.jpg|125px]] || [[Eureka and Palisade Railroad|Eureka & Palisade Railroad]] || {{Track gauge|3 ft}} || |
| #12 (second)|| [[Baldwin Locomotive Works|Baldwin]] narrow gauge steam locomotive || 1896 || [[File:'Nevada Southern Railroad Museum' 75.jpg|125px]] || [[Eureka and Palisade Railroad|Eureka & Palisade Railroad]] || {{Track gauge|3 ft}} || In storage awaiting restoration. |
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| 6976|| [[EMD SDP40F]] || 1974 || || [[Amtrak]], [[Atchison, Topeka, & Santa Fe|Santa Fe]], [[BNSF Railway|BNSF]] || {{Track gauge|4 ft 8.5 in}} || Operational; owned by Dynamic Rail Preservation. Initially Amtrak 644, donated to the Atchison, Topeka, & Santa Fe Railway in 1984. |
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| ''Elsa.'' || Replica narrow gauge combine passenger car || Soon || [[File:'Nevada Southern Railroad Museum' 50.jpg|125px]] <br /><br /> [[File:'Nevada Southern Railroad Museum' 51.jpg|125px]] || || {{Track gauge|3 ft}} || The replica combine passenger car is being built by Dan Markoff, who is best known for his restoration of the [[4-4-0]] narrow-gauge [[Eureka Locomotive]] No 4 of the [[Eureka and Palisade Railroad]]. However, after finishing the restoration in 1991, he set to work building a flat car and then in 1994 a recreation of the Palisade, a combine passenger car. Other than the wheels, the entire car has been built from the ground up. |
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| 231 || [[EMD F40PH|EMD F40PHR]] || 1977 || || [[Amtrak]] || {{Track gauge|4 ft 8.5 in}} || Operational; owned by Dynamic Rail Preservation. Awaiting repairs for traction motors due to past vandalism in Oregon. Repainted in it's [[Amtrak paint schemes|Phase III]] and "Operation Lifesaver" scheme in April 2024 and appeared in Amtrak livery for the first time in 22 years. |
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| || Replica narrow gauge flat car || || [[File:'Nevada Southern Railroad Museum' 03.jpg|125px]] || || {{Track gauge|3 ft}} || The replica flat car was also built by Dan Markoff, to transport passengers, when he demonstrated his refurbished [[Eureka Locomotive]] on the {{Track gauge|4 ft 8.5 in}} track of the Museum. |
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| || [[Fairmont Railway Motors|Fairmont Railway Motors Company]]Speeder || mid-1950s |
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| || Wooden car bodies of narrow gauge carriages || 1876 || [[File:'Nevada Southern Railroad Museum' 83.jpg|125px]] || [[Eureka and Palisade Railroad|Eureka & Palisade Railroad]] || {{Track gauge|3 ft}} || Two wooden car bodies of narrow gauge carriages of the [[Eureka and Palisade Railroad|Eureka & Palisade Railroad]] were formerly exhibited at a casino in Nevada and are now stored in the ''bone yard'' adjacent to the museum at one of the ends of the wye. One of them is the raw model of Dan Markoff's replica narrow gauge combine passenger car of 1876. It is planned to clean their insides and reinforce them by installing new wooden boards. In the long term they will be exhibited in a planned new museum building in line with the replica. |
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| Private Business Car || 1899 |
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|[[File:'Nevada Southern Railroad Museum' 21.jpg|125px]] || [[Wagner Palace Car Company]] |
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| WP 449 || Steel body caboose || || [[File:'Nevada Southern Railroad Museum' 54.jpg|125px]]|| [[Western Pacific Railroad|Union Pacific]] (Ex-[[Western Pacific Railroad|Western Pacific]])|| {{Track gauge|4 ft 8.5 in}} || Undergoing restoration. |
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| || Ford F 250 Custom || || [[File:'Nevada Southern Railroad Museum' 55.jpg|125px]] || || {{Track gauge|4 ft 8.5 in}} || Ford F 250 Custom road-rail vehicle |
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| || Hard Top Open Air Car || 1914 || [[File:'Nevada Southern Railroad Museum' 67.jpg|125px]] || || {{Track gauge|4 ft 8.5 in}} || The Open Air Passenger Car is of heavyweight design. It has three axles with six wheels on each truck (bogey) instead of the two axles per truck used for the enclosed passenger cars. To give the car a smooth ride when it was in passenger service, the floor is several inches of poured concrete. This coach was built in 1914 as a passenger coach and later modified as a maintenance of way work car that served on the [[Union Pacific]]. The car was converted to its fully open configuration when it entered excursion train service. The seating is bench style. The large openings provide views along the route and are the preferred seating for photographers.<ref>[http://www.nevadasouthern.com/Sub%20Pages/open_air.html Hard Top Open Air Car.]</ref> Further conversions are planned, because this type of vehicle proved to be attractive to the tourists. |
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| 604 || [[Americans with Disabilities Act|ADA]] Wheelchair Accessible Car || 1916 || [[File:'Nevada Southern Railroad Museum' 68.jpg|125px]] || || {{Track gauge|4 ft 8.5 in}} || The Harriman style coach was built in 1916. It was modified at the Nevada Southern Railroad Museum to have side loading doors for use with a lift so that it can accommodate wheelchairs and passengers who cannot climb stairs into the cars. A half-bath (sink and toilet) was also added to the car.<ref>[http://www.nevadasouthern.com/Sub%20Pages/ada.html ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) Wheelchair Accessible Car.]</ref> |
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| || Head End Power (HEP) Car || || [[File:'Nevada Southern Railroad Museum' 47.jpg|125px]] || || {{Track gauge|4 ft 8.5 in}} || The Head End Power Car is a generator car. It was built because the locomotives of the Nevada Southern Railroad were designed to operate as yard switchers or with freight trains. They cannot generate enough electricity for lighting, air conditioning and public announcement systems. The Head End Power car was originally a boxcar car that was fitted with two diesel engines and generators, each capable of providing approximately 200 kW of three-phase power at 480 volts.<ref>[http://www.nevadasouthern.com/Sub%20Pages/head_end.html Head End Power (HEP) Car.]</ref> |
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| || Soft Top Open Air Car || || [[File:'Nevada Southern Railroad Museum' 69.jpg|125px]] || || {{Track gauge|4 ft 8.5 in}} || Soft top summer excursion car. |
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| || Wooden Balcony Car || || [[File:'Nevada Southern Railroad Museum' 21.jpg|125px]] || || {{Track gauge|4 ft 8.5 in}} || Wooden passenger car with a balcony at its end. |
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| WP 449 || Steel body caboose || || [[File:'Nevada Southern Railroad Museum' 54.jpg|125px]] || [[Union Pacific]] || {{Track gauge|4 ft 8.5 in}} || Steel body caboose. It had been re-painted very poorly into its yellow livery after it had been acquired by [[Union Pacific]]. |
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Latest revision as of 19:28, 16 December 2024
Union Pacific EMD GP30 No. 844: The primary road power of the heritage railroad
The Nevada State Railroad Museum Boulder City is a railroad museum in Boulder City, Nevada which is an agency of the Nevada Department of Tourism and Cultural Affairs. The railway is located on the Boulder City Branch Line, the historic railroad route installed to support construction activities at the Hoover Dam.[1] The state obtained the tracks and right of way from the Union Pacific Railroad in 1985.
Heritage railroad
[edit]The museum operates a heritage railroad which offers passenger excursion trains using historic railroad equipment on a 7-mile, 45 minute round trip. Operations began in 2002, and the museum also offers the opportunity for passengers to ride in the locomotive cab, the caboose and to operate trains (subject to reservations and availability).[2]
This ride features a preserved former Union Pacific EMD GP30, No 844, which became famous for necessitating the renumbering of steam locomotive 844 to 8444 from 1962 to 1989. [3] It weighs approximately 125 tons and has a turbocharged V16 engine that develops 2250 hp.[4] It was donated to the museum and refurbished in Union Pacific colors.
As part of the Interstate 11 project NDOT has replaced the bridge over US Route 93 that was taken out of service in 1998 during the widening of Highway 93 into Interstate 515. In April 2018, a grade separation was put in place at the former grade crossing near Railroad Pass Casino, re-linking Boulder City and Henderson together.[5]
Exhibits
[edit]| Number | Description | Build Date | Photo | Original Operator | Gauge | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #264 | Baldwin-built Harriman Standard Consolidation | 1907 |   |
UPRR | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) |
On static display. |
| #35 | Baldwin Mikado | 1923 |   |
PALCO, HVRX | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) | On static display. |
| Davenport 30-ton | 1936 |  |
United States Bureau of Reclamation | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) | On static display. | |
| #1855 | Fairbanks-Morse Model H12-44 | 1953 |  |
U.S. Army Transportation Corps | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) | Operational. |
| L-2 | GE 25-ton |   |
Jackass & Western | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) | On static display. | |
| L-3 | GE 80-ton | 1953 |    |
Jackass & Western | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) |
On Static display. |
| #1000 | Type NW-2 | 1939 |   |
UPRR | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) | Operates on special occasions. |
| #2314 | Baggage and postal car | 1911 |   |
Oregon Short Line (OSL) | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) |
On static display. |
| #3505 | Pre-Harriman Non-Common Standard Class caboose | 1882 |  |
Oregon Washington Railroad & Navigation Company (OWR&N) | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) | On static display. |
| #12 (second) | Baldwin narrow gauge steam locomotive | 1896 |  |
Eureka & Palisade Railroad | 3 ft (914 mm) | In storage awaiting restoration. |
| 6976 | EMD SDP40F | 1974 | Amtrak, Santa Fe, BNSF | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) | Operational; owned by Dynamic Rail Preservation. Initially Amtrak 644, donated to the Atchison, Topeka, & Santa Fe Railway in 1984. | |
| 231 | EMD F40PHR | 1977 | Amtrak | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) | Operational; owned by Dynamic Rail Preservation. Awaiting repairs for traction motors due to past vandalism in Oregon. Repainted in it's Phase III and "Operation Lifesaver" scheme in April 2024 and appeared in Amtrak livery for the first time in 22 years. | |
| Fairmont Railway Motors CompanySpeeder | mid-1950s |  |
Jackass & Western | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) | Operational | |
| Ellsmere | Private Business Car | 1899 |  |
Wagner Palace Car Company | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) | On static display awaiting restoration. |
| WP 449 | Steel body caboose |  |
Union Pacific (Ex-Western Pacific) | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) | Undergoing restoration. |
7½ inch miniature railway
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The museum hosts a 7+1⁄2 in (190.5 mm) gauge railroad. The miniatures are 1/8th full size and accommodate children and adults easily..
See also
[edit]- Nevada State Railroad Museum – a railroad museum located in Carson City, Nevada
References
[edit]- ^ Bartlett Pesek, Margo. "TRIP OF THE WEEK: Railroad structures interesting remnants of Nevada's past". Review Journal. Retrieved 2008-03-02.
- ^ "Nevada State Railroad Museum and the operation of the Nevada Southern Railway". Archived from the original on 2011-07-15. Retrieved 2009-03-02.
- ^ "Steam Locomotive No. 844". Archived from the original on 2010-01-20. Retrieved 2009-03-02.
- ^ "Locomotive 844, Type GP-30". Archived from the original on 2017-10-20. Retrieved 2017-08-27.
- ^ "CEREMONY FRIDAY TO MARK RECONNECTION OF HISTORIC RAIL LINE BETWEEN HENDERSON, BOULDER CITY". Nevada Division of Museums and History. April 10, 2018. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
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