The Nevada Southern Railroad Museum is a railroad museum in Boulder City, Nevada operated by the Nevada State Railroad Museum which is an agency of the Nevada Department of Tourism and Cultural Affairs. The railway is operated by the Nevada State Railroad Museum and is located on the tracks that were installed to support construction activities at the Hoover Dam. The state obtained the tracks and right of way from the Union Pacific Railroad in 1985.
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Heritage railroad
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 and to operate trains.
This ride features a preserved former Union Pacific EMD GP30, No 844, which was built in 1963 by the ElectroMotive Division of General Motors and ran on the Union Pacific. It weighs approximately 125 tons, and has a turbocharged V16 engine that develops 2250 hp. It was Mount Hood Geep 9 M #90 in 1990, and Southern Pacific Railroad GS-4 #4458 in 1991, which at one time necessitated the renumbering of steam locomotive Union Pacific 844 to Union Pacific 8444. It was donated to the Museum, and refurbished in Union Pacific colors.
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Exhibits
7½ inch miniature railway
The museum hosts a dedicated group of approximately 160 volunteers who on the second and fourth Saturdays, July and August excepted, provide free rides on the 7 1/2 in (190.5 mm) gauge railroad. The miniatures are 1/8th full size and accommodate children and adults easily. The layout is in a constant state of progressive evolution.
References
External links
- Nevada State Railroad Museum website, Boulder City
- Friends of the Nevada Southern Railway
- www.rgusrail.com
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