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The '''Nevada State Railroad Museum''', located in [[Carson City, Nevada]], preserves the [[heritage railroad|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.<ref name="PRN-1985Oct">{{cite magazine |title=Preservation [regular news column]: Name Change for V&T Museum |date=October 1985 |magazine=[[Pacific RailNews]] |page=31 |url=http://original.trainlife.com/magazines/pages/598/41905/october-1985-page-31 |issn=8750-8486}}</ref>
[[File:Virginia & Truckee RR 18, Dayton. Before restoration. Carson City Engine House.jpg|thumb|left|Virginia & Truckee RR 18, the "Dayton," in its 20th-century configuration (e.g., straight stack, round headlight, etc.), before restoration.]]
[[File:V&T18GreatWesternSteamup2022.jpg|thumb|left|Virginia & Truckee 18, the "Dayton," (which was built in 1873) after its restoration, which incorporated many of its 1800s design features.]]
[[Image:NSRRMCC031.jpg|thumb|The museum collection includes a variety of local historic passenger and freight equipment]]
[[Image:Nevada Railroad Museum Engine 25.jpg|thumb|A tourist train operating at the museum]]
Museum activities consist of operation of historic {{RailGauge|4ft8.5in|allk=on}} and {{RailGauge|3ft|lk=on}} [[Narrow gauge railway|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
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===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Locomotive !! class="unsortable" | Image || Type || Built || Retired || class="unsortable" | Acquired || Notes !! class="unsortable" |
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| Dardanelle & Russellville #8 || [[File:Srr 3 and 8 Nov 79 (17430867884).jpg|frameless]]|| 4-4-0 "American" || [[Cooke Locomotive and Machine Works|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 - ||
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| [[Virginia and Truckee 12 Genoa|Virginia & Truckee #12 "Genoa"]] || [[File:Virginia and Truckee 12 Genoa.jpg|frameless]] || 4-4-0 "American" || Baldwin 1873 || 1908 || 2022 || Display || On 2 year loan from [[California State Railroad Museum|CSRM]]
|-
| [[Virginia and Truckee 18 Dayton|Virginia & Truckee #18 "Dayton"]] || [[File:No. 18, The Dayton; Nevada State Railroad Museum, Carson City, Nevada.jpg|frameless]] || 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|frameless]]|| 2-4-0 "Porter" || Baldwin 1875 || 1917 || 2022 || Display || On 2 year loan from CSRM
|-
| [[Virginia and Truckee 22 Inyo|Virginia & Truckee #22 "Inyo"]] || [[File:VT-22-Inyo-Carson-City-Railroad-Museum.jpg|frameless]] || 4-4-0 "American" || Baldwin 1875 || 1926 || 1978 || Operational ||
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| Virginia & Truckee #25 ||[[File:Virginia & Truckee 25.jpg|frameless]] || 4-6-0 "Ten-Wheeler || Baldwin 1905 || 1955 || 1971 || Operational ||
|-
| Virginia
|}
===Narrow
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Locomotive !! class="unsortable" | Images || Type || Built || Retired || class="unsortable" | Acquired || Notes !! class="unsortable" |
|-
|[[Carson and Tahoe Lumber and Fluming Company|Carson & Tahoe Lumber & Fluming]] #1 "[[The Glenbrook|Glenbrook]]" ||[[File:Glenbrook in 2023.jpg|frameless]] || 2-6-0 "Mogul" || [[Baldwin Locomotive Works|Baldwin]] 1875 || 1937 || 1981 || Operational ||
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| Dayton, Sutro & Carson Valley #1 "Joe Douglass" || || 0-4-2 "Olomana" || [[H.K. Porter, Inc.|Porter]] 1882 || 1904 || 1994 || Static
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| [[Southern Pacific Transportation Company|Southern Pacific]] #8 || [[File:Victorian Square, Sparks, Nevada (6402414793).jpg|frameless|220x220px]]|| 4-6-0 "Ten-Wheeler" || Baldwin 1907 || 1955 || 1975 || Static
|}
===Motor
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Locomotive !! class="unsortable" | Images || Type || Built || Retired || class="unsortable" | Acquired || Notes !! class="unsortable" |
|-
| NSRM #99 "Dinky" || || Davenport 7-Ton || 1924 || 1988 || 1988 || Operational ||
|-
| Tidewater Oil Co. #1005 || || Fate-Root-Heath || 1944 || || || Operational ||
|-
|}
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===Motorcars===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Locomotive !! class="unsortable" | Images || Type || Built || Retired || class="unsortable" | Acquired || Notes !! class="unsortable" |
|-
| Chicago Great Western #1000 || || McKeen Motor Car || 1910 || 1964 || || Parts Donor ||
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| 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 and Truckee Railway Motor Car 22|Virginia & Truckee #22]] || [[File:McKeen Motor Car -22 Restoration.jpg|frameless]] || McKeen Motor Car || 1910 || 1945 || 1996 || Operational ||
|-
| Virginia & Truckee #99 || || Thomson-Graf-Elder || 1921 || 1941 || 1980 || Parts Only ||
|-
|}
==See also==
* [[Nevada
==References==
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