Nevada State Railroad Museum
Nevada State Railroad Museum is a museum in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 1,427 m. Relay Peak stands 3,135 m to the northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Greenbelt Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Lake Tahoe - Eastshore Drive passes 8.2 miles off.
The story
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.
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 station, 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.
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Wikidata Q14705239, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
How to reach it
- 8.2 mi off the Lake Tahoe - Eastshore Drive, National
- 11.3 mi off the Fort Churchill to Wellington Back Country Byway
- 11.7 mi off the Mount Rose Highway
Overlooks nearby
- Memorial Point Scenic Overlook · 10 mi
- Logan Shoals Vista Point · 11 mi
- Scenic lookout · 12 mi
- Cave Rock · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Greenbelt Park: 0.3 mi
- Governors Field: 0.6 mi
- Sonoma Park: 0.8 mi
- Capitol Complex: 1.0 mi
- Sunset Park: 1.4 mi
- C Hill: 1.3 mi
- Prison Hill: 2.9 mi
- Sedge Overlook: 4.4 mi
- Indian Mountain: 4.4 mi
- Sugarloaf: 4.6 mi
- Carson Raceway: 3.1 mi
- Thunderbird Lodge: 9.0 mi
- Zephyr Cove Beach: 13.8 mi
- M. S. Dixie II Terminal: 13.8 mi
- Palmyra Town Site: 14.4 mi
- Scripps State Wildlife Management Area: 10.1 mi
- River Fork Ranch Preserve: 11.8 mi
- Galena Creek Regional Park: 14.9 mi
- Galena Terrace: 16.2 mi
- Placer County Open Space: 17.8 mi
- South Beach: 5.8 mi
- Creek Beach: 8.8 mi
- Secret Beach: 8.8 mi
- Boaters Beach: 8.8 mi
- Secret Cove Beach: 8.8 mi
- Old US Mint: 1.3 mi
- Eastgate Depot: 6.1 mi
- Genoa Courthouse Museum: 10.7 mi
- Dayton Museum: 11.3 mi
- Dayton Museum: 11.3 mi
- Taylor Spring: 3.0 mi
- Saratoga Hot Spring: 6.4 mi
- Bull Run Spring: 9.7 mi
- Erastra Spring: 10.9 mi
- Lebo Spring: 12.4 mi
- Nevada State Constitution Monument: 1.0 mi
- Nevada Vietnam Memorial: 1.6 mi
- Korean War Memorial: 3.2 mi
- Ophir Mill Historical Marker: 10.7 mi
- Virginia City's Oldest Church: 12.7 mi
- Lower King's Canyon Waterfall: 2.7 mi
- Genoa Falls: 11.4 mi
- Jumbo Falls: 13.2 mi
- Eagle Falls: 22.8 mi
- Lower Eagle Falls: 22.9 mi
- Slab Cliffs: 14.5 mi
- Tallac Point: 21.0 mi
- Twin Crags: 21.3 mi
- Susans Bluff: 21.8 mi
- Thunder Cliff: 22.4 mi
- Washoe City: 11.9 mi
- Sutro: 13.4 mi
- Galena: 14.0 mi
- Como: 15.7 mi
- Stone Cabin: 17.3 mi
- Carson City Community Garden: 2.0 mi
- Norton Park: 17.2 mi
- Dolly's Vegetable Garden: 20.8 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 24.2 mi
- St Theresa: 18.3 mi
- Pelican Sculpture: 19.3 mi
- Frog Sculpture: 19.3 mi
- The Big Tree: 20.0 mi
- Meeks Bay Beach: 20.5 mi
- Eagle Falls Picnic Area: 22.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.2 miles of Nevada State Railroad Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Relay Peak | NW 320° | 3,135 m | 14.9 mi |
| Tamarack Peak | NW 325° | 3,012 m | 14.3 mi |
| Slide Mountain | NNW 331° | 2,936 m | 12.9 mi |
| Rose Knob Peak | NW 315° | 2,932 m | 14.3 mi |
| Rose Knob | NW 311° | 2,922 m | 15.0 mi |
| Snow Valley Peak | W 274° | 2,803 m | 6.2 mi |
| Genoa Peak | SW 220° | 2,788 m | 9.5 mi |
| South Camp Peak | SW 226° | 2,700 m | 8.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:36 | 19:11 |
| June solstice | 05:34 | 19:49 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:22 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:58 | 16:40 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 35 | 38 | 44 | 49 | 57 | 65 | 72 | 70 | 63 | 52 | 41 | 34 |
| Precip in | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Carson City, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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Day trips start here
- Incline Village · 13 mi
- Virginia City · 13 mi
- Lake Tahoe · 15 mi
- Tahoe Vista · 16 mi
- Republic of Molossia · 17 mi
- Tahoe City · 20 mi
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