Quick hits museums
Take a Ride Through
History Nevada’s railroad museums are on track for a great time.
If touring the average museum offers a glimpse into the past, then a visit to any of Nevada’s railroad museums will feel more like a trip through time. With depots frozen in the 19th century and the chance to ride the rails on engines big and small, it’s time to get onboard a great historical adventure.
CARSON CITY
NEVADA MAGAZINE & VISITOR GUIDE
Nevada State Railroad Museum Cold, crisp fall mornings are especially perfect at the Nevada State Railroad Museum in Carson City as the steam locomotive, a favorite of the young and young at heart, fires up and hisses white clouds skyward. The museum is home to several famous steam locomotives including two from 1875—the Inyo and the Glenbrook—and is the only museum in the country with a working narrowand standard-gauge locomotive in the same collection. The Glenbrook was used to haul lumber on Lake Tahoe’s east shore to Spooner Summit from 1875 to 1898, and then used to transport passengers between Truckee and Tahoe City from 1898 to 1925. It went to the museum in 1982, and the restoration process to return it to working order took more than 30 years. THE GLENBROOK
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Neil Lockhart (V&T 25, a Baldwin 4-6-0)
6/28/22 2:43 PM
