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Join us in an enchanting realm of creativity and wonder! Amidst the whispers of locomotives and tales of yore, partake in a magical painting experience within the heart of the Railroad Museum in Carson City. Your fee gets you into the museum and provides you with all the tools needed to craft your own […]

Join Nevada Writer, Photographer, and Silversmith Sydney Martinez in conversation with Nevada State Railroad Museum Curator of Education Adam Michalski for a lively afternoon of discussion about Goldfield: The World’s Greatest Gold Camp. From the Ghouls of the Night, to the rail lines that brought tens of thousands of people to one of the most sensational […]

Thursday, March 14, 2024. Doors open at 6:00pm. Presentation at 6:30pm. Admission is $8 and free for museum members and ages under 18.

Nevada’s railroad history is long, rich, and varied. Nevada’s rail history dates to 1868 when the Central Pacific Railroad reached the state building east from Sacramento, California. In the century and a […]

The Nevada State Railroad Museum, Carson City, is now accepting applications for the Museum Director III position. Applications are due by April 22, 2024. Click here to learn more about the announcement or to apply […]

Join us for Ironhorse Rail Camp 2024, Thursday June 6, through Sunday, June 9, 2024. Have a unique opportunity to personally experience living history by learning to operate period railroad equipment in an environment that focuses on crew integration, interpretation of railroad activities, and safety.

Participants will operate a steam locomotive, Virginia & Truckee #25, […]

The Nevada State Railroad Museum, Carson City, will be closed December 24-25, 2023, for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day and on Monday, January 1, 2024, for New Year’s Day. Happy […]

Santa Grams! 

Get your personalized video from the big man himself! 

Call the museum to pay over the phone (and we will give you the email so you can send in your letter) or come in and drop your letter to Santa off in his mailbox at the front desk!

Deadline is Dec. 1 2023

$20 per video […]

Women are the fastest growing demographic of the armed forces, and recognition of that dedication and grit honors all generations of women who serve. Relative to their male counterparts, women Veterans continue to experience a lack of recognition for their contributions to the armed forces. The Women Veterans’ Program was tasked with implementing efforts […]

Dan Thielen has been named the new administrator for the Division of Museums and History, a promotion from his post as director of the Nevada State Railroad Museums. 

For 15 years, Dan has worked for the State of Nevada’s Division of Museums and History, most recently managing the three railroad museums in Nevada located in […]

SAVE THE DATE!Pre-sale tickets available at the NSRM

$40 for General Public$30 for NSRM Friends Members

More information to come!

All proceeds go to the Friends of the Nevada State Railroad Museum

Join the NSRM and Taylor Hamby(Author and Manager of Lucius Beebe Bloghttps://luciusmbeebe.wixsite.com/lucius-beebe/biography)As we learn more about Beebe & Clegg’s Private […]