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Ironhorse Rail Camp 2025
Reserve your spot for the Ironhorse Rail Camp 2025 today!
Participants will operate a steam locomotive, Virginia & Truckee #25, and two vintage motorcars – Virginia & Truckee #22 McKeen Motor Car and the #401 Edwards Motor Car.
In addition to the hands-on operation of equipment, participants will learn other crew duties such as conductor and […]
Steam Train Rides
We will have steam train rides with historic V&T locomotive No. 25. Trains rides begin at 10:15am and continue on the :15 past the hour until 3:15pm. Train rides last approximately 30-35 minutes. Tickets are available in person at the museum. Fares are: $12 ages 12 and over; $6 for ages 4-11 and […]
Iron Women with Chris Enss
Chris Enss will be signing her book Iron Women and her newest release The Doctor Was A Woman.
Enss will be speaking on the women who influenced and helped build the railroads in the United States, including the first female physicians who worked as railroad surgeons. Doors open at 5:30pm for her presentation on her […]
Surviving Railroad Depots of Nevada, presented by Jean-Guy Tanner Dubé
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 half […]
Reception – Through Our Eyes
The Nevada State Railroad Museum and Veterans Affairs are hosting an reception for museum’s new temporary exhibit Through Our Eyes.
The exhibit currently features portraits of sixteen Veterans from the Sierra Nevada Health Care System’s catchment along with the veteran’s My Life, My Story, a first person narrative life history. The exhibit features a variety […]