• 19 Dec

    Safety around the Trains

    Safety at the Railroad Museum We certainly appreciate all of our 55,000+ visitors that come out to the museum to see the trains and learn

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  • 04 Dec

    Ellsmere

    Ellsmere – Basic History Ellsmere was built in December of 1899 for Dr. William Seward Webb, then president of the Wagner Palace Car Co of

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  • 21 Nov

    Railway Postal Car

    Long before cell phones, texts, and email the U.S. Mail connected the nation. In the 1800s, the United States Post Office realized the potential of

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  • 26 Sep

    Back In Time

    Take a trip back in time on historic rail line every town in the nation. Today, fewer railroads serve America and fewer Americans ride the

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  • 25 Sep

    Nevada Southern Railway History

    Our Nevada Southern Railway excursion train here in Boulder City Nevada is the third railway by this name. In 1928, the Federal Government appropriated $165

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  • 17 Sep

    Coaches

    The term Harriman refers to railroad equipment built in the 1900’s and 1910’s to a set of common standards that were used by the Harriman

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