• Boulder City, NV, NV State Railroad Museum, Hoover Dam, Union Pacific, Nv Southern Railway 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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  • Boulder City, NV, NV State Railroad Museum, Hoover Dam, Union Pacific, Nv Southern Railway 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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  • Boulder City, NV, NV State Railroad Museum, Hoover Dam, Union Pacific, Nv Southern Railway 17 Sep

    Wheelchair Accessible Car

    Compliant with the ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act). This Harriman style coach was built in 1916. It was modified here at the Museum to have

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  • Boulder City, NV, NV State Railroad Museum, Hoover Dam, Union Pacific, Nv Southern Railway 17 Sep

    Dining Car

    A 1949 ex-Union Pacific Dining Car has completed its restoration. Permanent tables are now set up and 48 people can be accommodated for birthday parties

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  • Boulder City, NV, NV State Railroad Museum, Hoover Dam, Union Pacific, Nv Southern Railway 17 Sep

    Hard Top Open Air Car

    The Open Air Passenger Car is of Heavyweight design. It has three axles (six wheels) on each truck instead of the two axles per truck

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  • Boulder City, NV, NV State Railroad Museum, Hoover Dam, Union Pacific, Nv Southern Railway 17 Sep

    Head End Power (HEP) Car

    The Head End Power Car was created because our locomotives were designed to operate as yard switchers or with freight trains. They do not have

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