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