Enjoy a ride aboard historic Virginia & Truckee Railroad equipment during the Nevada State Railroad Museum’s annual Memorial Day Steam-Up. The Train runs every 40 minutes from 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Saturday, May 23; Sunday, May 24 and Monday, May 25, 2009.
Memorial Day Steam-Up
Saturday, May 23 and Sunday, May 24 & Mon., May 25, 2009
10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Nevada State Railroad Museum
South Carson Street (U.S. 395) at Fairview Drive, Carson City (Map)
(775) 687-6953
www.nevadaculture.org
While at the museum see the exhibit “Nevada’s First Railroad – The Central Pacific” which highlights Nevada’s first railroad and an important part of the nation’s first transcontinental railroad. It illustrates how discovery of the Comstock Lode in late 1859 defined the route of the Central Pacific Railroad. The exhibit includes maps, photographs, artwork, artifacts and newspaper clippings of the period.
Regular fares for steam train rides are $5.00 for adults; $4.00 for seniors 65 up; $3.00 for children 6 to 11. Children five and under ride free.
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