en Nevada State Railroad Museum Boulder City

The Nevada State Railroad Museum Boulder City is a railroad museum in Boulder City, Nevada which is an agency of the Nevada Department of Tourism and Cultural Affairs. The railway is located on the Boulder City Branch Line, the historic railroad route installed to support construction activities at the Hoover Dam.^[1] The state obtained the tracks and right of way from the Union Pacific Railroad in 1985.

Heritage railroad

The museum operates a heritage railroad which offers passenger excursion trains using historic railroad equipment on a 7-mile, 45 minute round trip. Operations began in 2002, and the museum also offers the opportunity for passengers to ride in the locomotive cab, the caboose and to operate trains (subject to reservations and availability).^[2]

This ride features a preserved former Union Pacific EMD GP30, No 844, which became famous for necessitating the renumbering of steam locomotive 844 to 8444 from 1962 to 1989.^[3] It weighs approximately 125 tons and has a turbocharged V16 engine that develops 2250 hp.^[4] It was donated to the museum and refurbished in Union Pacific colors.

As part of the Interstate 11 project NDOT has replaced the bridge over US Route 93 that was taken out of service in 1998 during the widening of Highway 93 into Interstate 515. In April 2018, a grade separation was put in place at the former grade crossing near Railroad Pass Casino, re-linking Boulder City and Henderson together.^[5]

Exhibits


Number	Description	Build Date	Original Operator	Gauge	Notes
#264	Baldwin-built Harriman Standard Consolidation	1907	UPRR	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)	On static display.
#35	Baldwin Mikado	1923	PALCO, HVRX	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)	On static display.
	Davenport 30-ton	1936	United States Bureau of Reclamation	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)	On static display.
#1855	Fairbanks-Morse Model H12-44	1953	U.S. Army Transportation Corps	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)	Operational.
L-2	GE 25-ton		Jackass & Western Nevada Test Site	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)	On static display.
L-3	GE 80-ton	1953	Jackass & Western Nevada Test Site	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)	On Static display.
#1000	Type NW-2	1939	UPRR	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)	Operates on special occasions.
#2314	Baggage and postal car	1911	Oregon Short Line (OSL)	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)	On static display.
#3505	Pre-Harriman Non-Common Standard Class caboose	1882	Oregon Washington Railroad & Navigation Company (OWR&N)	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)	On static display.
#12 (second)	Baldwin narrow gauge steam locomotive	1896	Eureka & Palisade Railroad	3 ft (914 mm)	In storage awaiting restoration.
6976	EMD SDP40F	1974	Amtrak, Santa Fe, BNSF	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)	Operational; owned by Dynamic Rail Preservation. Initially Amtrak 644, donated to the Atchison, Topeka, & Santa Fe Railway in 1984.
231	EMD F40PHR	1977	Amtrak	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)	Operational; owned by Dynamic Rail Preservation. Awaiting repairs for traction motors due to past vandalism in Oregon. Repainted in its Phase III and "Operation Lifesaver" scheme in April 2024 and appeared in Amtrak livery for the first time in 22 years.
	Fairmont Railway Motors CompanySpeeder	mid-1950s	Jackass & Western Nevada Test Site	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)	Operational
Ellsmere	Private Business Car	1899	Wagner Palace Car Company	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)	On static display awaiting restoration.
WP 449	Steel body caboose		Union Pacific (Ex-Western Pacific)	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)	Undergoing restoration.