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Museum wigwags/Nevada State RM
Nevada State Railroad Museum
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Double wigwags at NSRM.
Wigwags in action as what appears to be 
V&T 4-4-0 #25 passes by. (spring 2000)

 
The Nevada State RR Museum is located at the south end of Carson City Nevada on highway 395. The two wigwags were donated by the Southern Pacific RR and are operational when a museum train passes. the museum itself has a number of original restored Virginia and Truckee RR steam locomotives as well as V&T 
coaches and rolling stock. Also many other V&T coaches and rolling stock waiting to be restored. The museum is open every day year round and has steam ups several times a year.

Check out their website for more info.

Photo and text by Jim Downard


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