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Nevada County Narrow Guage RR

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1. This plaque in located on Railroad Ave in Nevada City.
2. Plaque located at the Northern Queen Inn's Nevada County Traction
on Railroad Ave, Nevada City.
3. The Passenger Entrance on Bennett Street in Grass Valley.
4. Looking back down the stairs from the yard level where the station stood.

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5. Looking out the entrance of Grass Valley Yard towards Colfax.
6. Opposite view of #5. This was once Grass Valley yard located at the
corner of Kidder and Bennett.
7. The back wall is all that remains of the Grass Valley railroad shops.

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8. Railroad Ave in Nevada City was once the right of way.
9. Another view further along Railroad Ave.
10. Right of way seen from Pittsburgh Ave, Nevada City.

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11. Right of way at "Town Talk". View towards Nevada City from Glenbrook Estates Ct.
12. Same location as photo 11 but facing opposite way towards Grass Valley.
13. Just across Old Tunnel Rd, the row can be picked up again heading for the old tunnel site.

Nevada County Narrow Guage RR and Trans Museum
The NCNGRR & Transportation Museum has quite a nice collection going. These are just a few views.
Locomotives include:

NCNG #5	2-6-0	Baldwin	cn#3709	blt 1875
#10	FLB 5Ton	Plymouth	cn #4592	blt 1943	ex Apache Powder #8, nee Sunflower Ordnance Wks	not original NCNG loco
A&W #1	0-4-0ST	Porter	#1018	blt 1889	ex Sacramento Brick	just visiting

Northern Queen Inn / Nevada County Traction

The Northern Queen Inn in Nevada City not only operates their own train ride called
Nevada County Traction but also has quite a nice little collection of their own.
Locomotives are:

Argent Lmbr #5	2-6-2	Lima	cn #1116	blt 1910
Hans Vatter #9	0-4-0T	Henschel	cn #24508	blt 1939
no #	DDT	Plymouth	cn #6220

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1.& 2. Both these cabooses are privately owned. Locations and dates of photos unknown.
Current status is unknown.
3. ex NWP caboose #35 privately owned in Nevada City.

See also my Nevada County Narrow Guage roster.

    
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