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The trains of the old west were abundant being erased by the growth of other forms of population. Very many of the trains left behind have since then vanished with the exception of the Southern Nevada Railway which today is a museum preserving this past. Today the museum has its restored engines and train cars towards the front. Further back in the yard are the more deplorable trains which need allot of restoration. I have found over the years trains to be quite haunted if not strange. For example one of the train cars I went in had over a dozen dead pigeons some all very fresh or like they went crazy banging against the walls and ceilings till they died. Walking amongst the trains and climbing them gives you an old feeling of stepping back into the days of old when in the wild west they provided a means for survival. Below you can read more on the history of the Nevada Southern Railway their actually was a couple of them. Sometimes some investigations are meant just for the history and fun of it. I do think this is a pretty eerie place you almost get a sense of being watched from some of the older train cars. © Lord Rick History From: http://www.nevadasouthern.com/NSR2009/NSR_History.html In 1928,
the Federal Government appropriated $165 Million for the
construction of the Boulder Canyon project, soon renamed
to Boulder Dam and later given its current name of
Hoover Dam. To bring people, supplies, and equipment to
the site, a two lane vehicular road was built from Las
Vegas to Boulder City. For heavy equipment and supplies,
The Union Pacific in 1931 constructed a rail line linking
their main Las Vegas line to Boulder City. A railroad was needed to take supplies
directly to the dam construction site. The U.S.
Government Construction Railroad branch was built from
Boulder City to the dam site proceeding down Hemenway
Wash. That branch required the construction of five
tunnels though the rock hills. That right-of way is now a
walking trail that is accessible from a trailhead just
east of the Alan Bible Visitor = s Center on US 93 east
of Boulder City. The
Six Companies, Inc. Railroad branched off the U.S.
Government Railroad in lower Hemenway Wash and crossed
the river on a trestle bridge to the Arizona gravel pit.
Another branch went from the gravel plant near the
present Boulder Islands to the lower dam site. Dam
construction began in 1930 and was completed just less
than five years later in 1935. Shortly after completion
of the dam, the Six Companies, Inc. Railroad branch was
decommissioned and the rails removed. The railroad beds
and trestle bridge were covered as the lake filled. The
U.S. Government Construction Railroad was used until 1961
when the last generator was installed. The Union Pacific
abandoned the portion of the line from Boulder City to
Henderson in 1985 and donated the land and track to the
State of Nevada for this Nevada State Railroad Museum.
Here at the Museum, the
maintenance facility was built in 1996 and the platform
was built in 2000. Our excursion train run on the
same tracks installed in 1931. Equipment has been
acquired by the State both through purchase and donation.
The refurbishment of the locomotives and cars has been
funded primarily by the State, with some private
donations, and lots of volunteer labor. The first public
run was the Santa Train in December 2002. The
name "Nevada Southern Railway" was chosen as a
complement to the "Nevada Northern Railway"
excursion line that runs in northern Nevada in Ely.
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