Railroad Station Historical Society, Inc.
Extant Nevada Railroad/Railway Structures
Contributors: Keith Albrandt,Vincent C. Anselmo, Henry E. Bender, Jr., Linda L. Clements, David Coscia , Jim Dent, David Epling, Art Fisher, Christian J. Goepel, Elizabeth Guenzler, John D. Jones, Michael Lee, Norm Metcalf, Donald Peters, Art Peterson, Job and Lia Luning Prak, Dave Sunderland.
City |
Railroad |
Current Location |
Type |
Current Use |
Date Built |
Track Status |
Bldg. Mat. |
Current Railroad |
Notes |
Field Checked |
Beowawe |
Western Pacific |
on site |
M |
rr |
|
in use |
wood |
UP |
tool house |
4/06 |
Boulder City |
Union Pacific |
relocated to Clark County Museum at
1830 South Boulder Highway in Henderson |
C |
museum |
1931 |
none |
wood |
none |
moved in 1974 |
8/21 |
Boulder City |
Six Companies RR |
south of town,
south and east of Lake Mead Recreation Area visitor center along Railroad
Tunnel Trail |
Tn |
trail use |
1930s |
gone |
rock bore |
none |
5 tunnels, old rail line used during construction of Hoover Dam during 1930’s |
2004 |
Boyd |
San Pedro, Los Angeles & Salt Lake |
MP 441.90 along
State Route 317 southwest of Caliente |
Tn |
rr |
1911 |
in use |
cement-lined |
UP |
Tunnel #5, originally 376' long, single track size, and timber-lined; lengthened to 598' and cement-lined in 1925 |
|
Brown Siding |
San Pedro, Los Angeles & Salt Lake |
MP 487.87 northeast
of Caliente |
Tn |
rr |
1890 |
in use |
cement-lined |
UP |
Tunnel #18, originally 291' long, single track, and timber-lined; cement-lined and lengthened to 301' in 1927 |
|
Caliente |
Union Pacific |
100 Depot Avenue |
P |
municipal |
1923 |
in use |
stucco |
UP |
city offices |
10/21 |
Caliente |
Union Pacific |
north of town |
B |
rr |
|
in use |
concrete |
UP |
large concrete arch bridge |
|
Carlin |
Southern Pacific |
on site |
Tt |
rr |
|
in use |
steel |
UP |
|
|
Carson City |
Southern Pacific/ Nevada Copper
Belt |
2180 South Carson Street - Nevada
State Railroad Museum |
C |
museum |
1906 |
tourist |
wood |
tourist |
moved from Wabuska |
5/23 |
Carson City |
Virginia and Truckee |
729 North Carson Street |
P |
business |
1872 |
gone |
wood |
none |
altered |
5/23 |
Carson City |
Southern Pacific replica |
|
Wt |
|
|
|
|
|
|
7/23 |
Cherry Creek |
Nevada Northern |
moved to 2000 Aultman Street in Ely |
C |
museum |
1907 |
none |
wood |
none |
2/21 |
|
Currie |
Nevada Northern |
on site |
P |
|
1907 |
not in use |
wood |
track owned by Los Angeles
Dept. of Water & Power |
|
10/21 |
Dayton |
Carson & Colorado |
moved to 5585 East Hwy 50. to be
rotated so parallel to original allignment |
C |
former residence, to be restored |
1881 |
none |
wood |
none |
managed by Historical Society of Dayton Valley |
4/09 |
Dry Lake Siding |
Union Pacific |
about 20 miles
north of Las Vegas |
Wt |
rr |
1905-6 |
in use |
steel |
UP |
|
4/09 |
East Ely |
Nevada Northern |
1100 Avenue A |
P |
museum |
1907 |
in use |
stucco/stone |
Nevada Northern |
two-story, East Ely Railroad Depot Museum |
2/21 |
East Ely |
Nevada Northern |
|
F |
museum |
1907 |
in use |
wood |
Nevada Northern |
East Ely Railroad Depot Museum |
2/21 |
East Ely |
Nevada Northern |
next to depot |
O |
museum |
|
in use |
|
|
office building |
2/21 |
East Ely |
Nevada Northern |
|
Eh |
museum |
1941 |
in use |
brick |
Nevada Northern |
Nevada Northern Railway |
2/21 |
East Ely |
Nevada Northern |
|
Sh |
museum |
1940s |
in use |
metal clad |
Nevada Northern |
car repair, carpenter, electrical shops, miscellaneous sheds Nevada Northern Railway |
2/21 |
East Ely |
Nevada Northern |
|
Wt |
museum |
1914 |
in use |
steel |
Nevada Northern |
on high stilts, 100,000 gallon, Nevada Northern Railway |
2/21 |
East Ely |
Nevada Northern |
|
Cd |
museum |
1917 |
in use |
conc./wood |
Nevada Northern |
Nevada Northern Railway |
2/21 |
Eccles Siding |
San Pedro, Los Angeles & Salt Lake |
MP 462.66 northeast
of Caliente |
Tn |
rr |
1911 |
in use |
cement-lined |
UP |
Tunnel #11, originally 1310' long, single track, and timber-lined; widened to double track size, cement-lined, and lengthened to 1324' in 1928 |
|
Eccles Siding |
San Pedro, Los Angeles & Salt Lake |
MP463.20 northeast
of Caliente |
Tn |
rr |
1911 |
in use |
cement-lined |
UP |
Tunnel #12, originally 487' long, timber-lined, and single track; widened to double track size, cement-lined, and lengthened to 502' in 1927 |
|
Elko |
Southern Pacific |
on site |
F |
business |
|
|
wood |
|
|
|
Elko |
Amtrak |
1300 Water Street |
P |
rr |
1984 |
in use |
metal |
UP |
enclosed shelter |
9/07 |
Elko |
Western Pacific |
3rd
Street/West Silver Street |
P |
offices |
|
gone |
wood |
none |
modernized, second story removed circa 1949? |
9/07 |
Elko |
Western Pacific |
120 Main Street |
F |
office/storage |
|
gone |
wood |
none |
|
2/21 |
Ely |
Nevada Northern |
1000 Campton Street |
C |
senior center |
1906 |
gone |
wood |
none |
|
2/21 |
Ely |
Nevada Northern |
200 Aultman Street |
C |
museum |
1907 |
none |
wood |
none |
Depot from Cherry Creek, part of White Pine Public Museum |
2/21 |
Etna Siding |
San Pedro, Los Angeles & Salt Lake |
MP 453.25 along State
Route 317 southwest of Caliente |
Tn |
rr |
1911 |
in use |
cement-lined |
UP |
Tunnel #9, originally 581' long, timber-lined, and single track; widened to double track size, cement-lined, and lengthened to 613' in 1929 |
|
Etna Siding |
San Pedro, Los Angeles & Salt Lake |
MP 455.90 along
State Route 317 southwest of Caliente |
Tn |
rr |
1911 |
in use |
cement-lined |
UP |
Tunnel #10, originally 717' long, timber-lined, and single track; widened to double track size, cement-lined, and lengthened to 745' in 1929 |
|
Eureka |
Eureka &
Palisade |
moved to ranch
north of town |
C |
private |
|
none |
wood |
none |
two story |
|
Fallon |
Southern Pacific |
relocated and incorporated in
casino buildings |
C |
business |
1907 |
none |
wood |
none |
two story |
3/23 |
Fernley |
Southern Pacific |
moved to 675 East Main Street |
C |
display |
1914 |
none |
wood |
none |
two story, under restoration |
3/23 |
Fleish |
Southern Pacific |
Truckee River |
B |
rr |
1902 |
in use |
steel |
UP |
three span deck girder |
|
Gerlach |
Western Pacific |
on site |
C |
rr |
|
in use |
stucco |
UP |
only remaining first generation WP combination depot in state |
|
Gerlach |
Western Pacific |
west of depot |
Wt |
? |
|
in use |
wood |
UP |
|
|
Goldfield |
Tonopah & Goldfield |
one mile south of Crook Avenue |
C |
business |
|
none |
wood |
none |
? |
2/21 |
Gold Hill |
Virginia and Truckee |
1420 Main Street |
C |
museum |
1872 |
tourist |
wood |
tourist |
stop on tourist line |
5/23 |
Hawthorne |
Carson & Colorado (N&C?) |
on site |
F |
clubhouse |
probably 1882 |
gone |
wood |
none |
modified |
3/23 |
Henderson |
Union Pacific |
relocated to Clark County Museum at
1830 South Boulder Highway |
C |
museum |
1931 |
none |
wood |
none |
Boulder City depot, moved in 1974 and restored |
8/21 |
Islen Siding |
San Pedro, Los Angeles & Salt Lake |
MP 473.95 northeast
of Caliente |
Tn |
rr |
1890 |
in use |
cement-lined |
UP |
Tunnel #15, originally 228' long. single track, and timber-lined; widened to double track size, cement lined and lengthened to 232' in 1926 |
|
Islen Siding |
San Pedro, Los Angeles & Salt Lake |
MP 474.23 northeast
of Caliente |
Tn |
rr |
1890 |
in use |
cement-lined |
UP |
Tunnel #16, originally 376' long. single track, and timber-lined; widened to double track size, cement-lined, and lengthened to 386' in 1926 |
|
Islen Siding |
Oregon Short Line |
MP 474.61 northeast
of Caliente |
Tn |
rr |
1890 |
in use |
cement-lined |
UP |
Tunnel #17, originally 255' long. single track, and timber-lined; widened to double track size, cement-lined, and lengthened to 299' in 1926 |
|
Jean |
San Pedro, Los Angeles & Salt Lake |
Two miles north of town
on old highway |
B |
rr |
|
in use |
cement |
UP |
art deco style bridge over old highway |
|
Kampos |
Western Pacific |
over Humboldt River |
B |
rr |
|
in use |
steel |
UP |
single span through truss, Field checked 5/07 |
5/07 |
Kyle Siding |
San Pedro, Los Angeles & Salt Lake |
MP 433.56 along
State Route 317 southwest of Caliente |
Tn |
rr |
1911 |
in use |
cement-lined |
UP |
Tunnel # 4, originally 1096' long, timber-lined and single wide; widened to double track size, cement-lined, and lengthened to 1226' in 1932 |
|
Las Vegas |
Amtrak |
1 Main Street in
Union Plaza Hotel |
P |
vacant |
1980s |
in use |
cement |
UP |
currently no Amtrak service |
|
Las Vegas |
Union Pacific |
downtown at old
yard site |
M |
rr mow |
|
in use |
metal |
UP |
crew change facility, offices |
|
Lovelock |
Central Pacific (Southern Pacific) |
moved across street to 1005 West
Broadway Avenue |
P |
business |
1879-80 |
nearby |
wood |
UP |
two story, restored, cafe on first floor, on National Register |
2012 |
Lovelock |
Southern Pacific |
moved to 400 Irish American Road,
three miles east of town |
F |
business |
|
none |
wood |
none |
|
9/07 |
Luning |
Southern Pacific |
relocated to ranch,
? |
C |
|
|
none |
wood |
none |
split in half for moving |
|
McGill |
Nevada Northern |
on site |
C |
closed |
1908 |
gone |
concrete block |
Nevada Northern |
Nevada Northern Railway Museum |
7/20 |
Moapa |
Union Pacific |
in yard |
Y |
rr |
|
in use |
steel |
Union Pacific |
modified boxcar |
4/09 |
Montello |
Southern Pacific |
relocated near post
office |
M |
unused |
|
none |
wood |
none |
telegraph office from Valley Pass |
2012 |
North Battle
Mountain |
Western Pacific |
on site |
M |
rr |
|
in use |
wood |
UP |
tool house |
|
Palisade |
Western Pacific |
over Humboldt River |
B |
rr |
|
in use |
steel |
UP |
single span deck truss |
5/07 |
Reno |
Southern Pacific/V&T |
280 North Center Street |
P |
rr |
1926 |
in use |
stucco |
UP |
Amtrak stop, on National Register |
5/23 |
Reno |
Southern Pacific |
to east of depot |
M |
|
|
in use |
|
UP |
Express building |
|
Reno |
Southern Pacific |
on site |
F |
rr |
1957 |
in use |
steel |
UP |
|
2012 |
Reno |
Southern Pacific |
301 E. Commercial Row |
F |
business |
|
in use |
wood |
UP |
|
5/23 |
Reno |
Nevada-California-Oregon |
325 East 4th Street |
C |
business |
1910 |
|
brick |
|
restored, on National Register |
5/23 |
Reno |
Nevada-California-Oregon |
east of depot |
Eh |
business |
1889 |
|
brick |
|
|
5/23 |
Rhyolite |
Las Vegas and Tonopah |
north of State Route 374, Golden
Street |
C |
vacant |
1907-8 |
gone |
stone |
none |
|
2/21 |
Richmond Siding |
San Pedro, Los Angeles & Salt Lake |
MP 471.32 northeast
of Caliente |
Tn |
rr |
1890 |
in use |
cement-lined |
UP |
Tunnel #13, originally 561' long. single track, timber-lined; lengthened to 571' and cement-lined in 1924 |
|
Richmond Siding |
San Pedro, Los Angeles & Salt Lake |
MP 472.74 northeast
of Caliente |
Tn |
rr |
1890 |
in use |
cement-lined |
UP |
Tunnel #14, originally 677' long, single track, and timber-lined; lengthened to 694' and cement-lined in 1924 |
|
Sand Pass |
Western Pacific |
on site |
M |
abandoned |
|
in use |
wood |
UP |
heavily vandalized, two unknown use buildings |
|
Sloan |
San Pedro, Los Angeles & Salt Lake |
about eight miles
south of Las Vegas along Interstate 15, west side at MP 315.88 |
Tn |
abandoned, bypassed |
1905 |
gone |
rock bore, timber
portals |
none, UP tracks
adjacent |
Tunnel #2, bypassed in 1943 |
|
Sparks |
replica Union Pacific |
in Victorian Square
at 965 Victorian Avenue |
C |
Chamber of Commerce/museum |
c1976 |
none |
wood |
none |
|
5/23 |
Sparks |
Southern Pacific |
in rr yard |
C |
yard office |
|
in use |
wood |
UP |
two story, originally depot at Wadsworth, newer tower added, Amtrak stop |
5/23 |
Sparks |
Southern Pacific |
on site |
Eh/Sh |
private |
|
gone |
brick |
none |
|
|
Sparks |
Southern Pacific |
in yard |
Eh |
rr |
|
in use |
metal |
UP |
|
9/07 |
Stine Siding |
San Pedro, Los Angeles & Salt Lake |
MP 449 along State
Route 317 southwest of Caliente |
Tn |
rr |
1911 |
in use |
cement-lined |
UP |
Tunnel #6, originally 404' long and timber-lined; widened to double track size, cement-lined, and lengthened to 456' in 1931 |
|
Stine Siding |
San Pedro, Los Angeles & Salt Lake |
MP 450.89 along
State Route 317 southwest of Caliente |
Tn |
rr |
1911 |
in use |
cement-lined |
UP |
Tunnel #7, originally 382' long, timber-lined, and single track; widened to double track size, cement-lined, and lengthened to 431' in 1930 |
|
Stine Siding |
San Pedro, Los Angeles & Salt Lake |
MP 451.32 along State
Route 317 southwest of Caliente |
Tn |
rr |
1911 |
in use |
cement-lined |
UP |
Tunnel #8, originally 179' long. timber-lined, and single track; widened to double track size, cement-lined, and lengthened to 264' in 1930 |
|
Sutcliffe |
Southern Pacific |
near Pyramid Lake |
Wt |
unused |
|
gone |
steel |
none |
two tanks |
|
Tecopa |
Tonopah and
Tidewater |
relocated off
roadto Amargosa Canyon behind store |
F |
private storage |
1907 |
none |
wood |
none |
|
|
Tonopah |
Tonopah &
Goldfield |
at Tonopah Historic
Mining Park |
B |
museum |
|
gone |
wood |
none |
at Mizpah Mine, only remaining structure of T&G |
|
Valley Pass |
S.Pacific |
relocated to
Montello |
M |
unused |
|
none |
wood |
none |
telegraph office |
2012 |
Virginia City |
Virginia and Truckee |
166 F Street |
P |
private |
c1869 |
|
wood |
|
|
5/23 |
Virginia City |
Virginia and Truckee |
E Street/Sutton Street |
F |
vacant |
1877 |
|
wood |
|
|
5/23 |
Wabuska |
Southern Pacific |
moved to Carson City |
C |
museum |
1906 |
tourist |
wood |
tourist |
Nevada State Railroad Museum |
5/23 |
Wadsworth |
Southern Pacific |
moved to Sparks in
1905 |
C |
yard office |
|
in use |
wood |
UP |
tower added |
5/23 |
Wells |
Western Pacific |
relocated to Interstate 80
interchange |
C |
business |
c1944 |
none |
wood |
none |
modified and sided |
2006 |
Wells |
|
on site |
O |
rr |
|
in use |
metal |
|
|
2006 |
Winnemucca |
Southern Pacific |
209 Railroad Street |
P |
rr |
|
in use |
plastic |
UP |
small, shelter, Amtrak stop |
|
Winnemucca |
Union Pacific |
on former WP
mainline |
M |
rr |
|
in use |
sided |
UP |
prefab, used by maintenance-of-way and crews |
|
Compiled by M. J. Camp, Bill Holdsworth and Elizabeth Guenzler, Railroad Station Historical Society, Inc.
Removals:
2004 - 6/11 Battle Mountain, Winnemucca
Last updated 8/27/24