Train sends Santa off one last time in Carson City today at the Nevada State Railroad Museum
Today is the last railroad run with Santa Claus at the Nevada State Railroad Museum in Carson City.
The historic and picturesque V&T Railway steam locomotive No. 25 pulls the Santa Train, departing from Carson City’s Wabuska Depot at the corner of Fairview Drive and Carson Street from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. All seats are $3 and children 3 and younger are free. Tickets are available at the depot.
Trains run continuously throughout the day. Each Santa Train trip leaves the depot as soon as Santa and passengers have boarded. Santa Trains are first come, first served so passengers should arrive early. Santa’s team encourages visitors to enjoy the exhibits, magnificently restored locomotives and rolling stock in the museum's main building before or after riding the Santa Train. A new display includes historic model trains that depict a century of railroad evolution. Museum admission is $6 for adults, free for those 17 and younger and for members.
Santa also encouraging a visit to the shops at the museum store for rail fans on his list. The store is stocked with railroad books, toys, clothing and many unique Nevada items. Special this year is merchandise commemorating and celebrating Nevada’s 150th anniversary of admission to the Union.
The store also features “Waiting for the Cars,” a book of striking 3-D images that documents railroads, life and places in Nevada and California Gold Country in the 1860s as the railroads were changing the face of the West and heart of the nation. Original stereoscope cards and new 3-D versions are shown side by side. Special 3-D glasses are included.
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