Nevada State Railroad Museum

4th of July Weekend at the Railroad Museum

Submitted by on Tue, 07/06/2010 - 11:52pm

by Scott Schrantz Source: http://aroundcarson.com/2010/07/06/4th_of_july_weekend_at_the_railroad_museum

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4th of July Weekend at the Railroad Museum

Submitted by on Tue, 07/06/2010 - 11:52pm

by Scott Schrantz Source: http://aroundcarson.com/2010/07/06/4th_of_july_weekend_at_the_railroad_museum

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Carson City Chamber of Commerce honors volunteers

Submitted by admin on Thu, 06/24/2010 - 11:26am

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At the Chamber's Annual Meeting held at Duke’s Steakhouse inside the Casino Fandango on Monday, June 21, outgoing Chairman of the Board Jim Smolenski honored special people who helped the Chamber grow during his tenure.

Honored were:

JOHN HOY – VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR

Families enjoy holiday weekend on V&T, steam trains between Carson City and Virginia City

Submitted by editor on Sat, 05/29/2010 - 3:44pm

Back on the tracks again, the V&T Railroad kicked off Saturday with a near-sold out day, ample sunshine and a promising full-steam-ahead summer.
"We had a couple of seats left, with quite a few tickets sold for tomorrow," said Candy Duncan, executive director of the Carson City Convention and Visitors Bureau. "Today went very smoothly and everyone was excited about going on that first ride of the season."

McKeen Car Unveiling

Submitted by on Tue, 05/11/2010 - 1:30pm

by Scott Schrantz Source: http://aroundcarson.com/2010/05/11/mckeen_car_unveiling

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Chorus of the Comstock at Nevada State Railroad Museum

Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Mon, 05/10/2010 - 2:35pm

The Chorus of the Comstock lead by director, Jim Crowley, presents songs of tribute for the celebration of 100 years, to the day, that the McKeen motor car arrived in Carson City for the V&T Railway, and, the culmination of a 12 year and nearly one million dollar restoration effort for this unique antique railway transport car. The program included the patriotic theme selections, “This is My Country”, “America the Beautiful”,”Armed Forces Medley” and “ God Bless America”. Barbershop quartets, "Miners" and "Assisted Living" entertained at Wabuska depot and the State Museum building.

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Carson City railroad history celebrated with arrival of McKeen Motor Car V&T No. 22

Submitted by Jeff Munson on Sun, 05/09/2010 - 6:24pm

CARSON CITY — It was 'all aboard' the historic McKeen Motor Car V&T No. 22 on Sunday for dozens of railroad enthusiasts as the Nevada State Railroad Museum celebrated a milestone 100th anniversary commemorating the iron horse's arrival to the Carson City railroad.

The celebration was at the platform of the historic Wabuska Depot. Numerous local, state and federal officials and noted railroad historians participated in the event, trading stories and history references, and taking turns riding the car.

The Bernhard family, donors of the car, were the honored guests.

New Turntable at NSRM

Submitted by on Wed, 05/05/2010 - 1:10pm

by Scott Schrantz Source: http://aroundcarson.com/2010/05/05/new_turntable_at_nsrm

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Railroad museum in Carson City celebrates arrival of historic motor car

Submitted by editor on Fri, 04/30/2010 - 12:23pm

The Nevada State Railroad Museum in Carson City will celebrate the delivery of the historic McKeen Motor Car V&T No. 22 on May 9, marking the completion of its decade-long restoration and the 100th year anniversary of its arrival in Carson City.
The event will take place Sunday, May 9, with the ceremony/program to begin at Noon, at the Nevada State Railroad Museum, 2180 South Carson Street, Carson City. After a public ceremony and inaugural trip, rides will be available to the public. McKeen Car Rides: will be at 1:30, 2, 2:30, 3, 3:30 and 4 p.m.