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Re: U.S. Gypsum Railroad at Gerlach, Nevada - was it Narrow Gauge?

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Brian Norden

November 28, 2014 10:55AM

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Standard gauge.

Back in the days of steam the operation used a former Virginia & Truckee 2-6-0 from 1926 to 1938. On the V&T the engine was first numbered 13 and later changed to 15. Locomotive is now part of the California State Railroad Museum collection and restored to its 1870s appearance.

Find the full history here:
Virginia & Truckee Railroad No. 13 Empire

Brian Norden

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U.S. Gypsum Railroad at Gerlach, Nevada - was it Narrow Gauge?	whitepasser	November 28, 2014 10:25AM
Re: U.S. Gypsum Railroad at Gerlach, Nevada - was it Narrow Gauge?	rehunn	November 28, 2014 10:41AM
Re: U.S. Gypsum Railroad at Gerlach, Nevada - was it Narrow Gauge?	Brian Norden	November 28, 2014 10:55AM
Re: U.S. Gypsum Railroad at Gerlach, Nevada - was it Narrow Gauge?	GeorgeGaskill	November 28, 2014 06:41PM
Re: U.S. Gypsum Railroad at Gerlach, Nevada - was it Narrow Gauge?	bcp	November 28, 2014 06:48PM
Re: U.S. Gypsum Railroad at Gerlach, Nevada - was it Narrow Gauge?	rehunn	November 28, 2014 07:22PM
Re: U.S. Gypsum Railroad at Gerlach, Nevada - was it Narrow Gauge?	Tom Moungovan	November 29, 2014 05:20AM
Re: U.S. Gypsum Railroad at Gerlach, Nevada - was it Narrow Gauge?	capchris	December 12, 2014 09:28PM
Eureka operated once on the USG line at Plaster City, Calif.	Brian Norden	December 12, 2014 11:02PM
Re: Eureka operated once on the USG line at Plaster City, Calif.	rehunn	December 13, 2014 10:13AM

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