Re: Nevada State Railroad Museum Boulder City - Westward Extension
| November 25, 2020 06:29PM |
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Dan Markoff Wrote:
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> There are plans to third rail a portion of the
> standard gauge main line and connect with
> the narrow gauge track already in place.
> The materials are on site.
That's great news, Dan -
Once completed, that will make it possible to get photos of Eureka and Elsa with those beautiful Nevada mountains in the background!
(In lieu of some less beautiful buildings . . . )
- El Abuelo Histœrico, Greengo y Curmudgeoño de los Locomoturas Viejos y Verdes,
aka Der Grossväterlich DünkelOlivGrünDampfKesselMantelLiebHabender
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 11/26/2020 12:06PM by Russo Loco.
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> There are plans to third rail a portion of the
> standard gauge main line and connect with
> the narrow gauge track already in place.
> The materials are on site.
That's great news, Dan -
Once completed, that will make it possible to get photos of Eureka and Elsa with those beautiful Nevada mountains in the background!
(In lieu of some less beautiful buildings . . . )
- El Abuelo Histœrico, Greengo y Curmudgeoño de los Locomoturas Viejos y Verdes,
aka Der Grossväterlich DünkelOlivGrünDampfKesselMantelLiebHabender
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 11/26/2020 12:06PM by Russo Loco.
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488 stops for water at Los Pinos tank on closing day Oct. 1979. Photo courtesy Don Richter
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