Friends of the Nevada State Railroad Museum
Railroad museum in Carson City accepts full-sized replica of V&T’s first locomotive
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Mon, 03/02/2020 - 1:40pmCARSON CITY — The old saying that legends never die might also be said about old locomotives. Many of those iron horses, long lost to time or the scrap heap, live on through historic photographs, artwork and the hearts and minds and skillful hands of railroad buffs.
More than $600,000 from Carson City estate given to animal shelter, NRA and railroad museum
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Wed, 12/18/2019 - 12:13pmA Carson City family estate presented checks to three organizations on Wednesday amounting to more than $600,000.
Carson City's railroad museum offers ‘Pajama Train’ for kids with health concerns
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Tue, 12/10/2019 - 10:58amCARSON CITY — The holiday season generally doesn’t lack in opportunities for children to have fun, with numerous special events and activities open to all. For children who are battling cancer or those with compromised immune systems, those opportunities aren’t nearly as great.
Santa Trains steam up for 35th year starting this weekend at Carson City railroad museum
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Mon, 12/02/2019 - 1:46pmThe Nevada State Railroad Museum in Carson City launches its 35th year of Santa Train the weekend of Dec. 7 and tickets are available online and at the museum’s depot now.
State railroad museum in Carson City offers night photo shoot
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Mon, 11/11/2019 - 3:33pmCARSON CITY — The opportunity to take a great photograph at the Nevada State Railroad Museum doesn’t have to end when the sun goes down.
Harvest Train weekend coming to Carson City railroad museum
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Mon, 10/07/2019 - 11:20amThe Nevada State Railroad Museum Carson City is packing a whole lot of family fun into its annual Harvest Train festivities this year.
2019 Ironhorse Rail Camp brings training, in-depth courses on trains and railroads in Carson City
Submitted by Isaiah Burrows on Sat, 06/15/2019 - 9:30amThe 2019 Ironhorse Rail Camp’s four-day course on train safety and railroad operations is quite the ride at the Nevada State Railroad Museum in Carson City.
From June 13-16, course attendees explore the basic tasks and operations such as railroad and train safety, specific positions on the train crew and the various railroad equipment used during the 20th century.
Events around Carson City for Thursday, May 2
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Wed, 05/01/2019 - 9:20pmOh what a difference the sunshine makes. The second day of May in Carson City will bring warming temperatures with a daytime high in the low 70s. The event lineup Thursday includes a law enforcement memorial at the capitol complex, a hike at Clear Creek, art showings, a lecture on the historic Transcontinental Railroad, live music and more. Read on.
Carson City lecture Thursday details Transcontinental Railroad’s effect on average citizens
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Mon, 04/29/2019 - 2:57pmCARSON CITY — The completion of the Transcontinental Railroad in 1869 changed America in myriad ways, not the least of which was the ability to traverse the country in days rather than weeks or months by wagon or ship.
Events around Carson City on Thursday, April 25
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Wed, 04/24/2019 - 7:42pmWe're working our way into Thursday, April 25, 2019 and feeling the warmup around the Carson City region. Winding down our work week we have art, theater and railroad history talks, library presentations, a fitness walk, climate change discussion, back pain wellness workshop, music ensemble at the community center and more. Enjoy the day.
V&T Railroad Coach 17 subject of Thursday museum lecture in Carson City
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Tue, 04/23/2019 - 11:08amCARSON CITY — It has been called the most historically important train car in existence and how it traveled over the past 150 years from the Golden Spike ceremony at Promontory Summit, Utah to the center of a new exhibit at the Nevada State Railroad Museum in Carson City is quite a tale.
What's happening around Carson City on Friday, March 29
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Fri, 03/29/2019 - 9:12amHello Carson City and welcome to Friday, March 29, 2019. Today is the end of the work week and the beginning of a brief break from unsettled weather. Expect mostly sunny skies today with daytime highs in the low 50s. The warmup continues into the weekend, with a chance for rain on Monday.
Upcoming Carson City lecture tells of Hollywood’s courtship with V&T Railroad
Submitted by editor on Mon, 03/18/2019 - 11:29amCARSON CITY — When Hollywood in the first half of the 20th Century set its cameras on telling the story of the Transcontinental Railroad, the search for artifacts led it straight to Virginia City and Nevada’s historic Virginia & Truckee Railroad.
Santa Trains steam up for 34th year at Nevada State Railroad Museum in Carson City
Submitted by Brett Fisher on Fri, 11/30/2018 - 10:38amThe Nevada State Railroad Museum in Carson City launches its 34th year of Santa Train the weekend of Dec. 8 and tickets are available now.
All Aboard Carson City: Nevada Railroad Museum announces dates, tickets for Santa Train
Submitted by editor on Thu, 11/08/2018 - 10:01amThe Nevada State Railroad Museum in Carson City has set the dates for its 34th year of Santa Train, an annual holiday tradition that spans generations.
Carson City region gets promotional boosts through Nevada tourism grants
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Tue, 06/26/2018 - 10:17amThe Nevada Commission on Tourism on Monday approved more than $1 million in grant funding to rural communities to promote tourism through marketing projects. Among the Carson City area programs funded through the marketing grants:
I Love Carson City’s Weekend Event Summary: June 16 - 17
Submitted by Danielle Cook on Fri, 06/15/2018 - 4:19pmThis is going to be an epic Fathers’ Day weekend. Carson City Off-Road sponsored by Epic Rides has taken over downtown with everything mountain bike and plays host to a free Music Festival in McFadden Plaza. Don’t miss Arts and Culture Day at the Nevada State Railroad Museum with unlimited rides on the Steam Train, special vendors, and more. Stewart Indian School will be a hotspot of activity with the annual Fathers’ Day PowWow underway. This is just the tip of the iceberg, read on for more fun than you’ll know what to do with.
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Railroad Museum in Carson City hosts Arts and Culture Day this Saturday
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Mon, 06/11/2018 - 3:25pmCARSON CITY — The Nevada State Railroad Museum opened its doors to the steampunk craze three years ago and the event has proven to be so popular, this year’s event is branching out with a tip of the hat to Burning Man and into a full-on Arts and Culture Day at the Museum.
‘Story Time’ a hit at Carson City's Nevada State Railroad Museum
Submitted by editor on Mon, 03/05/2018 - 12:27pmWhen the Carson City Library was undergoing renovations earlier this year, it outsourced its “Story Time” program for youngsters to other locations, including the Nevada State Railroad Museum.
All Aboard: Last weekend of Santa Train at Carson City's Railroad Museum
Submitted by editor on Tue, 12/12/2017 - 12:51pmThe Nevada State Railroad Museum in Carson City will conclude its 33rd year of Santa Train this Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 16-17.
Carson City's railroad museum steams up for December Santa Trains
Submitted by editor on Fri, 11/17/2017 - 3:23pmThe Nevada State Railroad Museum in Carson City has set the dates for its 33rd year of Santa Train and for the second consecutive year, it will be offering special free Santa Trains exclusively for children battling cancer.
Brewfest and Steampunk roll into Carson City
Submitted by editor on Fri, 06/09/2017 - 10:35amThis weekend will bring a fusion of Steampunk, trains and brews to the capital city. Steampunk ’n’ Trains will run 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday at the Nevada State Railroad Museum, then the Capital City Brewfest kicks off 5 p.m. in downtown.
Santa Train, Railroad Museum making special delivery for cancer patients
Submitted by Brett Fisher on Wed, 12/14/2016 - 5:23pmThe one thing scarier for a child than not being home at Christmas is to be fighting cancer at the same time.
But it's a reality for a number of Northern Nevada children and their families this year.
Santa Train offers special ride for children battling cancer
Submitted by Brett Fisher on Sun, 12/11/2016 - 9:14amThe Nevada State Railroad Museum and the Friends of the Nevada State Railroad Museum, have added an additional Santa Train ride for children in our community who are battling cancer on Dec. 17 in Carson City.
All Aboard: Santa Train arrives this weekend at Nevada Railroad Museum in Carson City
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Fri, 12/09/2016 - 5:25pmThe Santa Train is arriving this weekend and next weekend in Carson City at the Nevada State Railroad Museum. Trains operate this Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 10-11 and next weekend, Dec. 17-18.
Victorian Era meets science fiction as steampunk movement brings festival to Nevada State Railroad Museum
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Fri, 06/10/2016 - 2:18pmPart art and fashion, metal and mechanics, the Steampunk movement comes to the Nevada State Railroad Museum in Carson City for a Father’s day celebration from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 18. Historic and futuristic at the same time, the movement melds creativity and imagination with the power of heavy equipment — sort of Victorian Era meets the science fiction.
Author to explore ghost railroads of Nevada in Thursday presentation at Railroad Museum
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Mon, 06/06/2016 - 11:30amWhile the map of Nevada is dotted with ghost towns, many of the state’s famous railroads also left their shadows behind. Author Jim Price remembers the long-lost trains that served Tonopah and more in his new book, “Discovering the Ghost Railroads of Central Nevada.” Price comes to the Nevada State Railroad Museum, Carson City, at 6 p.m., Thursday, June 9, for a special presentation on his work.
Spreading Holiday Cheer with Boosted Carson City Santa Train Experience
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Wed, 12/23/2015 - 10:13amCelebrating its 27th year, the popular Santa Train took a new approach to this year’s programming by enhancing the event with upgraded amenities, expanding to 3 weekends, and optimizing participation by launching a new online ticketing system.
Dr. Todd Gray, DDS and Dr. Heather Parsons, DMD of Valley Pediatric Dentistry, thought this year provided an outstanding opportunity to assist the museum’s efforts by encouraging local businesses to help sponsor the event through donations for holiday decorations and supplies not provided by the museum budget.
Santa Train at Nevada Railroad museum runs three weekends in December
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Wed, 11/25/2015 - 10:42amHeritage trains at the Nevada State Railroad Museum, a capital tradition, are all set for the holiday season.
Trains operate during the weekends of December 5-6, December 12-13, and December 19-20. To order your tickets now click the "Get Tickets" tab on the NSRM Facebook page here.
Railroad Photographer Exhibition coming to Carson City
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Mon, 09/28/2015 - 1:23pmIn the tradition of Winterail, Silver Rail 2015 is an informal gathering of railroad photographers, artists, writers, historians and preservationists. The event will be Oct. 3 at the Brewery Arts Center and will feature a full day of multimedia presentations of documentary and creative railroad photography and fellowship.