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Carson City's Nevada State Railroad Museum features spring motor car rides this weekend

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Repeats every day until Sun May 09 2021 .
May 8, 2021 - 10:00am
May 9, 2021 - 10:00am

The Nevada Railroad Museum and Visit Carson City will host the spring's first Motor Car Weekend this Saturday and Sunday, May 8-9.

Take a ride on the 1926 Edwards Motor Car, the historic 1910 McKeen Motor Car, or both. Tickets can be purchased at the museum. Each motor car will run throughout the day from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Face coverings are required on board the motor cars.

The railroad museum is located at 2180 S Carson St., Carson City. The Nevada State Railroad Museum preserves the railroad heritage of Nevada, including locomotives and cars of the famous Virginia and Truckee Railroad.

Much of the museum equipment was obtained from Hollywood studios, where they were often featured in movies and television. The museum is operated by the Nevada Department of Tourism and Cultural Affairs.

Museum activities consist of operation of historic and narrow gauge railroad equipment, including train rides, handcar rides, lectures, an annual railroad history symposium, changing exhibits, and a variety of special events.

The Museum also has an ongoing research and restoration program. The Museum's most recent event is the rebuilding of the interpretation center and possibly the HO scale model railroad operated by the Carson Model Railroaders who operate the Mills Park Railroad.

The Wabuska Railroad Station, a historic station from Wabuska, Nevada was relocated to the museum grounds. The building is, in essence, still used as a working railroad station where tickets for the museum train rides are purchased.

See the railroad museum's Facebook page for updates and future events.

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