Passenger
and Tourist Trains Nevada
Trains
have been part of Nevada since the early days of silver and
gold mining. The trains were used to haul out the ore and carry
in building material for construction. Today several historic
railroads still carry passengers on adventures back in time.
The modern city of Las Vegas now has it's own monorail system
serving the major hotels. Future plans call for high speed
maglev trains to run form Las Vegas to the Los Angeles. |
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to ride trains in Nevada |
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Las
Vegas Monorail - Hop on the high-tech Las Vegas Monorail
and get ready for a fast, cool ride to some of the area's hottest
destinations. Traffic is bumper to bumper on the strip, the monorail
is a fun way to get around. |
East
Ely Railroad Depot Museum - Located in the
historic Nevada Northern Railroad Depot building, the
museum interprets
mining heritage. Train rides on vintage steam equipment. |
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Virginia and Truckee Railroad Co - The V&T makes
a 2-1/2 mile trip between Virginia City and Gold Hill. The train
passes thru a tunnel and gives you a great view of the mining
district. |
Las
Vegas Railroad Society -Miniature Railroad Park and
Museum. The society is in the process of creating the most unique
and nostalgic 5" scale train wonderland in Southern Nevada
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Carson & Mills Park Railroad - A 10 minute 1.3 mile round trip ride through Carson City Nevada's Mills Park. The ride is operated April through October and groups are welcomed. |
Nevada
Northern Railway Museum -
historic facilities, yards, and rail collection. This evolving
museum gives people
the opportunity to experience a world-class, historic,
working railroad." |
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Nevada
State Railroad Museum-Boulder City -
depart from the Nevada Southern Railway station (off Yucca Street)
and travels 3.5 miles west along the historic Boulder Branch Line
to Railroad Pass located within the River Mountains range. |
Tropicana
Express Laughlin - Laughin's only working
railroad, Old No. 7, is known as "The Gambling Train
of Laughing." Old
No. 7 provides FREE train rides (from 10am - 5pm). Take the train
from the parking lot right up to the front entrance of
the hotel. |
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Nevada
State Railroad Museum - Home of the Virginia & Truckee
Railroad Collection of Locomotives and Cars. The steam train runs on
special weekends on a small track in front of the museum. |
California-Nevada
Interstate Maglev - Future plans
call for a high speed train between Anaheim California and
Las
Vegas Nevada. High gas prices and traffic congestion are making
the maglev train a serious option for future travel. |
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Desert
Xpress - Proposed passenger
train from Victorville, California, to Las Vegas, Nevada. The
125 mph train would make the trip in about one hour forty five
minutes. |
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